Eco-Lamps Spectra SP200 Is A Worthy Next Generation Reef Light

The Spectra SP200 is an exciting new LED reef aquarium light which brings with it a full suite of next generation features. Wireless control, tons of blue colors, plenty of control channels and a built-in color LCD display are all…

Hydra Mounting System Shows AI Is Serious About Light Placement

The Hydra Mounting System from AquaIllumination is a diversity of new mounting accessories for Hydra LED lights. The HMS includes a myriad of options for placing your Hydra 26 and Hydra 52 LED lights in a variety of ways over…

Captive Bred Yellow Tang Review

Imagine a world where every fish is captive bred, where tank life is all they have ever known, where fish are robust and healthy because they have never experienced the stress of being caught out of the ocean and transported…

Visiting the Piacenza Pet Festival in Italy

Like food, soccer and politics, Italians take their aquariums and actually all of their pets seriously. While we think it’s pretty good that we have several thousand people attend many of our events, that pales in comparison to the Piacenza Pet…

Atomic Aquatic Gives Us A Look At How Things Work

Atomic Aquatics – How Things Work Have you ever wonder about the inner workings of your scuba diving equipment? Atomic Aquatics has an informative section on their website titled How Things Work which features some of their signature equipment. How Things Work looks…

Facing a Saltwater System Downsize? Try One of These 5 Setups

Next year, our daughter will be heading off to college and our son will already be well on the way through his senior year at OSU. With two kids almost down and none to go, my wife, Melissa, and I…

Come See Us At Aquatic Experience This Weekend In Chicago

The Aquatic Experience is right around the corner and we couldn’t be more excited for this event. Aquatic Experience is an all-aquatic show which includes both fresh and saltwater aquarists, with everything from reef aquariums to planted tanks.  This year most…

Mark’s Simply Elegant NPS Biotope Aquarium
Mark's NPS Biotope It's hard not to fall in love with juicy NPS aquariums. Mark's NPS Biotope is a fine example, and we jumped on the opportunity to feature Mark's simply elegant tank. Mark's NPS Biotope is a rimless Elos 120XL…
Aquarium Leaks, Floods, and How to Prevent Them

Approximately three years ago this weekend I came downstairs from my bedroom only to find water that came over my feet. Thinking like every good reefer, I immediately thought that my tank had sprung a major leak and was flooding…

Biota Marine Successfully Raises Captive Bred Coral Beauty Angelfish

Coral Beauty angelfish are one of the most common species of Centropyge and finally, this iconic fish has been captive bred. In personal communication with Tom Bowling we knew that Biota Palau was working with some pre-settlement Coral Beauty larvae, but…