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C the Journal calling it quits?
We’ve been hearing rumors about C the journal calling it quits. Well versed sources say that the last issue of the C the Journal never came out and there will be no more. We have no idea what will happen…
Reeflo looking for testers of the new BlackFin Pumps
While many look across the pond for high performance water pumps, the next best thing in high flowrate pumps is sprouting up in Colorado Spring’s own Reeflo Pumps. The new line of Blackfin Pumps from the quality pump manufacturer is…
LFSlocator may not be ready for prime time
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…
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.…
