House of Fins Anniversary Splash Event pleases lovers of the Rare and Unusual

The House of Fins 52nd Anniversary Splash event was a very special weekend for all those who attended. Not only was there a chance to see a top notch group of speakers, including the ever-affable, highly sought after, yet somewhat…

Fine-crafted Shoei skimmers show that small Beckett skimmers are still popular in Japan

Downdraft and Beckett skimmers are still extreme foam fractioning workhorses despite the current trends toward cone and needle wheel designs hitting the market and our reefkeeping brothers and sisters in Japan are proving these smaller, finely-crafted skimmers are alive and…

Deep Sea Aquatics acquires Ocean View Aquarium Products Inc.

Not content to limit themselves to the higher end custom aquarium and furniture market, Deep Sea Aquatics has just finalized their asset purchase of Ocean View Aquarium Products, Inc. From their press release Deep Sea has this to say about…

“Cyclo-delic”….Rainbow Cycloseris at House of Fins

This rockin’, gyrospastic 1980’s dayglo neon flashback Cycloseris, which was has resided  at a Los Angeles area wholesaler  for some time, has posh new digs: The House of Fins in Greenwich, CT.  With a lot of persuasion, House of Fins…

MaxSpect LED Lighting System from China

There is a new LED lighting system appearing in China called Maxspect. Available only in Japan to start, this LED lighting system comes in 60, 110, 160 and 180 watt versions. Like other LED lights, Maxspect is really comparing themselves…

Heteropsammia cochlea, “Walking Dendro” coral is imported for the first time by Sea Dwelling Creatures

Heteropsammia is a coral which has never been seen alive in the aquarium trade. It’s not everyday that a truly unique coral is imported for the first time but thanks to the efforts of Sea Dwelling Creatures, the US hobby…

Sicce CO2 Life tank-less CO2 delivery shows possibilities

The Sicce CO2 Life tank-less CO2 dosing system has been seen in Europe in the freshwater aquarium trade and we wonder if the tank-less CO2 delivery system has any future for the reef aquarium hobby as an alternative to tank…

MACNA 2009 in Pictures–The Exhibitors

After the onslaught that was MACNA, we have pictures on some of the booth photos that were on display at MACNA. There was a variety of different booths displayed at MACNA with varying budgets and difficulty with setting up each…

GHL ProFilux III (3) aquarium controller gets released

GHL has went ahead and releaed the new ProFilux III (3) system earlier. It was orginally supposed to be released at MACNA, but hey we aren’t going to complain. There are a host of new features outlined below after the…

Aqua El Neo Heater is Sleek and Shatterproof

Poland-based Aqua El has recently released a sleek new line of shatterproof, thermoregulated aquarium heaters with the Neo Heater line that is already shipping in the UK and Europe. Ranging in sizes from 25W to 200W, the Neo Heater has…