AquaRay announced their AquaBeam 1500 XG Ultima LED aquarium lighting tile. This 1500 XG has 52% higher output than the AquaBeam 1000 and designed for marine aquarium setups. This unit uses un-lensed (120°) XP-G LEDs driven at 700mA for optimal…
Hanna Checker Colorimeters will be available in Alkalinity, Calcium, and Nitrate
Hanna Instruments popular “Hanna Checker” line of colorimeters are set to get expanded into other water parameters. With the President of Hanna Instruments Martino touting on a reef forum that “Alkalinity, Calcium, and Nitrate” are in the works with possible…
Arctic Breeze by Aqua Medic coming just in time for summer
The Arctic Breeze cooling fans from Aqua Medic have hit the U.S. just in time for summer. Evaporative cooling is one of the most efficient ways to keep your aquarium temperature down especially with the hot summer months coming up when…
Multicontrol 8 for the Aquaray LEDs coming soon from Tropical Marine Centre
The Multicontrol 8 for AquaRay LED lights is a combination controller-dimmer and power supply all in one. The Multicontrol 8 can support up to eight Aquaray 500 or Aquabeam 500 LED strips, four of the Aquaray or Aquabeam 1000 LED…
Hands-on with the Mame Nano Overflow, the Lily Pipe of reef aquariums
The Mame Nano Overflow is one of the most luscious piece of hardware ever built or conceived for the marine aquarium. That may sound hyperbolic but we make no claim to hide our fanfare for this very creative Mame Design…
NanoSun 15 watt multichip LED spotlight from Econlux
The NanoSun fromEconlux is a multichip LED spotlight that brings a 15 watt photon engine to the court of reefing. If you’ll recall, Econlux, is the company which made a big showing at InterZoo 2010 with it’s SinglePower 100 watt…
BP Oil Spill: Cold-Water Reefs Threatened
While the Deepwater Horizon oil geyser spill continues to stir political debate and attention, a lesser known problem is also being documented. It turns out that oil is actually leaking into the water. Who knew? This information may hit mainstream media sometime…
Juvenile oarfish offered up for sale in Japan
The oarfish, Trachipterus trachypterus, is a mysterious creature of the open ocean which has been the root of many a fisherman’s tale over the span of human history. There are four described species of oarfish with one species growing up…
Hands on with the Quazar LED striplight from Giesemann
Giesemann’s Quazar LED is possibly one of the most attractive aquarium LED striplights tha we have yet seen. We had a chance to manhandle one of their Giesemann’s first couple prototype Quazar LED lights at InterZoo several weeks back and…
