We appreciate a good head-to-head competition and you know that if an LED manufacturer is going to release a video against a bank of T5 lighting, you can expect the LEDs to win. In this case upstart Build My LED…
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Friday Smorgasbord: Immortal jellyfish, Frankenfish, robosnakes and aquaponics
Well our last Friday Smorgasbord of November features everything from fascinating to freaky to frightening and maybe something in between. Leading off our Friday tradition is an immortal jellyfish and how this creature could lead scientists to help prevent human…
Blackbar drum Pareques iwamotoi is an unknown but stunning Caribbean beauty
As big of fans as we are of Caribbean drum fish, we’ve only recently learned of the gorgeous black bar drum, Pareques iwamotoi. Hailing from the coastal waters of the United States Mexico and Central America the black bar drum is…
Reef Octopus BioChurn gets more info and actually offers a very ingenious design
The Reef Octopus BioChurn reactors are some very interesting bio-pellet spinning machines. When they first announced, we were not entirely sure how exactly they were supposed to work, but from the few available videos it was clear at least…
AVAST Marine has a new Deluxe ATO
You can get a relatively inexpensive and semi-reliable automatic top off system, but with an Automatic Top Off (ATO) you have to worry about pumps, head pressure and the possibility of a siphon. The new AVAST Marine Works Deluxe ATO…
Tomato x maroon clownfish is a wild cross-generic hybrid
When we think of hybrids we imagine extremely rare one-off specimens of an unlikely cross between two closely related species from the same genus. In most of theses cases the parents are pretty similar looking but this recently collected hybrid…
Andrea Negusanti’s super sweet system from Italy
Located in Italy this reef of Andrea Negusanti really is by all means a stunning system. With the use of an iconic rimless Aquarium, Elos style stand, and Elos Lighting and not to mention the blue background every great looking reef…
Tinkeri x Burgess butterflyfish are popping up more and more
If you are a fan of Tinker’s butterflyfish but not too hot about the less colorful Burgess butterflyfish, increased imports of supposed hybrids of the two are becoming increasingly frequent. Roaps butterflyfish are unique looking and truly striking in the eyes…
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November 20th–November 26th Reef Builders Pick: Five favorite large reef tanks Jono Chang’s reef is a stunning system in New Zealand Coral-Shop Channel One is an impressive food-dosing solution This store display from Marinescape Aquarium, in Ottawa Canada is as…
Palauastrea ramosa coming to aquarists in the future
Palauastrea ramosa is an interesting small polyp stony coral which despite having a broad geographic distribution is all but unknown in the aquarium. Looking somewhat like a cross between a Montipora digitata and a thick branched bird nest coral, Palauastrea is actually related to Seriatopora, Pocillopora and…
