Face to Face with the $18K Debelius Angelfish

The Debelius is one of the rarest and most elusive of all the Pygmy angelfish. Despite writing about this species for nearly a decade, we had never seen a living specimen until a few weeks ago in Germany of all…

Tunze LED 8850 Updated with More LEDs and More Colors

Four years after Tunze introduced their novel, waterproof take on what an aquarium LED light can be, at InterZoo 2018 we got to see a worthy update to this original LED striplight. The Tunze full spectrum 8850 LED has been…

Close Encounters With Three Amazing Grammas

People often ask me what my favorite reef fish and they’re often surprised to learn that the common, run of the mill royal gramma is definitely at the top of my list. Fish don’t have to be exotic to be…

AquaEL Safe Aquarium Holds Water Even With Cracked Glass

When glass aquarium break, it can be very dangerous, both for the animals inside the tank and the people nearby, not to mention the potential damage to property. This is why we were very intrigued to see an interesting concept…

Ultra Reef Typhoon Skimmer w/ Controllable Sicce PSK Now Available

It was two years ago at InterZoo 2016 that we saw the first prototype of Ultra Reef’s Typhoon protein skimmer. It was the first of its kind designed specifically for use with Sicce’s then spanking new controllable PSK SDC needle…

Tropical adds Marine Power Gel Formula for DIY gel food

Tropical International rolled out another food, Marine Power Gel Formula for DIY gel food and was showing it at InterZoo. The gel formula allows you to create flexible feeding options for your marine fish. For this version from Tropical, the…

Royalab Colorimeter Can Also Test for Calcium, Alk. & Magnesium

Royalab is a new colorimeter from Royal Nature that aims to take some of the guesswork out of testing reef aquarium water chemistry. What makes the Royal Lab very unique is that it can be used in conjunction with colorimetric…

Wireless Aquarium Concept Includes LED Light & Filter!

Of all the ‘hoop dreams’ we’ve ever had for aquarium technology, we can’t say that we ever imagined a world where the lights and filter would be wirelessly powered. But this is precisely what we witnessed in the Aqualighter booth…

CalcFeeder Pro+ Controller adds pH Probe Port

The CalcFeeder Pro was easily one of our favorite devices of InterZoo 2016 and for this year PacificSun has taken it one step further. With the ‘plus’ version of their CalcFeeder Pro this automatic-style calcium reactor now gains support for…

Focustronic Focus 2 Pro Adds LED Cluster, Striplight & More Movement

It’s been hardly a year since we got our first good look at the Focustronic 1 LED and already we’ve got a new model to enjoy, the Focus 2 Pro. While the Focus 1 was an ambitious light in its…