Panorama Pro LED modules from Ecoxotic are now thinner, linkable and in five colors

Ecoxotic has just outed their follow up to the widely used panorama modules, the Panorama Pro LED. The 19 watt Panorama Pro is a nearly a 50% increase in power over the previosu generation of Panorama LED modules, yet the…

Nimble Nano & Nimble Super: hands on and comparison of this capable algae scraping magnet

The Nimble Nano and Nimble Super are two models from a reef DIYer turned manufacturer Jerome Mopsik. We love it when a company focuses on a single product or market category as it means that they will usually pay attention…

Ecoxotic Stunner LED strips get bigger adding 24, 36 and 48 inch models

For those of you looking for longer LED striplights, Ecoxotic might have the answer with today’s release of three longer sizes of the Ecoxotic Stunner LED striplights. First announced at Reefstock 2011, the new larger sizes of the Ecoxotic Stunner…

Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center is the new name of Atlantis Marine World

The iconic Atlantis Marine World of Long Island, NY is reinventing itself with the launch of a new hotel as the Long Island Aquarium and Exhibition Center. After ten years of operating as the Atlantis we all know and love…

Hybrid Panther x Bumblebee grouper is both beautiful and edible

‘Fish are friends, not food”. Well, not so much for this man-made hybrid grouper. The amazing fish shown above is the result of a cross between the Panther grouper and the Bumblebee grouper (Cromileptes altivelis X Epinephelus lanceolatus). Bred for…

Marine Salt Testa from Trans Instruments is a waterproof salinity pen

The Marine Salt Testa is a three-in-one electronic testing pen that measures conductivity, temperature and salinity. And it floats. The new testing device from Trans Instruments can easily be calibrated, it is water proof and has a replaceable electrode tip.…

Cobra internal power filter from Aquarium Systems France

The Cobra internal power filter is a new redesign to the widely used Duetto power filter, the same mini filter used in Ecoreef One. The Cobra is so named because of it’s articulating output which can twist and turn to…

LGMAquari shows off new HOB skimmer at Zoomark

Italian manufacturer LGMAquari is bringing a few new products to market including a new HOB skimmer at the Italian pet tradeshow Zoomark International 2011 held in Bologna in May. We have seen some of the simple designs from LGMAquari in the…

Thermoelectric chiller from Johnlen is the first new stacked peltier we’ve seen in a long time

It seems like so long ago when the promise of Peltech’s stacked peltiers would bring high capacity thermoelectric chilling to the aquarium world. Some serious technical problems with Peltech’s thermoelectric chillers gave the brand a really bad reputation in the…

Cost of Lanthanum and Neodymium rise sharply following China’s stockpiling of rare earth metals

There is one chemical reaction at which the rare earth metal Lanthanum is particularly good at, and that’s precipitating phosphate from water. The use of Lanthanum Chloride (LaCl3) to precipitate phosphate from reef aquarium water has grown in recent years,…