The aquarium hobby really got its start with light emitting diode lighting through the use of PAR 38 LED spotlights. This form factor of LEDs was our first three or four LED lights and of all the brands we ever…
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The Masterpiece Aquarium of David Saxby
As an Italian, I consider the three great masters to be Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci. Similarly, there are also masters in this hobby and I have been fortunate to see their works of art, the tanks of Wayne…
MAMAX 2016 | The Mid-Atlantic Marine Aquarium Expo, October 8th
The 4th annual Mid-Atlantic Marine Aquarium Expo (MAMAX) is happening in Chesapeake, VA on October 8, 2016 from 10:00am-4:00pm. MAMAX is a charitable fundraising event for reef related causes with proceeds from the event donated to a charity selected by…
Captain Gill’s Look In Sea a novel way to get kids excited about aquariums
Captain Gill’s Look In Sea a novel way to get kids excited about aquariums. This aquarium magnifier is shaped like a ships steering wheel and attaches the the tank with a suction cup. Although, aquarium magnifiers aren’t anything new and…
Mitras LX 7: GHL Redesigns its High Performance LED Light
The Mitras LX7 is the first redesign of GHL’s fully featured LED light since the original Mitras LED was introduced several years ago. The next generation Mitras has virtually the same LED cluster as before, but with the latest and…
V2O Frozen Food’s New Website Is a Menu of Aquarium Foods
V2O foods offer high-quality frozen food for corals, fish and marine aquarium invertebrates. Their extensive line includes smaller foods such as baby brine shrimp, rotifers and spirulina, and larger meatier offerings of cyclopies, krill, silversides and clams. Navigating their product line…
Force Blue Fundraiser September 26th
Force Blue is a compelling non-profit organization with a mission of restoring coral reefs and healing warrior spirits. Force Blue gives former combat divers and Special Operations veterans a chance to experience the underwater world as never before–while giving them a…
Triton Water Testing Coming to America With Much Faster Reports
Triton testing and chemical supplements have taken the reef aquarium world by storm. Their high precision ICP water tests in particular have revolutionized the way we think about the complete chemistry of our aquarium water, beyond just minerals and nutrients. Until…
Getting to Know the Philips CoralCare LED Light
Lighting serves multiple functions over our reef tank. We need to supply the photosynthetic organisms we keep with the right amount of energy and of course, we want our tanks to look as impressive as possible. There is a plethora of…
Falling in Love With the Hobby Again
There are countless clichés about love and falling in love and most of them are clichés because they are true. My two favorites are ‘it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all’ and…
