We spend a lot of time talking about reef aquarium geekery but this weekend we encountered something really special at the Golden Colorado Fine Arts Festival. One jewelry maker, Sheppard Hill Designs from Paonia, CO was displaying a whole case of artfully crafted marine and ocean themed jewelry. We’re not just talking sharks, seahorse and [...]

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Chlorophyll F is a photosynthetic pigment which is able to capture light energy in the infrared spectrum. Chlorophyll F has an absorption peak of 706 nanometers, a segment of light which was previously considered to weak to drive photosynthesis. The discovery of Chlorophyll F is the first new chlorophyll pigment discovered in almost 60 years [...]

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The Gitterrad, or Gridwheel Impeller Oliver Pritzel and ATI continue to provide innovative solutions for the aquarium market. Their latest creation is the ATI Power Cone Skimmer which at first glance may pass as more cone mimicry, but the real work is concealed in their modified Sicce pump. ATI has a new Gitterrad, or Gridwheel [...] Related posts:

1. Move Over 2500, Sicce PSK 600 and PSK 1000 are the New Skimmer Pumps Following up from Sicce’s popular Syncra line, the Italian pump...
2. Avast Marine DIY Cone Skimmer Makes Conical Affordable Building on their DIY-kit product line, Avast Marine has introduced...
3. New ATB 1050 v 1.5 Cone Skimmer ATB will be releasing their new 1050 v1.5 cone skimmer...

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The AI Nano Sol LED is a new light fixture from Aqua Illumination which is coming to market with one of the oldest and most respected LED pedigrees in the hobby. If the picture of the AI Nano Sol LED is any indication, we expect this new light to basically represent a four-pack of AI [...]

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The most attractive Chaetodont of Japan? In our opinion… Yes, and we can’t get enough of them. Chaetodon daedalma or the Wrought Iron Butterflyfish is a hardy species (provided sub 74F waters) that offers coloration and markings unlike most aquarium specimens. Recently a collection team out of Japan landed over 10 juvenile specimens just over 2.5″ [...] Related posts:

1. Chaetodon daedalma | The Wrought Iron Butterflyfish The Wrought Iron Butterflyfish is one of the hardiest Chaetodons,...
2. Rare Octopus & Sharks Cause Excitement in Asian Rare Fish Market Flickr : Solana Just this past week some very unique...
3. Rare Fish | Odontanthias fuscipinnis This gorgeous pair of Yellow Hawaiian Deepwater Anthias, Odontanthias fuscipinnis, made...

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The following is a contribution from Mark van der Wal, a personal friend of ours in this hobby for over ten years. Congratulations to Mark on having a perfect little baby girl this week, Elise Catherine van der Wal, a future reefette for sure. In anticipation of the birth of his daughter, Mark has been [...]

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BoostLED is coming to market with some affordable LED reef lamps and is offering a pretty nice discount if you order in advance of its mid-September release. The PAR30 lamps fit into your typical screw-in lamp fixture and offer a variety of color options from all white to all blue and are being sold for [...]

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Who likes electrical cords in their tank? No one. That’s why we’re giving away a Vortech MP10w ES. Yup, that’s the new wireless MP10 model featuring the EcoSmart driver. As with all Vortechs, the motor of the MP10 is kept outside the aquarium, meaning there are no cords to go up and over the sides of [...] Related posts:

1. GBD Giveaway | Win a New EcoSmart Vortech MP10w ES Win a new Vortech MP10 W ES, featuring the just...
2. The Second VorTech MP10 Winner is… Brian Healy! Congrats Brian, you have one the second...
3. And the Vortech MP10W ES Winner is… The winner of GLASSBOXDESIGN's Vortech MP10W ES giveaway is......

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