Unique shrimpfish and mangrove display by Drs. Foster and Smith

For some people, going to conferences is all about seeing something new and for others, doing the marine aquarium conference thing is an awesome opportunity build an eye catching display. One of the exhibitors which consitently likes to put on…

We’re back from the Marine Aquarium Expo

The Marine Aquarium Expo in Costa Mesa CA this past weekend was a blast and a goldmine of new products for the marine and reef aquarium keeper. Now that we have returned home from SoCal we’ll get cranking on posting…

ATB’s Slim Line cone skimmer gets priced for lucky Europeans

You would think that a slim line version of a cone skimmer would be cheaper, you know the whole taking-up-less-space ideology, but alas it isn’t. The price ticket to grant you entry into more sump space will run 2180 euros…

MASNA appoints new President, Steve Allen

While Eric Borneman’s tenure with holding the position of President of MASNA was short lived, MASNA appointed a new president to the board. Steve Allen is the new president of MASNA which was effective in early April and has big…

More Details about the Apex aquacontroller from Neptune Systems

We received more details about the Apex aquacontroller from Neptune Systems. The Apex is Neptune Systems answered to the Reef Keeper Elite and offers more features than their older AC III pro model.  Some features being tossed around are: “Current…

The Alternative Reef is showing ceramic reef structures

The Alternative Reef is offering some interesting new ceramic plugs, frag stations and magnetic reef shelves. The fired ceramic pieces mostly have a nice natural texture which should allow for rapid colonization by reef animals and corals. The frag plugs…

Linkable Dual-lamp T5 HO light fixture from AquaticLife

The new linkable t5 fixtures from AquaticLife allow for the thrifty reefer to put their overall light system on layaway. The 2 lamp t5 lighting unit can link up to three fixtures for up to six T5 lamps in a…

Vortech MP10 from Ecotech Marine says hello to the world

The Vortech MP10 has been made official by Ecotech Marine. This new propeller type pump fits nicely below the MP20 and the larger brother MP40. The MP10 is designed for aquariums between  2.5 to 50 gallon range through the use…

Cayman Sun by Hamilton Technology HQI+LED lighting units

Hamilton Technology has released a new lighting system named Cayman sun. These lighting units feature double ended HQI ballasts in either 150 or 250 watt varieties and sport a nice LED lighting upgrade built in. Cayman Sun features: Multi faceted…

H.R. 669:Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act

A new bill introduced into congress could change our lives forever. H.R 669 seeks to restrict what animals can be imported into the United States or to put it officially: “To prevent the introduction and establishment of nonnative wildlife species…