Thanks to Rich for pointing this one out, National Geographic just posted a gallery of five new Indonesian pigmy seahorses. Three of the species were described by talented fish photographer Rudie Kuiter (original description). The pony above is Satoni’s seahorse…
ATI Sunpower T5 gets all pretty for the cameras
The ATI sunpower, one of the most highly anticipated lighting units in 2009 has finally arrived here in the United States. The unit which comes in multiple flavors has been caught getting all done up for the cameras. We are…
Sapphire Aquatics outs Solana/Cardiff Nano Skimmer
Less than a year ago, there weren’t to many options for those of us that had a nano aquarium and wanted a better skimmer. Generally speaking, the stock skimmers included in nano aquariums (if they even include a skimmer) aren’t…
ATB 2009 External Cone skimmer in production
ATB has been working on an external cone skimmer for some time now and we can finally bring you first imagery of it. The skimmer uses a flowstar pump that we have covered in times past, however this new line…
Solaris LED lighting vanishing from stores shelves, online retailers
This isn’t much of a surprise, a mere two days later after we reported about the LED lighting aquarium patent issue going on in the industry several online retailers have pulled the Solaris LED from their websites. Additionally, local fish…
Spotcinctus Clownfish: ORA produces another clownfish mutant
Is there no end to how cracked out we can make our clownfish? ORA has just released another batch of a designer clownfish, a spotted variant of the Bicinctus clownfish. Hot on the heels of the all white ocellaris, the…
Alita pressure air pumps, for people who are serious about air
At some point, Alita industries, the company that brings you high end air pumps decided to get really serious about air. We don’t know when exactly that was but they definitely have the goods to prove it. These pumps are…
Debelius Pigmy angelfish being targeted for collection
With so many rare fish floating around in the aquarium industry lately, what new species could garner our attention before it is even caught? Enter the diminutive Centropyge debelius. This beautiful rarity can only be found in the Mauritius, Reunion…
More details emerge as the LED patent storm rages on
The story which we posted two days ago about Orbitec suing PFO is just a small glimpse of the dramatic saga that will affect the future of LEDs in the marine aquarium trade for a long time to come. Following…
Sapphire Aquatics Nano Media Reactor now shipping
Sapphire Aquatics, a small humble company that is located in Houston, Texas has started to ship their nano media reactor. The nano media reactor is made from 2″ acrylic tube and stand at about 11″ tall. The feed pump which…
