Rumors abound that from the makers of the Maxijet pump come a new type of pump taking lines along a stream style pump such as the Tunze’s, Koralia’s and most recently Ecotech marine. The pump rumored to be called “NewWave”…
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Cone protein skimmers, the skoner roundup
Now that the cone protein skimmer bandwagon is in full swing, it’s time for a recap of which company is making what. With all the new skoners popping up these days, you might be overwhelmed at the choice of cone…
Eshopps hang on Nano Skimmer detailed out on video
What do we have here? This is the first we have seen of Eshopps newest protein skimmer that is designed for nanos. The skimmer being designed for nano aquariums has some cleverly designed features. The biggest is the pump placement…
Reefer Madness is gone for good
The beginning of 2003 was a good year to be a livestock slinger in the marine aquarium industry. The reef aquarium hobby was ballooning and new collecting locations were opening up left and right. The ratio of buyers to sellers…
Rare Solitary Balanophyllia video
Ok so solitary corals may not be the most exciting marine life to videotape but if youve never seen them these Australian Balanophyllia are very cool. This is a non-photosynthetic stony coral which can grow corallites up to 1.5″ long…
Jendub’s Pot of Gold Favia raises the bar for top shelf Faviids
We’re not much for hyping new coral strains but there appears to be no limit to the eye-popping coral coming of Australia, and some corals just can’t be ignored. If you’re a faviid collector then you’ve already seen the mystic…
Rare video footage of deepwater marine life on Davidson Seamount
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has been churning out a lot of eye popping videos lately. Hot on the heels of the unbelievable barreleye fish, this video footage from the Davidson Seamount includes many rarely seen deep water corals,…
More ALED style lamps on the way
Pictured above are two lamps which look eerily similar to the well-received ALED. The owner of these photos was deliberately mum on the details of these lamps but we suspect that this is no DIY project. The reason that the…
Piglet Squid smiles for the camera
This one is weirder than usual for cephs. Helicocrancchia pfefferi – the piglet squid. The name of this wee beastie comes from the funny location of its siphon in relation to its eyes and from the wild, hair like looking…
Mag-Flip algae cleaning magnet is a winner
The Mag-Flip algae magnet is one of those products that makes you wonder “How did someone think to do that?” Â When we first saw the marketing for this product we weren’t convinced that anyone would want or need to have…
