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Winter 2009 edition of Reefs Magazine now online, the Fish Issue

Another great issue of Manhatan Reef’s Reefs Magazine is now online. This year’s winter edition of the community produced magazine is mostly dedicated to fish related topics such as what to do…

Coral growth of the Great Barrier Reef slows to 400 year low

A recently published research paper in the Journal Science demonstrated that the growth rate of massive Porites corals has declined by 13% which is the lowest rate in at least 400 years. Massive Porites grow at a steady rate and…

ATB Econo 1050 cone skimmer

As it turns out there is another model in ATB’s new econo skimmer line. The model 1050 appears to be powered by two pumps, we are assuming they are the same pumps (sicce) used in the single pump configuration of…

AquaPhoton photon plus metal halide + T5 lighting units

We’ve been following these lamps now for a while and finally we are starting to see them ship outside of their home country: Germany. Not as well known as Giesemann lamps,the AquaPhoton plus metal halide lamps come in three flavors…

Ultimate Coral Fragging Kit by Dissekt-Rite

Oh sure you could be one of those people that use a standard hammer and chisel when fragging your corals. Then again you could be one of the people that have the Ultimate coral fragging kit. The kit includes the…

AquaDriver will clean your protein skimmer all day

For European protein skimmers the holy grail of skimming is a self-cleaning-head or SCH as it is mentioned among users. The self cleaning head promises to deliver better efficiency as it no doubt cleans the head of the skimmer allowing…

Hydor Pico Mini pumps want to become friends with your nano

Hydor released their new Pico Mini pumps for the world to get a look see at. The pumps, like their name suggest are small, very small, almost a nano size. Coming in a variety of sizes (models: 200, 400, 600,…

IMAC lives! Now known as IMAC West

The International Marine Aquarium Conference which was formerly produced by Dennis Gallager in Chicago will now have new handlers and a new home. The 2008 IMAC was billed as “The Last IMAC” but at the insistance of Frank Burr, Dennis…

Rare Fish: Joculator Angelfish, Centropyge joculator

Yey First! The first gratuitous rare fish post of the year is of this darling juvenile joculator angelfish. This species originates from a very small range of islands in the western Indian Ocean called the Cocos-Keeling Islands. This region is…

Kill-a-Watt meter becomes power strip too

A popular addition to many aquarists aresenal of aquarium products is the now famous kill-a-watt meter. Expanding on this idea a new product has appeared the kill a watt meter power strip. It works in much the same way as…

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