Change the way you take aquarium pictures with an Ovision underwater iPhone case

The Ovision underwater iPhone case is a complete underwater photography package for taking the seminal smartphone underwater. The Ovision approach to underwater photography is two pronged, with a solid hardware offering coupled by a custom photo application for iOS. Just…

Andrew Sandler’s reef tanks are a cumulative 1,600 gallons of awesome

Andrew Sandler, or his online alias Hedgedrew, is a dedicated and real hardcore reefer with several amazing set ups. A cumulative total of roughly 1,600 gallons comprising numerous set ups, including amongst others a 1,250 gallon SPS tank, a butterfly…

The ultra rare Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus makes its 2013 year end debut

As the countdown for 2014 ticks closer with each passing day, the chances of seeing another industry’s first grows narrower and narrower. We’ve seen some incredible fish this year, even some never before seen species, and here’s another last minute…

Red Sea Maxima Clams are back in the aquarium hobby

Red Sea Maxima Clams are back in the aquarium hobby after a long absence that spanned more than a decade and a half. Wholesaler ACI Aquaculture in Tampa Florida recently landed a batch of just under 300 Red Sea Maxima…

Want to win the “Tank of Your Dreams”? Enter this EcoTech Marine and Innovative Marine video contest

We all have our ideal tank in our minds but most of us end up cobbling something together and upgrade over time. What if we told you, you could get the tank of your dreams for free? Thanks to a…

Awesome Fish Spotlight: Cirrhilabrus brunneus, specter of darkness

Today’s Awesome Fish Spotlight is a recap on a species that we’ve highlighted before, but aims to introduce new pictures of a brand new specimen that recently entered the market again. Cirrhilabrus brunneus is a rare species that is closely…

Archohelia rediviva resurfaces after a long absence from the hobby

If you were wondering wether the magical Archohelia redeviva would ever be seen in aquariums again, we can assure you that tales of this coral’s demise have been greatly exxagerated. By us. In private conversations with fellow NPS/Azoox reefers. It’d been…

Don’t Contaminate Your Saltwater Aquarium!

When we think about toxins in a marine aquarium, the first thing that usually comes to mind is ammonia or a toxic allelopathic chemical released by a coral—in other words, a biologically produced toxin originating in the tank itself. But…

Mindstream teases its super fidelity in measuring dissolved Oxygen

The Mindstream aquarium monitor is one of the biggest new aquarium products to be announced this year. It may not have touched down in the fish tanks of the public but until it is formally launched and released, Mindstream will…

ReefStock 2014 happening March 1st & 2nd

With MACNA 2014 taking up a big part of my time, many thought that perhaps ReefStock wouldn’t happen in 2014 but we’re doing it! In order not to steal any thunder from the coming national marine aquarium conference, for its…