The Hydor Performer Skimmers are a line of mass produced fractionators which have usually aimed for the mid range of performance and cost. We have to admit that the old opaque acrylic that Hydor used for the Performer Skimmers made them look plastic-ey even though that is just the way Italians make their acrylic. With [...]

[Read the rest of this article...]

While comparing the new ATI powercone and ATI purple plus T5 lamps to some products we spied at Germany’s InterZoo, we were reminded of this solar powered pH pen we caught disfiguring the side of a perfectly nice trimless tank. The solar powered pH probe from Macro Aqua is an interesting testing device with some [...]

[Read the rest of this article...]

The new ATI Purple Plus T5 lighting lamp that should hit market very soon. ATI has been on a mad rush getting new products to market, including redesigning their website and out pops a new T5 lamp named the ATI Purple Plus. This lamp has the highest concentration between 400-500 wavelengths  with a splash of [...]

[Read the rest of this article...]

Say hello to the new ATI Purple Plus T5 lamp. ATI’s answer to the popular KZ Fiji Purple provides a blue spectrum that mirrors ATI’s Blue Plus lamp, but also provides some nice warm spikes in the 600 – 700 range. What’s interesting is ATI’s revamped website no longer lists their ATI Pro Color. The Pro [...] Related posts:

1. Korallen Zucht’s New Coral Light Super Blue T5 Lamp Korallen Zucht, makers of ZEOvit, have come out with their...
2. Coloration | 20K is Not the Only Way to Make Corals Pop Here in the US we love our 20ks. Radium, XM,...
3. The Alluring Reef of Anagonbe Before breaking into this article, I must thank Taka for...

[Read the rest of this article...]

Newmond Tibin
Source: BERNAMA
July 29, 2010

Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) scientists have discovered widespread coral bleaching in Sepanggar Bay, off Sabah waters.

In disclosing this, UMS Director of Borneo Marine Research Institute Prof Dr Saleem Mustafa said such activities deserved serious attention due to its implications on marine biodiversity and coral reef fisheries in the state's waters.

read more

[Read the rest of this article...]

Pascal Fletcher
Source: MSNBC
July 28, 2010

Miami, FL - As thousands of Floridians take to the sea to hunt for spiny lobster in the state's two-day mini-season, they are being warned by authorities not to catch under-size specimens or exceed strict catch quotas.

read more

[Read the rest of this article...]

Jess McNally
Source: Wired
July 28, 2010

The warmth of the ocean is the critical factor that determines how much productivity and biodiversity there is in the ocean, and where.

In two separate studies, researchers found that warming oceans have led to a massive decline in the amount of plant life in the sea over the last century, and that temperature is tightly linked to global patterns of marine biodiversity.

read more

[Read the rest of this article...]

Source: AFP
July 28, 2010

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Malaysia may close three more popular dive sites in the South China Sea which have been hit by coral bleaching blamed on global warming, an official said Wednesday.

Last week authorities announced the closure of nine dive sites on the tropical islands of Tioman and Redang until the end of October in an attempt to relieve stress on the fragile marine ecosystems.

read more

[Read the rest of this article...]