Mirko is our European reefing correspondent and currently the front man behind the premier Croatian reefing website, CroReef. Aquatronica is pleased to present you its new module in preview, the Tunze Pumps Module (ACQ460). This module will provide yet another…
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Cree breaks 200 lumens per watt LED efficiency barrier
The 200 lumen per watt efficacy barrier has just been breached by a fresh round of testing on Cree’s latest generation LEDs. Seems like just this past summer we reported the new advancements of Cree’s XP-G LED reaching a record…
NanoScope from DD Aquariums Solutions
The new NanoScope from DD aquarium is a scope with a lens that allows you to peak inside your saltwater aquarium world. While most of us can only see the outside of our tanks, the NanoScope seeks to change all…
New Seashine LIFI plasma light rolling out soon, Game Changer gets initial pricing
The upcoming Seashine LIFI plama lighting fixture by Stray Light Optical Technology is definitely one of most promising new technologies heading into the trade. We had the pleasure of finding out more about this light including pricing and availability from…
TMC Aquaray LED light gets new controller and power options
The AquaRay and AquaBeam LED lights from Tropical Marine Centre (TMC) now have two different controller options to choose from. Quality Marine recently posted that they now have in stock the AquaRay Control and the AquaRay Power Control “each of…
Seeing the light: LED optics explained
LED lighting is beginning to take hold in the aquarium hobby and it can be a very complex subject to master when trying to make an informed purchase decision as a consumer. We touched on the topic of underdriving or…
New data shows the 74 watt AquaIllumination LED light is on PAR with a 14K 250 watt halide
It is common knowledge that X-PG LEDs from Cree are way more efficient than the old generation Crees but now that we have some real data to look at, we can really start to compare actual benchmarks. The data above…
Male cleaner fish “punish” greedy females
When it comes to messing around with the meal ticket, it seems male fish are apt to punish greedy females who take more than they should putting the entire group’s food source in jeopardy. Cleaner fish, who get their meals…
Dr. Paul takes the underwater Canon D10 for a swim at Kaanapali beach, Hawaii
With the rapid growth of the digital camera industry it wasn’t surprising that new breeds of underwater digitals would soon hit the market. Of the current dozen or so out there, the Panasonic Lumix and the Canon D10 get top…
Slipping into seagrasses- Making the case for aquariums going green!
As a traveling fish geek, I’m lucky enough to talk to lots of hobbyists on a monthly basis. It’s a good life, with good times (“If this is Saturday, I must be in Akron, right? Or was it Detroit…?). I…
