For those of us that use calcium reactors, a good bubble counter is ideal to measure and count bubbles flowing into your reactor. Cal Aqua labs has a different take that could easily be applied to reef keeping. The bubble…
Eshopps hang on Nano Skimmer detailed out on video
What do we have here? This is the first we have seen of Eshopps newest protein skimmer that is designed for nanos. The skimmer being designed for nano aquariums has some cleverly designed features. The biggest is the pump placement…
Reefer Madness is gone for good
The beginning of 2003 was a good year to be a livestock slinger in the marine aquarium industry. The reef aquarium hobby was ballooning and new collecting locations were opening up left and right. The ratio of buyers to sellers…
Rare Solitary Balanophyllia video
Ok so solitary corals may not be the most exciting marine life to videotape but if youve never seen them these Australian Balanophyllia are very cool. This is a non-photosynthetic stony coral which can grow corallites up to 1.5″ long…
ReefCrap: Boyu Wm-3 WaveMaker
Tunze ain’t got nothing on the BOYU Wave maker. Nope, not a thing.
Octopus Horizon T5/LED Lighting coming to US?
The Octopus Horizon T5/LED lighting has been around for some time now, the unit which is available in Australia and UK markets looks like a nice overall unit. The Horizon lighting fixture uses a mixture of T5 and LEDs to…
Red Dragon II pump with controller seen on video
The Red Dragon pump from Royal Exclusiv has been a run away success in the reef aquarium hobby, partly due to the tremendous air flow rates you can run with the pumps. However, lets not forget about the sheer raw…
Warner Marine K2 cone skimmer close to production
You would think that after teasing us countless times, Warner Marine would have their K2 protein skimmer out on the market. Alas our dreams haven’t come true yet due to “machinist” issue but we did get another round of teasing…
Deep Sea NOAA mission discovers new coral species
The findings of a deepsea NOAA mission were published today, revealing that several new coral species were discovered a mile below the ocean surface. Six of the seven new corals may represent new coral genera which is quite a startling…
Jendub’s Pot of Gold Favia raises the bar for top shelf Faviids
We’re not much for hyping new coral strains but there appears to be no limit to the eye-popping coral coming of Australia, and some corals just can’t be ignored. If you’re a faviid collector then you’ve already seen the mystic…
