Will the real Springeri damselfish please swim up?

Chrysiptera springeri is an amazing species of damselfish which we’ve long admired. Over the last couple of years we’ve seen at least two color forms of damselfish being offered up as C. springeri: one all blue form with a clear…

Reef Aquarium Tattoos: show us your salty Ink (continuously updated)

There is no questioning the huge popularity of reef aquariums. With upward of one million saltwater aquariums in the U.S. alone, it’s no surprise to see some diehard reefers taking reefing culture to a permanent level, on their skin. We’ve…

More teasing by ATI Power cone skimmers

We’ve got fresh imagery of the ATI Power Cone line of cone skimmers from ATI. For starters, in case you don’t read us religiously there will be three models: Power Cone 160, 200 and 250. The model pictured is the…

Collecting expedition to new Hawaii location succeeds in catching masked angelfish

So far. That’s right, not only have divers Rob Lower and Ron Tubbs succeeded in collecting two one masked angelfish, Genicanthus personatus, but it looks like they are aiming to collect a few more before the expedition to this dive…

Thinking “Negative”- an overlooked aquascaping aspect

If you read my blog posts and articles on aquascaping, you hear me blabber on and on about the virtues of great rockwork, avoiding the uninspired rock wall configurations, the Golden Ratio, etc.  Yet for all my talk about rockwork,…

Red Sea Max 500 won’t start production until 2011

Do you remember the Max S500 from Red Sea? We were at Interzoo covering the event and Red Sea displayed it at their booth. Apparently that model was a pre-production model, meaning that the design is still undergoing changes. They…

Philips Luxeon Rebel ES hits over 300 lumens, made for outdoors but a great fit for aquariums

Philips Lumileds recently added a new high-output efficient LED with the Luxeon Rebel ES hitting over 300 lumens. Geared towards providing a higher impact on the outdoor lighting market, the Luxeon Rebel ES and similar high-output, energy efficient LEDs are…

Proaquatix Annouced as Worldwide Distributor for Albino Clownfish – Updated!

German marine fish breeder Marcel Triessl, currently residing in South Africa, quietly announced this week that Proaquatix is the sole world distributor for Albino Ocellaris Clownfish with the exception of distribution within South Africa.  No word yet on an official…

Bashsea Reef Fuel Reactor is handcrafted, dual-chambered goodness

The Bashsea Reef Fuel Reactor is a dual-chambered media reactor to efficiently keep your calcium, alkalinity and trace elements in harmony. Using cast acrylic to provide a more rugged unit than using extruded acrylic, the Reef Fuel reactor is hand-crafted…

Europe’s largest privately-owned aquarium installed in London’s Heron Tower

Europe’s largest privately-owned aquarium was recently delivered to London’s upcoming Heron Tower giving this new development quite a bit of eye candy in the lobby. The aquarium will hold 70,000l (approx. 18,492 gallons) of water and measures in at 12m…