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  RSS AquaIllumination SOL LED 3.0 firmware update now available as a free download

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 7:00am CST by MASA Admin

  
  
  
  The third revision of the AI LED Sol firmware, version 3.0 just went live on the AquaIllumination website. There is a disclaimer that the firmware is not in final release stage just quite yet, there may be some minor bugs, but we’ve been running it for a few days now and there’s been no issues, just some really cool thunderstorms. Full review of the new AI LED Sol firmware coming very soon.
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  • AI Nano Sol LED light gets a hands on demonstration of the touch controls
  • Tricolor LED pucks for the AquaIllumination bring the standard and royal blues
  • New AI Wave LED tube coming soon from AquaIllumination
  • AquaIllumination teardown confirms Interchangeable LED puck
  • AquaLEDs.de modular LED aquarium light in a waterproof and machined aluminum housing
  • EcoPico from Ecoxotic comes with the whole kit and LED lights for a hundred bucks
  • Ecoxotic Eco Pico small on size, big on flavor
  • ICE CooL.E.D. – XPE LED spotlight from Oceanic Corals could use a better name

  
  
  
  
  
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  RSS Anampses lennardi video documents nearly a dozen of these glorious wrasses at Route 6

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 1:51am CST by MASA Admin

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  Anampses lennardi is the rarest of the rare wrasses and although we count their imports on one hand at a time, it appears that Route 66 Marine has succeeded in obtaining nearly a dozen of these amazing labirds. Hailing from the coast of Western Australia, Anampses lennardi is even rarer than it’s close relative the femininus wrasse, Anampses femininus. This large batch of Lennardi wrasses is no conicidence as Route 66 specifically comissioned their livestock suppliers to go further out to sea to capture these rare and elusive wrasses. We expect that these Lennardi wrasses will be evenly distributed across some of the better shops in the country, and we hope to see one of these beauties in person in the near future.
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  • Anampses lennardi, A. femininus and an aberrant bicolor angelfish showing off at DeJong’s InterZoo booth
  • Cirrhilabrus johnsoni being collected in decent numbers for the rare wrasse lovers
  • Whitleychoeres, the dampier wrasse from Western Australia has landed in the US
  • Halichoeres hilomeni and H. erdmanni are two new wrasse species described from the East Indies
  • Male cleaner fish “punish” greedy females
  • “True” Australian Acropora echinata being imported in reasonable numbers, fair prices
  • Route 66 marine is hiring one die hard Reef Builder

  
  
  
  
  
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  RSS Reef Octopus overflow box a bit of a mystery

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 12:30am CST by MASA Admin

  
  When we saw these images of the upcoming Reef Octopus overflow box, we were excited and puzzled at the same time. From the onset it looks like Reef Octopus is taking a little different approach than the tradition u-tube and Weir overflows. We can’t exactly tell how the water movement is handled with this box but we do appreciate the grooved inlet that is more in line with a built in overflow allowing water to enter from both the surface and farther down in the water column.
  
  It appears the overflow uses some sort of pump to maintain the siphon. Typical Weir-type overflows generally use a small water pump to keep air from building up in the overflow path but this larger hose could be used to possibly drain the box to the sump or to keep the siphon alive. *At this point we can only speculated and wonder the exact flow rate and what that mystery tube actually accomplishes.
  
  
  [via LSS Laboratory]
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  • Precision Marine releases single and dual overflows
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  • New Reef Octopus SX Protein Skimmers coming in September sporting new Sicce pumps
  • Hands-on with the Mame Nano Overflow, the Lily Pipe of reef aquariums
  • Reef Set overflow makes an appearance
  • Reef Octopus Eco 1000 hang on back refugium

  
  
  
  
  
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  RSS Plectranthias nanus is so nano

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 10:41pm CST by MASA Admin

  
  
