Don’t get us wrong, the LFSlocator is a great idea which will likely become an indispensible tool for travelling aquarists throughout the U.S. but our cursory evaluation of the service for the Colorado region was less than stellar. A search…
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New Belgium Brewery aims to make fish food from Fat Tire beer
Leave it to the hippies of Colorado’s New Belgium Brewery to think of making fish food from the brewing by-products of classic beers like Fat Tire and Sunshine Wheat. Nowadays, most of the fish food which is used in commercial…
Google Ocean: Google Earth now with 71% more Ocean
This week, the groundbreaking mapping software Google Earth has been updated with features which now describe the other 71% of the planet’s surface area. The update is being dubbed Google Ocean and it includes much more detailed bathymetry, geotags of…
Tridacna ‘maxea’: New giant clam hybrid of Tridacna maxima x T. crocea
It’s not everyday that we get a new giant clam species but this week’s coral shipment to the LFS included a special sumthin for the clam lovers. Although T. derasa and T. squamosa hybrids have been around for years, the…
ATB Economical skimmers heading towards US, UK not so lucky
We’ve been hearing and reporting about ATB’s economical line of skimmers that they have been working on for some time now. Finally after several months of waiting they have arrived shipped over here to the United States. We are still…
Big trouble brewing for the future of aquarium LEDs
Well we started hearing murmurs of trouble brewing at PFO and our investigation has revealed some startling news which will affect the future of all LEDs for aquarium use. The story all began when we were informed that PFO Lighting,…
Poor Nemo won’t be able to find his home if someone doesnt add buffer to the oceans
We’re not sure what’s up with ocean and reef research lately but there seems to be quite a plethora of gloomy ecology papers being published, each decrying a new way that the ocean is down the creek withouth a paddle.…
Fauna Marin Star Fire T5 lighting prototype outs itself
We first reported about the Fauna Marin Star Fire T5 lighting unit some time back. Then, we only had CAD drawings to show you and finally Fauna Marin has ousted a prototype model for us to gaze our eyes upon.…
Kitchens beware: Tupperware DIY Protein skimmer
While the ongoing debate if you actually need a protein skimmer rages on, one DIY modder decided that he wanted to upgrade from his JBJ protein skimmer. Short on cash however, he decided to take matters into his own hands…
The modern design aquarium sink gives ultimate bragging rights
Having an reef aquarium is pretty exciting for most addicts. It’s several sheets of glass that are shapped like a box or rectangle in most cases. However, what you could start is a reef aquarium with this modern designed sink.…
