When we first laid eyes on the home reef aquarium of Julian Sprung, we didn’t quite know what to make of it since it is quite unlike the conventional reefscape. Thanksfully, we had he opportunity to check out the reef on successive days and it became clear that Julian has constructed quite an interesting little [...]

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The new magnetic probe holder from Avast marine is about as simple as these kinds of aquarium accessories get; a magnetic coupling holds the main bracket at a desired level in the tank or sump, and three compression fittings secure the probes. Two of the compression fittings are 1/2 inch in diameter for your standard [...]

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Science has always been looking at nature to inspire new ways of tackling day-to-day issues and one company is exploring shark skin as a way to fight bacteria as well as methods to keep bio-films and barnacles off hulls of ships. Sharklet, a Colorado-based company, took inspiration from the rough surface of a shark’s skin [...]

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Precision Marine is coming out with a new Ozone Reactor that can be used with a venturi or air-driven setup to mix the ozone with the inbound water. With skimmers becoming turbulent, high-turnover skimming monsters driving ozone through it doesn’t give a lot of time for the ozone to react and oxidize the organic compounds. The Ozone [...]

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Everyday the staff, at the great video sharing site Vimeo, pick the films they like ‘the bestest’.  Last week, this amazing video of the Georgia Aquarium, made by Stillmotion received the honor. This video was shot entirely with a Canon 1D MKIV using primes and a monopod. The great tunes are from The Dimes. More [...] Related posts:

1. Lynx Nudibranch Gets Vimeo HD Placement Coral Morphologic’s recent video capturing a Lynx Nudibranch (Phidiana lynceus)...
2. The Georgia Aquarium | Part 2 To continue from Part 1, here is a brief video I...
3. The Georgia Aquarium | Part 1 Many photos have been posted of The Georgia Aquarium and...

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This week the official description of Gramma dejongi was published and it offer up some juicy bits of info about where this beauty lives and comes from. In case you’ve been living with the bristleworms under a rock, Gramma dejongi is a sensational new reef fish species which has been quietly hiding out on Cuban [...]

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Marine Depot: 48 Inch IceCap Reef Illuminations Fixture – Black $389.99 ($519.99) Premium Aquatics: GEN-X5 – PCX-100 1548/GPH Water Pump $199.99 TB Aquatics:Neptune Systems Apex Lite with Base Unit $359.995 ($369.95) Ocean Gallery II: Craters Acanthastrea enchinata $129 Aquarium Specialty: Zeovit Bio Mate 10ml $19.48 Bulk Reef Supply:BRS Pukani Dry Eco Aquarium Rock 30% off  [...]

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We still haven’t quite wrapped our heads around how the BOT skimmers from Planctonite actually works, but here’s a video to help drive home the point. You can clearly see the Dynamo doing it’s spinning thing, whipping up the water in the skimmer body into a tight spin. We suspect that the water exits the [...]

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