Quality Marine demoes the new Aquabeam 1000 HD LED Tile and controller

The Aquaray 1000 HD LED Tile is on display at the Quality Marine booth at IMAC West this weekend. This new little LED light shares some design and construction elements in common with AquaRay light which is also manufactured by…

Marineland to stop selling some Stealth Pro Heaters, investigate quality issues

Marineland says it is investigating the potential quality issue with certain versions of the Stealth Pro heater line as well as the previously discontinued Stealth Heater line. Marineland has decided to indefinitely cease shipping certain models of the Stealth Pro…

De Jong Marinelife Successfully Breeds Gobiodon okinawae Opening The Way For Eventual Commercialization

Just a few days ago, De Jong Marinelife announced that they had successfully bred Gobiodon okinawae (yellow clown goby). This species is ideal for small marine aquariums and adds a colorful pop of personality to any tank (just keep them away…

Innovative Marine Releases New Automated Roller Mat for NUVO Systems

The TLDR: Top Level Desktop Model Mid/Full Model The Full Story: This weekend, Innovative Marine launched the NUVO Roller PRO a new automated roller mat for its all-in-one NUVO series. There are two versions of the roller – the desktop…

Could Marine Purple Photosynthetic Bacteria be the Fish Food of the Future?

A Japanese technology company has made a commercial fish diet from just light, bacteria, and air that can rival or beat the nutritional profile of normal fish meal. With some commercial fish farming diets coming under scrutiny, (the feeding of…

How to set up an Eshopps Mariner Aquarium for SPS Corals

Reef Builders Field Reporter Evie not only wanted to talk about the new Mariner aquarium range from Eshopps when she saw one debut at Aquashella, but she also brought in some of the experts from Top Shelf Aquatics to talk…

Interview with a Marine Collector: Warren Hunt of Poseidon Aquatics 

Aquaculture advocate Taras Pleskun interviews a native Floridian who catches and collects saltwater fish and invertebrates for a living. Please Introduce yourself, your background, and how you got into the marine collection/aquarium industry. I’m a Florida native that grew up…

Breeding the Wide Band Anemonefish at De Jong Marinelife

The wide band anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus, is a rare clownfish which is endemic to a limited range in Australia. Beside the wide white bars, ‘Latz’ clownfish are also recognizable by their beautiful blue lips. This species is often found in…

De Jong Marinelife’s New Coral Farm

Recently, Arie de Jong (founder and director of De Jong Marinelife) took me for a short tour through one of their newest facilities: their new large coral farm. Insiders might know they already have a small coral farm in their…

Avast Marine Introduces The Plank Automatic Feeder

The Plank automatic feeder has been in works for over thirteen years and the wait is finally over! This automatic feeder is specifically designed to dispense frequent microdoses to keep fish and corals on the hunt.  Many reef fish and…