Orphek DIF100XP and DIF50XP are two new multicolored, multichip LED pendants

The DIF50XP and DIF100XP LED are two new pendants with Orphek which join a growing trend of incorporating more colors of LED in reef aquarium lights. Whereas the Ecotech Marine Radion XR30w and PacificSun LED Hyperion use a handful of discrete LEDs…

Brand new and better videos of the one and only Lipogramma robinsi

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wiu-mrvTwFg&feature=player_embedded#![/youtube] We posted about the only captive Lipogramma robinsi in the world not too long ago, and then updated with a short video of it. The old video, nice as it may be, cannot compare to these brand new out of…

Experienced aquarists consider safeguarding broodstock of endemic Hawaiian fish

We’re pretty sure that the proponents of the Hawaiian-based anti-aquarium-trade movements will try to cherry pick an article like this for out-of-context statements that they can try to use to use against the aquarium industry. If you found your way…

CONIC Bio-reactor from CAD lights is a plug and play biopellet mixer

The CONIC Bio-Reactor from CAD Lights is a thoughtfully designed aquarium devices which is a lot more than just a nozzle in a tube. Like the CPR media reactors, the CONIC Bio-Reactor is endowed with a primary forceful flow to…

Finding Nemo 3D could boost the aquatics industry all over again

Finding Nemo, the smash hit movie made from Disney’s computer animation arm Pixar, is coming back for a limited engagement. Although several fans of the show want a sequel, Disney has decided to bring Finding Nemo back to the big…

Rising Tide – Ternate Damselfish lastest addition to “been there, done that” breeding list!

The team at the University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture Lab continue to hit home runs, breaking new ground on every frontier.  Their latest success, rearing Ternate Damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis) hatched from eggs shipped from the Steinhart Aquarium in San Fancisco,…

Adjustable light hanging mod is pretty clever

This short video show a pretty clever modification to automatically adjust the height of your light fixture. Looks like some pretty great DIY ingenuity that would allow you to raise or lower the fixture to either adjust the intensity or…

Red carpet anemone and tricinctus clownfish filmed at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Red carpet anemones were once only the purview of imagination and hearsay. Nowadays red carpet anemones do appear in the aquarium trade, even if they can cost as much as a full nano reef set up sometimes. All of the red…

New Ecoxotic RGB LED remote is bigger and does more stuff

There’s a new remote for Ecoxotic RGB LED lights, notably the RGB Panorama Pro LED striplights. This newer, larger remote controlling device is like a souped-up version of the old one, with more color presets, the ability to store multiple…

A short reminder why Halcurias anemones are awesome

We covered the first Halcurias anemone that appeared at live aquaria a couple weeks ago, and as there is more and more of these puppy’s popping up in the trade, here is a reminder why they a freaking awesome. One…