iPhone wallpapers of rare marine fish

Calling all the iReefers out there, here’s a small sampling of wallpapers for your iPhone or iPodTouch. The four rare reef fish featured in these images are some of the most popular and highly sought species for the marine aquarium.…

Nano Reef Aquarium secrets: Simplicity is key

One of the biggest misconceptions in the saltwater industry is that if you have a nano you need to go “all out”. Some reef keepers do this and stuff a tank full of SPS, LPS and any other coral that…

Blue OLED tech gets a 25% efficiency boost

The Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) is one of the newer lighting technologies which promises to revolutionize the lighting world. There are many different types of OLEDs in everyday devices from cell phones and media players to backlighting applications. At…

Wave Cube Vision 45 nano aquarium

With the current nano craze coming in full swing, a newer type of design is sure to win the hearts of some dedicated hobbyists. The new wave cube vision will give you a different perspective when you view your corals…

Solar Power: The Sun could put Metal Halides/T5s out of a job

More and more reef builders are faced with a situation, either get rid of their reef tank or cut down on their costs. Thankfully, most have sided with cutting down their costs associated with a reef tank versus completely removing…

ATI vs Aqua Science T5 lighting bulbs

Back in 2007, a study was done that compared ATI bulbs to Aquascience bulbs. The study was done by Manuela Kruppas and Robert Baur-Kruppas and they wanted to see which bulbs performed better. Both of these bulbs were from German…

Neo Nano aquarium fleshed out in video

We won’t even try to hide the fact that we’ve been smitten with Deepsea Aquatic’s Neo Nano aquarium since the first time we saw one in person. What’s there not to like? The trimless and braceless construction, the zero-edge look…

Marine Aquarium Expo April 3-5th at the OC Fair and Event Center, California

If you have never been to a Southern California marine aquarium event then you are missing out. Easily the largest marine aquarium show in the country, the second Marine Aquarium Expo (MAX) will be taking place at the Orange County…

This weekend, NERAC in Long Island and TMAC in San Marcos

With two large marine aquarium events behind us and two more ahead of us, there’s no doubt that the marine aquarium conference season is in full swing. If you live in the Northeast, in NY or any bordering states, you…

Reefscapers demonsrates what it means to truly build a reef

Do not attempt to adjust your screen, the reefscape above really is man-made by the clearly capable reef builders at Reefscapers. The Reefscapers organization is a joint venture between the tourism industry, reef scientists and the local community involved with…