  
  Don’t let the large macro photograph fool you, this Plectranthias nanus is barely topping out at 7/8th of an inch (22mm), total length. The adorable Plectranthias nanus is yet another little nano reef fish gem that Greenwich Aquaria has imported from the magical reef lands of Cebu, Phillipines. The nano perchlet was only about $40 but being about the length of a man’s thumbnail, this is one fish that would surely disappear in all but the tiniest of small nano reef setups. We love all Plectranthias species so bad it almost hurts; seriously though, let’s hope that Cebu or some other collection location eventually turns turns up some Plectranthias sagamiensis or Plectranthias pelicieri.
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  • Gratuitous midweek rare fish pr0n: Plectranthias pelicieri
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  • Discordipinna spikefin goby, video of unique, fin-flaring behavior
  • Trimma tevegae has got to be one of the coolest nano gobies which is readily available
  • True Lumen razor thin LED strips coming soon from Current USA
  • AI Nano Sol LED light gets a hands on demonstration of the touch controls
  • Vitrea nano desktop reef sports a sweet overhanging LED light design

  
  
  
  
  
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  RSS Hands-on with the Avast Marine MR10-18 media reactor

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 9:10pm CST by MASA Admin

  
  
  Avast Marine has been cranking an entire product line of reef aquarium equipment over the past few months and the latest of their products to come across our review bench (stool) is the 18inch version of the MR10 media reactor. Like everything else they make, the design of the Avast Marine media reactors is utilitarian, and their construction is very pragmatic. The MR10-18 holds 17 cups, 4 liters of media be it biopellets, activated carbon or granular ferric oxide. Media is separated by the use of a nylon mesh discs which are in turn supported by an acrylic disc with a dozen flow holes.
  
  Black nylon thumbscrew secure the lid down to a very beefy o-ring yet the keyhole flange of the lid means that you can access the reactor’s inside without having to completely remove the thumbscrews. The inlet and outlet fittings of the MR10 are barbed fittings with built-in union valves and as a thoughtful touch, the Avast Marine media reactor has a little cap holder built in the base, and the slip-on cap can be used to block the down flow pipe to prevent pouring any media down this t00b. The Avast Marine media reactors come in a range of sizes from the MR5 which holds five cups of media for $69.99 to the MR16 which holds 30 cups of media for $174.99.* The mid-sized MR10-18 is $134.99, many more pictures of which can be viewed after the break.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Increasing Phosphates

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 9:00pm CST by Manic

  Hey everyone,
  
  I know this is a weird question but I need to increase my phosphates. I tested my water today and my nitrates are 5 but my phosphates are below 0.1. In order to decrease my nitrates I need to increase my phosphate level, with using the zeo method you can't decrease nitrates without the presence of phosphates. Is there any way to do this?
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  RSS AquaLEDs.de modular LED aquarium light in a waterproof and machined aluminum housing

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 7:20pm CST by MASA Admin

  
  
  AquaLEDs.de is a new company from Germany which will soon be releasing a new line of LED reef aquarium lights. The AquaLEDs.de lights are machined from a solid aluminum housing and are IP67 waterproof rated, so they are sealed good and tight to prevent against moisture. Since the design of the AquaLEDs.de housing is completely devoid of surface area-enhancing features we suppose that the LED light contains as much mass of aluminum as possible to diffuse through the housing. What the AquaLEDs.de light lacks in aggressive cooling it makes up for in looks. At least the thickness of the entire unit is only 16mm, about 3/8th of an inch, and the passively cooled light is quite a svelte LED light.
  
  The AquaLEDs.de light is built from modules of 24 Cree and Nichia LEDs that are driven at one watt each. The 24x modules come in three color ratio options, a 100% white, a 70% white to 30% blue and a 50/50 combination of both white and blue. The modules are used to build up at least three fixture designs including rectangular and square models with four modules, and a longer rectangular model with six modules. We’re particularly smitten with the square AquaLEDs.de light as it appears to have an array of modules which are placed in a way that suggests the fixture should be supported from the center, as in the image of the display above. The AquaLEDs lights will land in January and pricing is to be determined. Continue reading for a handful more pictures of theGerman AquaLEDs LED light.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  • Germany’s Marine Organisms releases 14K and 16K metal halide bulbs
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  • ICE CooL.E.D. – XPE LED spotlight from Oceanic Corals could use a better name
  • ReefKoi selling 200W Evolution LED light
  • Aqua Medic Yasha nano coming soon
  • Illumina LED gets Cree XP-G option in the new 260 modules
  • Sfiligoi Genesis LED gets displayed in a very big way

