Ecotech Marine makes an announcement about the imminent release of the Vortech MP10

It’s been almost two months since the announcement of the Vortech MP10, the first real new Vortech pump since the mp40 .  There’s been a great reception for the 1500 gph, $200 water pusher and all that remains is for…

Herbtana microbe-lift the herbal immune-stimulating enhancer

We suppose it was only a matter of time before a “herbal” additive was made for our marine aquariums. Although we haven’t tried this new product called Herbtana, it advertised to reduce: “skin flukes(gyrodactylus), gill flukes (Dactylogyrus), Ich(ichthyophthirius multifillis), oodinum,…

Limited Edition BBE180 Euro Reef skimmer

Now, we will admit that we do like limited edition items but this is the first time we have seen it apply to something in saltwater aquaria. The Euro Reef BBE180 is a limited edition protein skimmer and only 19…

New Deep Blue Chromis (chromis abyssus) found

You can add a new type of species that we would like to get our hands on. The species named Chromis abyssus or its common name referred to as Deep Blue Chromis was discovered off the coast of Ngemelis island,…

Tridacna costata: new pics and vid really show what makes this rare giant clam unique

You know, when the first reports surfaced of a new giant clam species, Tridacna costata, being discovered in the Red Sea using molecular analysis, we were suspicious that this was one of those cryptic species that only only biologists really…

Prodibio seen in use in public aquarium

You might use Prodibio in your reef aquarium already, but in the above video you’ll see something you probably haven’t seen before. The video shows a public aquarium using prodibio products. In the photos you’ll see Dr. Nick from Prodibio…

Flame Wrasse spawning caught on video

In case you haven’t seen it yet, our very own senior editor Jake Adams has a nice little write up in Advanced Aquarist on a spawning harem of flame fairy wrasses, Cirrhilabrus jordani. The video above captures the courtship and…

Fauna Marin Sea Fan system shown

The Fauna Marin sea fan system has finally crossed into North American Shores with the release and availability of their new sea fan product. Fauna Marin is boasting that “sea fan system comes with heaps of research and proven track…

Aquarium Stimulus Program: Win a free one-year subscription to Reef Life Magazine

The first issue of Reef Life Magazine is arriving at your LFS from coast to coast and the second issue is already hitting the presses. You see the tasty candy basslet up on the cover in the image above? The…

Halichoeres sazimai: a new wrasse species described from the western South Atlantic Ocean

Halichoeres sazimai is a new labrid species which was recently described from the western South Atlantic Ocean. The new species was long thought to be a form of Halichoeres bathyphylus whose juveniles are nearly identical to H. sazimai, blue green…