The AI Vega LED light is what AquaIllumination has decided to call its forthcoming LED light which has until now simply been called the AI Phoenix. The AI Phoenix conjures up images of a fiery bird, rising from the ashes, a new generation of brightness but to students of the celestial bodies the AI Vega is a [...]

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What can we say about Tony Vargas that we haven’t already said in the past year? The newly christened author of the Coral Reef Aquarium has been orchestrating a breakout/comeback year into the professional marine aquarium scene after being a hobbyist himself for two decades. Although Mr. Vargas has done a lot already now he can add another [...]

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The Gardens of the Queen is a coral reef off the coast of Cuba that may very well be one of the most healthy and vibrant reefs in the Caribbean. Coral growth at gardens of the Queen is abundant, large fish such as sharks patrol the water, and groupers upward to 800 pounds are cruzing [...]

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With Ecoxotic releasing their new Panorama Pro Fixture to hobbyists, it got me thinking – this seems like as good of time as any to set up a frag tank. Due to the high cost of electricity here in California, I was looking for an energy efficient way to get this frag-tank project moving forward. [...]

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Pictured above is a really gorgeous hybrid between Paracheilinus togeanensis and P. filamentosus. While P. filamentosus is a staple and a widely known species in the trade, P. togeanensis (Togean flasher wrasse)is not. The Togean flasher wrasse is a species that has never entered the aquarium trade before, and is not well known even amongst [...]

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The ATI Coral Plus is the first new T5 lamp to come out in a really long time. The Coral Plus lamp from ATI was made to be a white lamp with a blueish look while still retaining some peaks of red and green to keep a respectable amount of PAR. In ATI’s own word [...]

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2011 has been a fantastic year for aquarium reef fish enthusiasts. Not only have we seen a great deal of exceptional fishes in terms of rarity and beauty, we’ve also scouted some potential would-be aquarium staples in the near future. Here’s top four species we think are currently bubbling under and ready to set sail [...]

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We did a color comparison of the Kessil A150W LED pendant against the Mame RGB light earlier this year and now Marine Depot put together this amusing and informative video showing how the different Kessil LED lights look over an aquarium. One of the nice thing about video is the ability to see how water [...]

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