It is common knowledge that X-PG LEDs from Cree are way more efficient than the old generation Crees but now that we have some real data to look at, we can really start to compare actual benchmarks. The data above…
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Seashine from Stray Light is the first commercially available LIFI plasma light for hobbyists launching soon
The first commercially available LUXIM LIFI plasma arc light is coming to the aquarium market sooner than we expected. The Seashine™ aquarium light series by Stray Light Optical Technology, based in Scottsburg, Indiana, is debuting sometime in the early part…
Male cleaner fish “punish” greedy females
When it comes to messing around with the meal ticket, it seems male fish are apt to punish greedy females who take more than they should putting the entire group’s food source in jeopardy. Cleaner fish, who get their meals…
Nanoprop 5000 is a new slim water pump from AquaMedic
The Nanoprop 5000 is a new small propeller water pump from AquaMedic with a greatly reduced form factor. Instead of going really small with the entire body as in the new nano evo koralias, the new Nanoprop had it’s proportions…
Ecoxotic releasing new 453nm blue LED module
Ecoxotic is adding another flavor to its Panorama line of modular LED lights with the release of a new all blue, 453nm actinic module for reefers looking to take advantage of actinic LED lighting. Before the company had a blended…
‘Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes’ goes above and beyond the typical field guide
A couple of months ago we found ourselves discussing Ball’s Pyramid of Lord Howe Island with John Hoover, the author of the Ultimate Guide to Hawaiian Reef Fishes. Right about the time we figured out that John is a real…
Huge weekend video roundup with lots of Old School goodness
For some reason this weekend we happened to stumble onto a handful of videos that all have an old school slant to them. The first video of Ganzel’s Reef embeded above definitely has a new school cinematic approach but we…
Dr. Paul takes the underwater Canon D10 for a swim at Kaanapali beach, Hawaii
With the rapid growth of the digital camera industry it wasn’t surprising that new breeds of underwater digitals would soon hit the market. Of the current dozen or so out there, the Panasonic Lumix and the Canon D10 get top…
Exclusive first photos of the Phobos LED + T5 hybrid light from Pacific Sun
If these new images of the Phobos LED light aren’t the definition of teaser shots then we don’t know what is. Earlier this month we first told you about the all new pie-in-the-sky LED light fixtures from Pacific Sun called…
Slipping into seagrasses- Making the case for aquariums going green!
As a traveling fish geek, I’m lucky enough to talk to lots of hobbyists on a monthly basis. It’s a good life, with good times (“If this is Saturday, I must be in Akron, right? Or was it Detroit…?). I…
