One of the true piscine treasures hailing from the Caribbean is the royal gramma, a.k.a. the fairy basslet (Gramma loreto). Not only is this little gem a real showstopper aesthetically speaking, but it’s also a hardy, beginner-friendly, and generally very…
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Hydrofill ATO Controller is a complete topping off machine from Innovative Marine
The Hydrofill ATO Controller from Innovative Marine’s new Aqua Gadget line appears to be quite the device for maintaining water level in a sump or aquarium. Designed to be used in conjunction with the Hydrofill ATO Pump, the Controller is…
Hydrofill ATO Pump heavy duty diaphragm top off pump by Innovative Marine
The Hydrofill ATO pump by Innovative Marine is the first real new diaphragm water pump to arrive on the aqarium market in a really long time. For years aquarists needing a low volume, high pressure water filling pump had to rely…
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi: Practically Perfect Open Brain Coral
“Open brain coral” is a common name applied to a wide variety of coral species belonging to several different genera. But if you ask my opinion (well, even if you don’t, I’m going to offer it anyway), Trachyphyllia geoffroyi is…
Feds aren’t messing around when it comes to coral smuggling
For coral vendors looking to sneak one past the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service you might want to think again. The Federal Courts have sentenced one person to a year in prison along with a $500,000 for smuggling corals over a…
CPR Aquatic Mini and Nano Tumblers available now
We have been following the genesis of the CPR Aquatic Mini and Nano Tumblers and now are finally seeing these in production and on retailers’ shelves. The media reactors use a funnel-shaped housing to gently tumble biopellets allowing for the…
Intimate video of Easter Island shows off its rare endemics in full HD
Easter Island is a semi-mythical destination with an eerie zen like atmosphere surrounding it and its lionised Moai statues. The same is to be said under its waters, where a few highly prized and endemic fish reside. In this intimate…
Odonus niger: A Toothy but (usually) Nonviolent Trigger
Say “triggerfish” to a group of experienced salties, and you’re apt to evoke bloodcurdling memories of once-kept triggers massacring fellow fish, shredding sessile invertebrates, mangling submerged equipment, toppling rockwork, or even biting the hand that feeds them. Let’s face it,…
Polyp Booster from Polyp Lab aims to be the ultimate coral feeding stimulant
Polyp Lab, makers of the popular ReefRoids coral foods has just released a new product called Polyp Booster. Polyp Booster, depending on how you look at it is part coral feeding stimulant and part very fine coral food for the…
BuildMyLED strip addresses some concerns of using LED for primary lighting
I recently posted some of the obstacles I faced running LEDs. I had put my old metal halide fixture back over the tank till I had time to mull over a possible solution. The notable issue is the nature of…