  
  
  
  
  
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  is this enough light

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 5:45pm CST by malooda

  hi guys this is my tank iv been offered two metal halides 150w is this enough id like to keep almost everything in terms of coral id try and keep the lights as close to the water as possible the height of the tank is 85cm
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  RSS Telephone aquarium booth brings some flair to the urban art scene

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 5:20pm CST by MASA Admin

  
  
  The Aquarium Telephone booth is an installation which might make you think again about what vessels are supposed to be used for aquarium fish. Following the quasi-total abandonment of telephone booths due to the ubiquity of cellular phones, artists Benedetto Bufalino and Benoit Deseille decided to re purpose the disused glass boxes of telephone booths. A video of the complete goldfish aquarium world can be seen after the break.
  
  [via Lost at E Minor]
  
  
  
  
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  Urgent help needed Glass Issues

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 3:10pm CST by mookz

  Hi Guys
  I need some advise, I have a tank made from 12mm glass, the edges are not polished, should it have been polished, how much extra does it usually cost?
  
  I would imagine that 12 mm glass would be polished as a standard?
  
  Please could anyone with experience in making tanks give me some input, I am getting a little desperate, my tank build is such a nightmare :(
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  candy cane getting bubbles under the flesh

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 1:43pm CST by robertkukla

  Hi all
  
  I have had this candy cane for about 5 months now and it has been going well, it started getting a bubble on the top of it on saturday , by sunday morning it was gone , now its back, does anyone know what it happening.
  
  my water par are all in check
  
  
  thank you
  
  i forgot to mention that the mother coloney that is in another reefers tank is doing the same thing
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  please note i have moved this coral away from the light and it does the same thing
  it has been in its new spot for 4 days now
  
  thanks
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  Thread idea: Quick idea of local species

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 1:29pm CST by 459b

  With the December holidays fast approaching and the coastal areas gearing up to be swarmed by those unlucky enough to live inland, i would like to propose the following idea for a thread.
  Many, myself included, head to warmer waters and get tempted to plunder every living creature i come across thinking it will do fine in my tank. To prevent too many "PLease ID this thing i found while on holiday" threads and save the needless death of sea creatures, could we perhaps make a thread somewhere that includes pictures of organisms that can be legally collected and safely/happily kept in reef tanks.
  This will serve as a quick refernce guide to show people what they can collect instead of them taking EVERYTHING only to find out later on that it is impossible to keep and/or will eat everything in your tank.
  
  So this wont be a discussion thread - simply pictures and a brief comment on where it is found and if its safe to keep.
  
  As an example:
  
  
  Name: Zoanthus sansibaricus
  Violet zoanthid
  
  
  
  Collected from: Natal coast
  Comments: thrives in reef aquarium etc etc etc
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  ID Please

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 11:14am CST by Nova

  I found this on my live rock it seems to have the texture of a starfish and there are always 4 parts sticking out the hole, had the rock in for about 3 days and it doesn't come out any further
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  great prize-many thanks

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 10:11am CST by dropzone newbee

  hey all
  
  just would like to make a general note of the fantastic prize i just received from henk for coming second in the photo comp'
  way way way more than i anticipated
  
  many many thanks Henk
  top man and top products
  
  clint
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  Pin Cushions problems

  Posted: December 8th, 2010, 8:01am CST by Sentari

  Hi All
  
  I got this pin cushion from my brother to keep till he sorts his tank out.
  
  However the pin cushion has fallen over and the bottom seems to be dead. I would like to cut it just below the "dead" part and attach it to the plug again.
  
  What would be the best way to do this?
  
  Attached is a photo.