Josh Saul
  • Josh Saul is a technology consultant for large global banks. He has been involved in the aquarium hobby for 20 years and has been SCUBA diving for more than 30.

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Reefs and Art: Color Changing Corals

Reefs and Art: Color Changing Corals

From the 3D print shop du jour Photophore, we have this super cool maze/brain coral that changes colors via a small LED in its' base.  Printed/created out of a strong and flexible plastic ink, this 3D icon comes to life only when you order it direct from the lab. LINK

Kessil A150W LED In Person

The Kessil A150W is an LED spot that can be mounted in several different fashions over your aquarium.    There is an optional gooseneck mount as well as options for installing within a wood canopy.  With 4 different spectrum options in the bulbs from 6700K to 20000K,...

Vertex Cerebra – An Android Based Control System

Vertex Cerebra – An Android Based Control System

This sexy box is the new controller from Germany's Vertex Aquaristik.  It includes an "HD" touchscreen interface allowing you quick access to the system reporting and configuration.  Since it is based on Android you can actually download and install additional pieces...

Justin Credabel’s Goniopower

Justin Credabel’s Goniopower

For those people that know Justin, you can be sure of one thing, the man knows his Gonioporas.  Devoting most of his waking hours to optimizing goni growth and his business Exotic Reef Imports, Justin formulated his special blend of goni foods over the course of 4...

Julian’s Thing Makes a Debut

Disappointing to some of the reef groupies, the much hyped Julian's Thing from Two Little Fishies is not what the ladies really wanted to see, but instead is this incredibly useful multipurpose tool for your tank.  You can use it for target feeding LPS, spot welding...

Welcome to MACNA 2011!

MACNA 2011 starts tomorrow in Des Moines, Iowa!  We're here at booth #103, if you are in attendance please stop by and relax for a bit!

Reefs and Art: Post Modern Cephalopoda

Reefs and Art: Post Modern Cephalopoda

Cephalopods are well known for their famous family members, the octopus and squid.  But those two critters are just one corner of the class, the rest being populated with snails, nautiluses and many others.  This coffee table concept is essentially a horizontally...

Reefs and Art: Whatever you can dream

Reefs and Art: Whatever you can dream

These days, you can buy just about everything.  And if you can't buy it, you can find a 3D printer and make it yourself.  The example above was created by Michaella Janse van Vuuren on a Zprinter 650.  That's right, this surreal combination of coral and a starfish was...

Reefs and Art: Steampunk Corals

Reefs and Art: Steampunk Corals

Here is a cool piece of art named "Coral 2" from MARONPOT.  This piece is made out of pounded copper plate and looks nice a nice retracted favia or acan.  The artists from this studio have a couple other pieces in this vein but most of their style comes from aquatic...

White Pox Disease Linked to Human Sewage

White Pox Disease Linked to Human Sewage

Scientists recently announced a possible cause of "white pox disease" which has decimated Acropora palmata in the Caribbean.  A description of the study indicates that a bacteria which is found in human sewage was introduced in the lab to corals which developed white...