Apogee MU-200 Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation meter with pink faceplate

The MU-200 is a UV radiation meter from Apogee which follows in the design of the recently refreshed Apogee QM-200 PAR meter. Like the much sleeker body and modern-quality LCD display of the PAR meter, Apogee’s MU-200 includes a separate…

Hands on with AquaMedic’s skinny NanoProp 5000 water pump

The Nanoprop 5000 propeller water pump from AquaMedic is a skinny pump which is more mini than nano. On the side, the NanoProp looks like an absolute porker but when you see it head on, the NanoProp is a propeller…

AquaMaxx starts Importing JNS Skimmers in the US

AquaMaxx, an upstart company brand that entered the marine aquarium industry in mid-2008 with a line of metal halide bulbs has added to their catalog with their new line of Protein Skimmers produced by JNS Skimmers. Marine Depot is the…

Pseudoplesiops rosae, the Rose Island basslet

The Rose Island Baslet, Pseudoplesiops rosae, is an attractive small dottyback which has very rarely been imported for the marine aquarium. One of the usual suspects when it comes to acquiring rare and new fish, Jason Edward of Greenwich Aquaria…

The Danger of “Regurgitation”

If you’ve been “around the block” a few times in this hobby, you’ll often hear fellow hobbyists dispensing words of aquatic wisdom to anyone who needs it. You know, the usual stuff, like “you need to quarantine new animal purchases”, …

Eheim Powerscraper is a motorized algae cleaning blade

The Eheim Powerscraper is a motorized algae scraper that borrows from the technology of powered toothbrushes and razorblades. In a rather stunning marketing move Eheim has elected to not share any photos nor details on their upcoming Eheim Powerscraper.  This…

Illumina LED light from Vertex is charting it’s own path, outside the US for now

The Illumina LED light from Vertex is a new high performance reef light which is really taking a dynamic course to growing aquarium corals. Hearkening back to the days of the PFO Solaris and it’s infinite suite of modes and…

Reef Foundation A, B, C and Complete are ratio-based supplements from Red Sea

Reef Foundation is a new line of supplements from Red Sea which aim to replenish the minerals of reef aquarium water with a strong emphasis on maintaining specific ratios. Sure we’re all aware that our reef aquarium chemistry needs to…

Sparisoma rocha is a new parrotfish species from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean

Sturisoma rocha is a new species of Brazilian parrotfish which was recently described from the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean. The six specimens of S. rocha were collected from Trindade Island off of Southeastern coast of Brazil and they differ from other…

Video of dancing RGBY LEDs of the Mame Eco-Light

The RGBY LEDs of the Mame Eco Light are truly something when it comes to dialing in the color and spread on your reef tank. The video we produced at InterZoo of the Eco Light was only doing a demo…