This isn’t really reef related. But we really can’t help ourselves when it is NFL playoff time! Who is everyone going for in the NFL Playoffs? There is Patriots vs Jaguars, Chargers vs Colts, Packers vs Seahawks, and Giants vs…
Toyota Awards $464,381 To National Aquarium In Baltimore
We are not sure how we missed this one, but apparently Toyota felt like handing out some bucks to the Baltimore aquarium, to the tune of $464k. This money will be used to continue the AquaPartners program which targets 4th…
ReefKeeper Elite new module: SL1
Digital Aquatics released a new module for the reefkeeper elite, the SL1. “The RKM-SL1 is the first in a line of modules for the RK Elite system; it provides pH, ORP, temp, and two micro switch inputs. While one SL1…
Look behind you at that great white shark
Apparently a marine biologist had hoped to stealthily track a great white shark was the one actually being tracked…by the great white! He was using the most un-obtrusive boat he could think of a yellow plastic kayak. He spotted a…
4 Most common mistakes made by newbie reef keepers
I discuss the 4 most common mistakes made by new reef keepers. Narrowing it down to 4 was actually hard. Most of you advanced aquarists out there should already know these common mistakes, nevertheless it is a great review for…
Digital Aquatics: ReefKeeper Elite should be under $600
Digital aquatics will update us on more details about their new ReefKeeper Elite unit come friday. However, here is a recap of what we know. We do know that this unit should be under $600 for their standard package.
2008 Bloggies are open, nominate us err we mean…
A nice friendly reminder that the 2008 bloggies are open for voting. Although we would never ask you directly to nominate and then vote for us directly. However we will highly suggest voting for us in the 2008 Bloggies. Just…
Coral Coverage: Fiji Reef Analysis
The January 08 edition of Reef Builders Magazine is online. In it Adam Blundell discusses the substrate cover in Fiji reefs. A very interesting article about what you will find at the reefs in Fiji.
Reef Keeper Elite PC4 comes to light
The heart of the Reef Keeper Elite is the PC4’s, or power strips. Only these aren’t your grandma’s power strips. Featuring new “IntellaStrip” technology in their PC4’s. Some of the benefits are: can report the total current load that’s being…
Euro Reef hang on skimmer possibly coming next year
Chock this one up another rampant rumor, but we actually think this is very possible. Seems that Euro-Reef is making a hang on the back skimmer. Most likely to compete with Deltec’s MCE line which starts at about $300. We…
