This week ORA has started shipping the long awaited captive bred spotted mandarin fish, Synchiropus picturatus. The two pictured above (looks like a male and female!) are destined for a new picture frame tank to show them off, but are…
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Ecotech Marine issues “recall” for battery backup cables
Recall is such a nasty term, that we hardly think it applies to what Ecotech Marine is issuing today regarding the replacement of battery backup cables. Owners of Ecotech Marine’s new and improved battery backup for Vortech pumps will be…
Frag Stones from Lighthouse Aquatics are great for larger frags and LPS
It’s not like us to single out a frag plug for review but since we’ve been doing a lot of LPS coral fragging in the last few weeks, we’ve found ourselves reaching for the Lighthouse Aquatics frag stones more and…
Oregon Scientific ATC9K HD Action Camera lets you shoot 1080p underwater
The Oregon Scientific ATC9K HD Action Camera has the ability to shoot HD quality video underwater up to 20 m in stunning 1080p letting you get some incredible footage of your next reef excursion. From initial appearances, this looks to…
Meet Lisa Ledil, the tiny lens for Cree XP series LEDs
After a few months of anticipation, we’ve finally succeeded in getting our hands on more than a glimpse at the amazingly small Ledil lenses for Cree’s XP series. The white XPG and blue XPE LEDs from the industry performance leader…
Xaqua’s Xinout gets a full hands on and a little bit of testing
Xaqua’s Xinout return and drain device is probably the first ever set plumbing parts to have ever commanded so much attention from the reefing community. Before we even consider the silencing function of the drain and the pulsing feature of…
Galaxy T5 90 Hybrid LED light from Sfiligoi
The Galaxy T5 90 is an interesting hybrid aquarium light from Sfiligoi which mixes LED and T5 lighting. While most of the Galaxy and Sirius line is populated with GU10 bulbs of 5mm LEDs, the Galaxy T5 90 uses much…
Something old, something new: Evolution within the hobby
One of the coolest things about our hobby is the amazing progression over the years in both the state of the art and the technology that we embrace. Improvements that have enabled us to do things previously thought incredibly difficult…
G2 Maxspect now available to North america from Finsreef, along with modular and multichip LEDs
The G2 Maxspect LED aquarium light is now available to North Americans and like many other second generation LED lights, the G2 Maxspect is bringing some serious game. Besides the fact that the G2 Maxspect incorporate multiple channels of custom…
Hemianthus vivanus is a deepwater Caribbean anthias with a cockatoo’s crest
It’s really a shame that America is the largest consumer of marine ornamentals and although we spend a lot of energy acquiring the most exotic reef animals from around the world, yet the reef fish of our own backyards go…
