IceCap Lighting officially goes out of business, closes its doors

IceCap, a once popular lighting company that is headquartered in the United States is out of business. In a letter to their customers, Chuck Troiani stated that they have suspended operations. Chuck goes on to explain: “Unfortunately, we finally hit a…

AI LED firmware 3.0 delivers 3-channel control, thunderstorms and advanced timer sequences

The AI LED firmware 3 has been out for almost a week now and we’re really pleased with all the new upgrades. You gotta love the beauty of electronic devices like the AI LED which can deliver new functionality through…

Plectranthias nanus is so nano

Don’t let the large macro photograph fool you, this Plectranthias nanus is barely topping out at 7/8th of an inch (22mm), total length. The adorable Plectranthias nanus is yet another little nano reef fish gem that Greenwich Aquaria has imported…

EcoPico from Ecoxotic comes with the whole kit and LED lights for a hundred bucks

The EcoPico just started showing off a little bit this week and now we’ve got the full rundown of what this Ecoxotic reef tank will be all about. The EcoPico is five gallons and it comes “6mm thick glass rimless…

Arsenic-based lifeform may be revealed by NASA later today

Take this with a grain of salt arsenic, but this morning the internet is aflutter with rumors of an exciting new discovery that NASA is set to reveal this afternoon. The word on the internet corner is that NASA has…

Product inspired by sharks to fight bacteria and keep ship hulls clean

Science has always been looking at nature to inspire new ways of tackling day-to-day issues and one company is exploring shark skin as a way to fight bacteria as well as methods to keep bio-films and barnacles off hulls of…

Precision Marine debuts Ozone Reactor

Precision Marine is coming out with a new Ozone Reactor that can be used with a venturi or air-driven setup to mix the ozone with the inbound water. With skimmers becoming turbulent, high-turnover skimming monsters driving ozone through it doesn’t give a…

New Wave Aquaria’s sexy and fun frag tank

Central Minnesota’s New Wave Aquaria rolled out a fun and sexy frag display system at the Twin Cities Marine Aquarium Society (TCMAS) Frag Swap last weekend. While many coral slingers are looking for mobility with their setups, New Wave Aquaria…

Aqua Medic Aqualine T5 bulbs get hands-on treatment

While at Reef-A-Palooza we were quite pleased with the color mixture of the T5 fluorescent bulbs over the display tank at the Aqua Medic booth and we wanted to get a closer look at the company’s Aqualine T5 bulbs first…

New Finnex HPS heaters feature on-board digital display, separate heat sensor

The new Finnex HPS heaters have a couple nice features with one of the company’s latest designs. The fully submersible, glass heater has an built-in, on-board digital display that allows you to read the current temperature in your system along…