Kessil A150w LED spotlight bears it’s guts in a complete teardown

The Kessil A150W LED spotlight is a unique new LED aquarium light which packs a significant amount of value and performance in a small and affordable package. We were fortunate to have Kessil visit our blogging CentCom in Golden Colorado…

Metis XM LED PAR values leak out

The Metis XM LED is one of Pacific Sun’s newest high performance LED reef aquarium lighting fixtures. Thankfully the PAR readings for this light have finally leaked out on the interwebs and we have the above image to share with…

RB personal shopper: Lobophyllia and Symphyllia edition

It’s been a long time coming but it seems like we’ve finaly hit a heyday of sweet and unforgettable Lobophyllia and Symphyllia colonies. When the LPS craze first hit with the Acan Lords, and then to other Acans and scolies…

Eheim’s Aquastyle nano aquariums finally land in the US

Eheim’s Aquastyle nano aquariums are going to hit the US market finally. Eheim has upgraded these nano aquariums with modern design including rimless tanks with LED lighting. The Aquastyle will be available in 3 sizes including a 4 gallon, 6…

Self-ballasted induction lamps are ready to be your next refugium light

  The induction lamps that we can’t get enough of lately are already available here and there in a self-ballasted package which is ready to be screwed into a mogul or edison base. Both the globe, circular and tubular form…

Inventor of Super Glue dies, leaves behind a myriad of uses and practical jokes

Harry Coover, who has the distinction of being the father of Super Glue, cyanoacrylate, died at the age of 94 on March 26 at his home in Kingsport, Tenn. His accidental discovery led to a myriad uses — from practical to practical…

DIDOSY unveils unique dosing systems lines

DIDOSY is a new and unique line of dosing pumps getting worldwide distribution via Coral-Shop and Coral Planet. We saw one line of the DIDOSY (DIgital DOsing SYstem) earlier and thanks to Coral-Shop we have more information on the product.…

Induction lamps already available in two colors, 50/50 lamps probably not far behind

Bispectrum and Bichromatic induction lamps are already available in the tubular and circular form factor of the electrodeless fluorescent lighting technology. Like the twin tubes of the power compact smart lights and 50/50 lamps which we’ve seen in every combination…

Friday fun: smartest goldfish EVER, loud shrimp and ocean rythyms

[vimeo width=”680″ height=”383″]http://vimeo.com/17023529[/vimeo] We have a few fun posts to get your weekend started right. Leading off is one of the best advertisements we’ve seen in a long time. Meet “Mr. Memory” the worlds smartest goldfish in the ads for Drench…

Induction lamps bring more intensity and longevity to fluorescent lighting

Induction lamps are nothing new; the technology has been around since the early nineties but only in recent months have seen real usable components becoming available to pioneering light companies. Induction lamps come in a bulb and in circular form…