Nano Hang on skimmer from Bubble Magus, the NAC QQ

The NAC QQ Nano Hang skimmer from Bubble Magus is an adorable little fractionator for the masses. The Hang on moniker is a little deceptive because instead of hanging on the outside of your tank, this little tyke likes to…

Reef Micro-Feeder and Macro Feeder from New Life Spectrum

Reef Micro-Feeder and Reef Macro-Feeder are two new coral foods from New Life Spectrum, arguably one of the most popular freshwater and saltwater fish pelleted foods in the United States. Although New LIfe Spectrum pellets have been a staple of…

Vertex Cerebra is an HD touchscreen aquarium controller with apps

The Vertex Cerebra is the brainchild of an ambitious plan by Vertex to do for aquariums what the iPhone has done for mobile computing and smartphones. Touchscreen, check. HD, check. Do it all aquarium controller, check. Downloadable appplications from an…

Master Doc Skimmers from Tunze redesigned

Tunze has redesigned the Master Doc Series skimmers and it sure looks like two new models have been released (9620, 9640). Tunze has pretty much started over with their Master Doc Series skimmers and has introduced quite a lot of…

LumenSKY LED fixture from Illuminarium coming soon

Illuminarium debuted its new, low-profile LED light fixture at BAYMAC last weekend. Dubbed the LumenSKY, the fixture line will be available in five models ranging from 36 to 108 Watts with a variety of mounting options making it easier for…

Will 2010 mark the marine hobby’s shift to captive breeding?

We may look back at 2010 as the year the marine aquarium hobby truly realized the importance of captive breeding and started doing something about it.  I’ve just returned from speaking at Reef Ed, the annual educational event put on…

Tricolor and gem tangs a plenty at Southwest Marines, UK

Southwest Marines was the first all marine aquarium store we visited in the UK and we must say it was quite a pleasant surprise to round the corner and spot LED lighting, two gem tangs, one tricolor tang (aberrant scopas)…

Beta mini cube is a stylish nano tank with built in filtration

The Beta Mini Cube is a novel, modern looking small aquarium which is packing some serious features for a beta setup. Low power LED light, curved acrylic front pane and a built-in filter in the rear makes this small aquarium…

Live from BAYMAC! Reef Aquarium Show

We’re coming live from BAYMAC bringing reefing goodness to the heart of the Silicon Valley! Plenty of cool exhibitors and coral vendors on hand with great stuff at incredible prices. If you’re looking for something to do today and are…

Aquatic Self-Discovery: The art of Learning Something New

As I often do, I was chatting  “fish” with Jake the other day, and the conversation inevitably turned towards our upcoming aquarium projects. If you read my blog regularly, it’s no secret that I have rekindled my love affair with…