It may not be a lot to look at, just a USB stick with ZigBee bluetooth baked in, but the V-link from Vertex is a sure sign of things to come. With electronics shrinking and coming down in price, it’s only a matter of time before most of our high tech aquarium gear is all [...]

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Rare fish lovers, it’s time we brought you an update on the SEASMART-collected, Lightning Maroon Clownfish from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Forgive the water clarity – the female Maroon Clown is always “digging”.  Forgive the camera work – it was shot with one hand using a Nikon D5000.  Forgive the focus – it would appear [...]

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The Aquatronica Light line of dimmable T5 lights and controlling modules allows you to get a fully controlled, dimmable T5 lighting system via modular connections. The system starts with the Aquatronica T5 dimmable light bar that is available in either 3 (39W), 4 (54W) or 5 ft. (80W) lengths featuring a typical tandem T5 retrofit [...]

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Marine Depot: AquaMaxx Calcium and Zeo Reactors starting at $139.95 Premium Aquatics: Aquacare Model 1 Calcium Reactor $299.99 ($579.95) TB Aquatics: Bubble magus qq hang on back skimmer. $109.95 Coralmorphologic: Aqua-Blue w/ Asymetrical Pink Splotches Ricordea $25 Ocean Gallery II: ORA Red Planet Table $60 ($80) Aquarium Specialty: IceCap Reef Illuminations 4 6 T5 2 [...]

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Today ORA announced the latest in a string of new releases – the ORA Solitaryensis.   For those of you who love the tabling Acroporids, as well as those of you who never heard of something so cool, this one is for you.  Much like other treasured tabletop species, this ORA release is said to be [...]

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The new Starfire Mini-Reef Tank from WilCo Designs are stunning little aquariums for the aquarist looking for form and function from their cube. Coming in three sizes – 22, 32 and 52 gallons – the Mini-Reef Tank is constructed from ultra-clear Starfire® glass on the three visible panels to give it a great rimless look [...]

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The CoralVue LumenBrite hybrid hood looks to be one light-producing monster. Sporting metal halide, T5 and LED lights, this hood will definitely give you a lot of lighting punch. Premium Aquatics is teasing us with some images and basic information on this hood and is accepting preorders for its future release. Utilizing LumenBrite reflectors, the [...]

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New Acropora species are not discovered very often so it was with great excitement that we came to learn that a recent biodiversity survey in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands discovered a new Acropora species from Papahanaumokuakea. If you’ll recall, last year a survey to the Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument yielded other new species of marine [...]

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