Old Tank Syndrome, or OTS, is something we have been hearing about since the hobby started, and I am not quite sure exactly what it means. Is it due to parameters, loss of diversity, lack of interest, diseases, metal accumulation,…
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The Fishbit is the future of aquarium controllers
Fishbit is an innovative new aquarium startup company that has been working for two years to bring to market a new kind of aquarium controller. The Fishbit system actually consists of two separate parts, a controller and a monitor, both…
Grassy LeDio RX072 breathes new life into LED spotlights
Grassy LeDio from Volx Japan is the first brand of LED spotlight to cater to discerning marine aquarists. With the release of the Grassy LeDio RX072 Volx Japan breather new life into the LED spotlight form factor, and rekindles our…
Don’t waste your money on the Jebao AK-60 Matrix LED
The Jebao Matrix LED spotlight is just the latest in a long line of knockoff product from the unscrupulous Chinese company. The Jebao ‘Dense Matrix’ LED AK-60 is a nearly perfect clone of the Kessil A360 LED spotlight on the…
Aqua Medic wireless EcoDrift pumps, first impressions
The wireless EcoDrift models of propeller pumps follow on the wildly successful EcoDrift pumps from Aqua Medic. The EcoDrift line now includes wireless control in all of the EcoDrift models, as well as an EcoDrift Wireless Master controller which can…
Aqueon OptiBright Plus LED striplight is a sign of things to come
The Aqueon OptiBright Plus is this year’s follow up to one of the company’s best LED striplights to date, the OptiBright LED. With its plus-level upgrade the OptiBright trades in its touch sensitive channel controls for a very convenient remote…
“Drowned Apostles” found off Australian coast
Scientist have just extended the range of Australia’s iconic Twelve Apostles. In a recent discovery, University of Melbourne PhD student Rhiannon Bezore discovered five interesting limestone stacks 50 meters (165 feet) under water. Rhiannon found the “drowned” limestone stacks when you she…
What is new and improved in the aquarium hobby?
For as long as I have been watching television or reading magazines and newspapers, the phrase “New and Improved” has been employed for just about every product on the market at one time or another. Whether it touted how it…
NemoLight AquaMarine LED from AquaMaxx
The NemoLight AquaMarine is a new LED strip light from AquaMaxx with a focused design for medium light reef tanks. By delivering features that users really need and stripping away everything they don’t, the NemoLight LED promises powerful value in…
Texas LFS owner tragically killed in attempted robbery
The reef hobby is a small, tight family and we are always sad to hear when we lose a member of the family. This past weekend, Alfred “Al” Armour, the owner of Dynamic Reef Systems in Carrollton, Texas., was tragically…
