Hanna High Range Nitrate Checker Review

The Hanna Marine Nitrate High range Checker is a new nutrient measuring tool to test nitrate levels in our reef and saltwater fish tanks. It was just last year that Hanna treated us to the low range Nitrate Checker which…

New UltraPlanktos & Microplanktos ‘Fortified’ Foods from Brightwell Aquatics

UltraPlanktos and MicroPlanktos Z & P are some new marine aquarium foods from Brightwell Aquatics which offer a wide range of particle sizes for feeding a wide range of reef aquarium animals. Brightwell already has some very similar liquid feeds…

Marineland Exhibit Series Wifi Aquarium

The Marineland Exhibit Series Wifi Aquarium is one of the newest all in one fish tanks from one of the hobby’s oldest companies. First announced in January of last year, due to the lockdowns we just enjoyed our first look…

SKY LED Announced by Neptune Systems

The SKY LED is the reef aquarium light from Neptune Systems that has been on the horizon since the trademark was officially filed (and subsequently suspended). We’ve been piecing together different features of the Neptune Systems SKY LED since its…

Blastomussa vivida is Blooming at Pacific East Aquaculture

Blastomuusa vivida is a species that was officially recognized as recently as 2014 but there’s really a lot to appreciate about this particular species, especially over at Pacific East Aquaculture. DOn’t get us wrong, Blastomussa wellsi ain’t no slouch either…

Killer Robot Hunts Down Crown of Thorns Starfish

Killer Robots may be the trope of science fiction stories and movies and there are legitimate concerns that a superhuman artificial intelligence or ‘singularity’ might be a danger in the future but today we can use them to do our…

Reef Pro Complete AB – a Hobbyist Formulated 2-Part Solution

Two part solutions have been a mainstay of the reef aquarium hobby for generations of reef builders, and there are countless variations on providing an ionically ‘balanced’ pair of calcium and buffer additives. Many startup companies have created their own…

Fragging Sun Polyps and Sniping Aiptasia [Video]

When we buy coral frags, we invariably look forward to the day that they reach a mature size and are eventually ready for making more frags but in the case of Palythoa grandis, you may be waiting a very long time.…

Unomia is the New Name of Xenia elongata

Unomia is a brand new genus of Xeniid soft corals that has been created to classify one of the most common of all aquarium soft corals, Xenia elongata. The entire group of Xeniid soft corals that includes Xenia, Cespitularia, Efflatournaria and others have…

Maxspect Gyre Pro XFP 1400 is the Biggest Gyre to Date

The Maxspect Gyre Pro XFP 1400 is a brand new water mover for the very largest of tanks with enough power to drive a small boat. With a maximum power draw of four hundred watts, the flow rate of the Maxspect…