Some of you may know that Google has been scanning books for the last few years and so far they have scanned approximately 15 million books or just a little over 10% of written accounts. Using a subsample of this…
Juvenile Bank’s butterflyfish gets a closeup on video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuHDypcsxjg[/youtube] B-Box aquarium is one of the select few fish stores always at the forefront of something rare or exciting. This time, with a video of a juvenile Bank’s butterflyfish (Prognathodes aya). While not as rare and not nearly as expensive…
Man builds largest home aquarium in the UK in his basement
Sometimes we go to extremes in this hobby but few go as far as Jack Heathcote. The UK resident wasn’t satisfied with a simple large aquarium and built what could be considered the largest home aquarium in the country in the…
Nike shoe transformed into aquarium
It seems some people just can’t resist making aquariums out of mundane, daily items and this is no exception. We came across this interesting post on a Nike Air Max 360 running shoe transformed into an aquarium by taking off the…
Telephone aquarium booth brings some flair to the urban art scene
The Aquarium Telephone booth is an installation which might make you think again about what vessels are supposed to be used for aquarium fish. Following the quasi-total abandonment of telephone booths due to the ubiquity of cellular phones, artists Benedetto…
Europe’s largest privately-owned aquarium installed in London’s Heron Tower
Europe’s largest privately-owned aquarium was recently delivered to London’s upcoming Heron Tower giving this new development quite a bit of eye candy in the lobby. The aquarium will hold 70,000l (approx. 18,492 gallons) of water and measures in at 12m…
Ecoxotic gets in the 25 Gallon aquarium business
Apparently, when Ecoxotic showed their LED lights off, its 25 gallon aquariums captured the attention of hobbyists across the United States. It captured them so much so that they have decided to start selling the aquariums directly to consumers. You…
Something old, something new: Evolution within the hobby
One of the coolest things about our hobby is the amazing progression over the years in both the state of the art and the technology that we embrace. Improvements that have enabled us to do things previously thought incredibly difficult…
Elos Midi Aquarium pricing and specifcations
That new Elos Midi aquarium will be available shortly to the United States and the rest of the world. The Midi Marine aquarium by Elos is 36 gallons (135 liters) (57cmx50cmx48.5cm). Italian dealers are already have said to gotten their…
Red Sea Max S-500 440 liter (116 gallon) reef aquarium specifications
The Red Sea Max S- 500, which was released at Interzoo 2010 has finally been revealed with a bevy of specifications. The Max 500 from Red Sea is 440 liters (116 gallons) with total system water volume coming in at…
