The super popular AI vega LED light has just been endowed with a bumper crop of new and exciting features thanks to a free firmware update to the feature-rich new AI Controller. With version 2 of the AI Controller, you…
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A rare look at the virtually never seen young Kingi Angelfish
If Kingi Angelfish are one of the holy grails of Pomacanthid lovers then the juvenile Apolemichthys kingi takes that notion up a notch. Like other members of the genus Apolemichthys, the Kingi or Tiger angelfish undergoes a dramatic transformation from the juvenile to…
Hands on with the multicolor I Touch LED Aquarium light fixture
A few years ago, it was hard to believe that in 2012 led lighting would be so close becoming the standard for reef lighting. For many people, one of the main drawbacks to adopt to this new energy saving technology is…
Australian Leopard-wrasse Quarantine Technique
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Labridae Genus: Macropharyngodon Species: choati, Randall, John E. 1978 Common Names: Choati Leopard-wrasse, Australian Leopard-wrasse Of all the Leopard Wrasses one can acquire for their reef aquarium Macropharyngodon choati is…
Cheap Chinese LEDs lead to aquarium fire at Arizona community center preschool
For many aquarists, a rite of passage is buying some cheap version of a product to save a few dollars only to regret it in the end when it fails. For most of us this means a pump that stops…
LED Showdown Semifinals: down to the Final Four
We’re getting down to the end of the road and have the Final Four in our 2012 LED showdown. We have four great fixtures in the pool and at this point, any of these lights are worthy of the crown…
120R1 Saltwater Aquatics LED has a little of everything
The 120R1 LED fixture from Saltwater Aquatics is an interesting light with a fairly tame design but a whole lot of different features. Seven colors of LEDs are distributed across four channels although one channel is all white, two other…
LED Showdown Round Three — Elite Eight
The LED showdown is winding down and we’re looking for you to share which is your favorite LED light we covered last year. The field is whittled down to the Elite Eight and some powerhouse lights are in the mix…
Rapture of the Deep – The elusive Narcosis Angelfish
Nitrogen Narcosis, The Martini Effect, and Rapture of the Deep: all are terms used to describe the effects of the alteration in consciousness when diving to depths greater than 100 feet (30 meters). This temporary and reversible effect is similar…
LED Showdown Round 2 — The Sweet 16
The 2012 LED showdown is moving along and we have our first round of winners slimming the field down from 32 to 16 lights. The Sweet 16 round begins today and we’ll keep voting open over the weekend. We’ll close…
