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…

AquaSun Aquarium Controller by Zoo Med looking to power up your tank

Timed power strips are not anything new but Zoo Med is looking to bring their success is the reptile market deeper into the aquarium side with the new AquaSun Aquarium Controller. An analog timer combined with four timed and four constantly…

Marine animals group into clusters, in the deep sea and on reefs

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgrcgrNTSAE[/youtube] Energy and nutrients are not evenly distributed in the ocean, and sea creatures have evolved to zero-in on areas of their habitat which will be most conducive for the survival, growth and reproduction. The clustering of sea…

Xyrichthys and Novaculops razor wrasses get featured in a video slideshow by Dietmar Schauer

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ircd7jBDEIg[/youtube] A couple weeks ago we shared with you some great shots of razor wrasses from Ghana and Vanuatu by Dietmar Schauer and then another of a sand wrasse from Australia by Russo’s Reef. If those images piqued…

Reef Octopus releases Bio Sphere solid carbon biopellets

Reef Octopus, purveyor of low cost aquarium goods and equipment has released their Bio-Sphere product. Bio Spheres are a pure solid carbon source to help reduce nitrates and phosphates in a marine aquarium much how you have seen other products…

LeDio ReefDeep new uber blue LED spotlight from Volx Japan

The LeDio ReefDeep is a new 27 watt LED spotlight from Volx Japan which delivers a punch of unadulterated blue spectrum in a single spotlight. Like the other 27 watt Ledio spotlights, the new ReefDeep uses all Cree XP series…