Domino & Midnight clownfish strains, first images from ORA

The domino and midnight clownfish from ORA are some of this season’s hottest designer marine aquarium reef fish. If you’ve been looking for that new look which will spruce up your reef without making it look fat, you know that…

Glass no Naka No Daishizen- the complete aquascape works of Takashi Amano now available

Glass no Naka No Daishizen is the complete works of Takashi Amano featuring over 185 aquascapes. Most of the aquascapes are classics but the new book by the godfather of modern aquarium aquascaping also features some of the master’s newest…

Underwater RED video of the Maldives is absolutely stunning

The RED camera is a next generation video format which is well known among video enthusiasts for it’s stunning clarity and amazingly high definition. The 4096 by 2304 pixel resolution is still out of reach of all but the pro…

Midwest Frag Fest Lives! Now slated for a Halloween-themed end of October

After what seemed like almost a death-knell period of silence, we have just come to learn that the Midwest Frag Fest is alive and well and slated for late October again at the Clocktower Inn in Rockford. Illinois. The MFF…

Chinese Tanker runs aground near Great Barrier Reef

A tanker ship filled with 950 tons of oil  and 65 thousand tons of coal has run aground 70 miles east of Great Keppel Island, northeast of Australia. Some oil has leaked from the vessel already, and authorities fear the…

Shocking giant isopod rises from the abyss

A giant isopod was recently discovered attached to remote undersea survey sub and this shocking sea creature is taking the internet by storm! Definitely one to cause some nightmares for the squeamish, this isopod is a hulking 2 1/2 feet…

The Enduring Allure of “Chalices”: What’s the Deal?

I don’t know if it’s just one of those things that happens when you get older- you start questioning everything in the hobby: Conventions, norms, and trends are but a few of the things you ponder. I’m not grumpy, believe…

Apex WXM: the Wireless Expansion Module for Vortech-Apex connectivity is now available for pre-order

The WXM is the name of the wireless expansion module for the Apex aquarium controller which was first announced by Neptune Systems back in November. Although it was first slated to arrive in Q1 2010, we are just now slipping…

KW Reactor 300: nailing down some details about Two Little Fishies’ new mixin’ tube

The KW Reactor 300 from Two Little Fishies is one of the more mechanical products that company has ever made. 2 lil’ is better known for making filter media, additives, unique foods and practical aquarium accessories. We mistakenly reported that…

Milwaukee electronic refractometer in the wild

We’ve captured a new milwaukee electronic refractometer in the wild. This guy has a light meter with fully submersible probe built into it, something that is brand new for this model. Pricing hasn’t been released yet, but don’t expect to…