See You at ReefStock Denver, the First Large Reef Show of 2020, March 7th & 8th

The holidays and new year are well behind us which can only mean one thing, it’s almost time for another ReefStock in Denver Colorado! The ReefStock event and its supportive local reefing family have been giving the reef scene injections…

Aquavitro Sentia Dose Pump System by Seachem

The Sentia Dose is a surprising new dosing pump from Seachem which falls under their higher end Aquavitro banner. At first glance the fun shaped white body of the Sentia Dose appears quite toy-like with its myriad of colored ring…

Seachem Impulse Pump 400, 600 & 800 Coming Soon

The Seachem Impulse Pump is a family of three new pumps which the veteran aquarium company has just launched at Global Pet Expo this week in Orlando, Florida. The Impulse pumps represent Seachem’s first foray into bonafide aquarium hardware which…

Tomiyamichthys eyreae, a Color coordinated New Species of Shrimp Goby

Tomiyamichthys eyreae is a brand new species of shrimp-goby again from the hot bed of biodiversity that is the Bird’s Head Peninsula of West Papua, Indonesia. This slender, ground dwelling gobiid is related to the recently described Tomiyamichthys emilyae which…

Cirrhilabrus briangreenei, an Old Aquarium Fish is a New Species of Fairy Wrasse

Cirrhilabrus briangreenei is a long overdue description for a fish that has been known in the marine aquarium hobby as the black spot pyle wrasse since at least 2008, see video below. The official description proposes the name Latigo fairy wrasse…

Eshopps Prodigy Overflow is One Complete Plumbing Kit

The Prodigy overflow box is a new water transportation device from Eshopps that aims to its job with the smallest possible footprint and profile. Coming in two sizes, the Eshopps Prodigy overflow box can handle up to 700 gallons per…

Heteroconger guttatus, a New Garden Eel Species from the Bird’s Head Peninsula

Heteroconger guttatus is a new species of garden eel just described from the Bird’s Head Peninsula region of West Papua. There are 35 species of garden eels belonging to two different genera, Heteroconger and Gorgasia with most occurring in the…

Radion G5 Blue First Unboxing and Hands-On

The Radion Gen 5 was officially announced hardly more than a day ago but we’re already well into our first date with this exciting light. Better yet, the first of the fifth generation Radions that we got our hands on…

Snow Storm Clownfish Now Also From Sea & Reef Aquaculture

Snow Storm clownfish have been available to aquarists for at least half a year now from Ocean Reefs & Aquariums but now Sea & Reef Aquaculture is also stepping up with their own version. The ‘Storm’ clownfish strain was first…

The Most Important Takeaway for Novice Marine Aquarists

I was recently perusing a popular saltwater aquarium forum and came across a post from a novice hobbyist who is considering making the switch from freshwater to saltwater aquarium keeping. He had heard that the saltwater side of the hobby…