Badboy T5 lighting system from Quantum Horticulture is an economical and portable way to throw up 16 tubes

The Quantum Horticulture Badboy T5 is one beefy way to add some serious T5 fluorescent punch to any application. Designed for the horticulture industry, the Badboy T5 system allows you to get as many as 16 T5 bulbs over a system…

New CAD Lights 40G Artisan setup looks long and sophisticated

The new CAD Lights 40G Long Artisan Series full system aquarium looks to be one nice looking setup that is ready to reef right out of the box. The sleek, rimless design also is CAD Lights‘ longest aquarium giving you…

Reef Octopus Water JET a novel way to produce subsurface laminar water flow

Reef Octopus appears to be in development of a novel and mysterious water moving device. The Reef Octopus Water JET was spied at LSS Laboratory and it appears to move a blade of water through a long, narrow vent. As…

Mr. Saltwater Tank covers ReefStock 2011

[vimeo width=”680″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/21157957[/vimeo] ReefStock 2011 was an amazing reef show which attracted a huge crowd from the local area and visitors from coast to coast. The speakers gave ground breaking talks and the coral vendors had more coral than you…

Oceanic latest legacy brand axed by Central Pet (Updated)

Central Garden & Pet has eliminated another legacy brand shuttering Oceanic. Other notable brands eliminated by Central Garden & Pet has been All-Glass Aquariums and Kent (but not Kent Marine). Apparently Oceanic will no longer be manufacturing any products and…

ProFilux Touch gets launch date, $349 pre order price [Updated]

The Profilux Touch, a unit that should help control your aquarium has finally gotten a launch date. We first spied the Touch unit from Profilux back at Macna last year and it has over gone a few changes from the…

Unboxing the Coral-Shop Nano-Reef SET PR

The CS Nano-Reef SET PR from Coral-Shop is a complete lab in a box to keep your nano-reef happy. Thanks to Sea Side Aquatics we were given a box to research and evaluate. There is no doubt Coral-Shop is great…

Reef Dart target feeding kits for phyto and for mysis

The Reef Dart from Crystal Clear Aquatics is an interesting target feeding kit which the first of its kind that isn’t just a glorified turkey baster. We’re looking at you you Kent Marine Sea Squirt and Rio Coral Feeders. What…

Pacific Sun announces the first Cree XM LED reef light with the Metis XM

Today Pacific Sun LED announced their forthcoming Metis XM LED light which will use white LEDs that are brighter and more efficient than anything before. The Cree XM LED was announced about ten months ago but we have heard very…

Planarians move up in the tree of life, no longer such a lowly life form

[vimeo width=”680″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/11416114[/vimeo] Convolutriloba retrogemma, the dreaded red planaria flatworm, is a loathed aquarium pest which just moved up in the world. Although once grouped with the Platyhelminthes, the true flatworms, the Planaria which include the familiar pest have recently…