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Finnex 4g Pico Reef – $50 For Great Biotope Potential

eric michael — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:13:33 +0000

Finnex has rolled out a little pico / nano reef kit for $50. It includes a small rounded corner 4g rimless aquarium, mini hang on the back filter and a clip on light. The light is a standard screw in CFL lamp, but at the base are two blue LED moonlights. At $50 it’s inexpensive [...] Related posts:

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Vitrea Orbital Rimless Tanks and Stands

eric michael — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:00:41 +0000

To match the styling of Vitrea’s Orbital Glass LED light, they’ve created a matching line of rimless aquariums made with high clarity glass and precision silicone work. We showed you a small rimless from Vitrea that displayed at ZOOMARK. They are calling this the Orbital Cube Unico 56. In centimeters it measures 56L x 45W [...] Related posts:

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Vitrea Orbital LED Collection

eric michael — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:59:40 +0000

Vitrea has unveiled more details and photos of their LED aquarium light. It may be the most unique and attractive aquarium specific light to date. The biggest shocker? The name! Vitrea is calling this their Orbital LED 2009 collection. You may remember Orbital Technologies, also known as ‘Orbitec‘, is the Wisconsin based company that holds [...] Related posts:

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Pygmy Pipehorse Not To Be Confused With Coral Slime

eric michael — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:50:33 +0000

What do coral slime, detritus covered biofilms and Kyonemichthys rumengani all have in common? Each could easily be confused with one another. K. rumengani is a secretive animal that is well known with divers of Sulawesi where the pipe horse is found. It is often referred to by its common name known by the Pygmy Sea [...] Related posts:

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Ciliates, The Next Acropora Pest?

eric michael — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:17:32 +0000

Ciliates, known for their hair-like cilia exterior, are everwhere in ponds, lakes, the soil and even the ocean. Most aquarists know of at least one species, Cryptocaryon irritans or Marine Ich, but now other ciliates may get an equally bad rep with aquarists . A recent article written by Dr. Shashank Keshavmurthy, describes a likely link [...] Related posts:

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New Aquavitro Salinity Salt from Seachem

eric michael — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:57:20 +0000

Aquavitro’s new Salinity salt is aimed at the natural seawater parameter (NSW) crowd which is popular among ULNS users. Aquavitro is Seachem’s new brand that is aimed at the advanced aquarist. Many of the products are improvements or spin offs from the original Seachem line. Salinity salt mix is no different. Seachem gaurantees that Salinity [...] Related posts:

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iPond Fail – Portable iPod Speaker / Betta ‘Aquarium’

eric michael — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:11:03 +0000

Really? This seemed like a good idea? You’re looking at the iPond, a portable speaker / Betta jail cell that is being sold in Australia… Because small containers with living fish are extremely portable and a great iPod fashion accessory (?!). The ‘aquarium’ holds 350ml of water giving the impression of a static screen shot–because [...] Related posts:

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Korallen Zucht Hang On Cone Skimmer Gets A Facelift

eric michael — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 13:08:54 +0000

Korallen Zucht has given their old REVOLUTION mini hang on the back cone skimmer design a facelift. The older version was significantly smaller and driven by a true venturi injector, shooting an air / water mixture into a small bubble plate before entering the cone body. This updated model looks to be using a different [...] Related posts:

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Deep Water Roa excelsa Pair Collected Alive!

eric michael — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:56:08 +0000

Yesterday two Hawaiian Golden Banded Butterflyfish (Roa excelsa) were collected at over 400′ deep by Rufus Kimura and dive partner Jessie Wilson! This is believed to be the first time the species has been collected alive and the first time Roa excelsa has been available to the hobby. The pair was first sighted at 450ft. Jessie [...] Related posts:

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5 High Performance Hang on the Back Skimmers

eric michael — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:00:01 +0000

Hang on the back skimmers (HOB) are a plug and play option for many nano to mid size saltwater aquariums. Unfortunately this skimmer niche is flooded with poor performing models. Here are 5 skimmers that are sure to perform with or without a sump. 5 Great ‘HOB’ Skimmers 1. ATB Multi Cone Skimmer Powered by a whisper quiet [...] Related posts:

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