by Barry Brown | Jan 27, 2016 | Equipment, Photography, Reef, Science
Good morning friends, here’s Aimee posing with the newest Ikelite underwater housing. This is a sleeker, super sexy housing that just came out made for you folks that want to take your expensive camera in the pool, down to the waves or snorkeling, you are going to love it!! Not only is it lighter than the old underwater rig, it’s positive underwater and has a whole new dome port system for almost any lens, here is the link to get yours… http://www.ikelite.com/housings/sony/6843.72-sony-a7-a7r-a7s-ii.html Aimee and I are still coughing and trying hard to get rid of our stupid colds but they are really hanging on for dear life!! Have a wonderful weekend out there… Barry NEWER POST: by AquaNerd | Jan 24, 2016 | Equipment, MACNA, Reef, Science
Daniel Nguyen and the guys at Reef Life Support Systems (RLSS) have been working on an exciting new wave maker device known as the WavePuck. Slightly smaller than a hockey puck, this is the 1st public viewing of the 3D printed prototype. I first had a sneak peak at the device this past September at MACNA in Washington, DC but until now I had to keep this information under lockdown until now. Daniel, the owner of RLSS in Canada, has developed a low profile magnetic pivotal wavemaker. At a nominal 1.5″ thick x 3″ footprint, it is now the lowest profile wavemaker device of its kind. Today RLSS announced plans to produce 4 models of the Wave Puck with the 1st model generating a maximum flow rate by AquaNerd | Jan 22, 2016 | Equipment, Reef, Science, Technology
Neptune DOS dosing pump Neptune Systems is lowering it’s price on the popular DOS dosing pump from $349.95 to $299.95, a $50.00 price decrease. If you’ve thought about purchasing a DOS dosing pump or adding a 2nd unit to your Neptune Apex controller platform then now might be the time to consider doing it. Neptune Systems spent a considerable amount of time and money developing the DOS system and strong sales on the DOS system have helped them recover the initial engineering and developmental costs so they have decided to make this product easier on your wallet or pocketbook. About the DOS: In a nutshell using the DŌS is as simple as telling the Apex Fusion DŌS wizard how much fluid (in ml) you want to by danireef | Jan 21, 2016 | Equipment
We have heard some interesting new details regarding the brand-new Rossmont Waver. Just a few weeks ago, we stated our opinion that Rossmont Waver was a revolution in the world of pumps, as it has the ability to manage the non-electronic Rossmont pumps, and does not... by Saltwater Smarts | Jan 20, 2016 | Corals, Equipment, Fish, Reef, Science
Consider using the widest aquarium your space and budget will allowI wouldn’t exactly say I have major regrets about choosing a standard 125-gallon tank for my current marine aquarium system, but if I had to do it all over again, I might go in a slightly different—rather, slightly wider—direction. For the benefit of any salties out there who are planning a new setup, I thought I’d share why I think going with a wider tank might have been a better choice. First I should specify that aquarium dimensions are typically given as length x width x height, with length representing the side-to-side measurement and width representing the front-to-back measurement. This always throws me because to my way of thinking, width should describe an object’s measurement from one side to the other. After all, when I look at my reflection in the mirror, I don’t think to myself, “Wow, my belly sure is getting long!” And there’s a reason ABC’s old sports anthology series wasn’t called The Long World of Sports.But I digress. This aquarium—which is 18½ inches wide (counting the trim)—has been operating for the better part of 10 years and functioned as a FOWLR system for most of that time. The tank serves as a room divider, separating the great room in my home into two distinct sitting areas, and is viewable from three sides. I only recently converted it to a reef tank after tearing down my 75-gallon system, which, as I’ve mentioned in prior posts, had become largely overrun with green star polyps and pulsing Xenia. by Marcin Smok | Jan 20, 2016 | Equipment, Industry, Tanks, Technology
Power outages. Aquarists’ worst nightmare, these unpredictable events are often responsible for catastrophic tank crashes and loss of inhabitants in our home aquariums. Power interruptions can wipe out years of carefully-nurtured reef tank ecosystems in a matter of...