Scandinavian cold water aquariums a lot more diverse than you might think

When thinking about coldwater marine aquariums, west coast aquariums like that of Steve Weast come to mind, usually not coldwater aquariums from the supposedly “murky” waters of the coasts in Scandinavia. Recently however we’ve come across some Scandinavian cold water aquariums that throw…

New Ecotech Radion to sport both CREE and OSRAM LEDs?

A Canadian retailer has posted information about the specifications for Ecotech’s Radion light. Those specifications have not been confirmed, as we reached out to Ecotech Marine and they did not confirm or deny that any information on the supposedly LED…

Jake’s heading to Oregon to chat LEDs with PNWMAS

Our roaming editor Jake Adams is off to Oregon this weekend to chat about LED lights with the Pacific Northwest Marine Aquarium Society. If you happen to be in the area tomorrow (Saturday, August 20), go check out his informative…

More details, pricing on Innovative Marine Nuvo Aquariums

The new Innovative Marine Nuvo Aquarium all-in-one aquarium kits have a simple, clean and elegant look and with new details coming to light, have an affordable price as well. The Innovative Marine Nuvo Aquariums are now available in a 30…

Jellyfish Art desktop aquarium one step closer to your cubicle

The Jellyfish Art desktop Jellyfish Aquarium we spied earlier this year is one-step closer to being the best thing to hit your office since the whoopie cushion epidemic of 2010. This all-on-one jelly aquarium is getting more financial backing via…

New Ecoxotic Panorama Retrofit 2D released, now dimmable

Ecoxotic has been busy rolling up plenty of next generation products in the last few months and today added to the portfolio of newness with the announcement of the new Ecoxotic Panorama Retrofit 2D featuring higher output LED chips, optical…

Pharos LED aquarium light, a Chinese light box on steroids

From first glance the new Pharos LED light fixture looks like a polished version of your typical Chinese box LED lighting systems we’ve seen abound. However upon taking a closer look, the Pharos LED fixture seems to have more light…

Coralife sneaks out new wavemaker pumps with DC controller

Coralife recently released new wavemaker pump with a DC controller that allow you to create some customized flows in your aquarium. The Coralife DC wavemaker pumps are available in two sizes, the DC 2600 and DC 5600 which push 2,600…

iQuatics Nano T5 fixtures hit the market for smaller aquariums

iQuatics Nano T5 lighting fixtures were just announced by the UK manufacturer aimed at nano aquariums looking to add more lighting punch. Coming in four or six-bulb setups, the new iQuatics Nano T5 fixtures are made for aquariums needing 50…

Break free from stale aquarium lighting design with PAR 38 LEDs & Ikea lamp shades

PAR 38 LED bulbs designed with aquariums in mind have been around for a while now. I’m quite pleased with the results using the Ecoxotic Panorama LED Fixture in growing various corals, so the decision was made to ditch the…