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    It was a very good month. Dig in. Every entry is a classic.

    Serene. Tranquil. Beautiful. Untroubled. Magical.

    If there is anything that can pacify us humans this is it. This is why I love aquariums and more importantly the ocean. This simple and brilliant video was shot at the 1,981,290 gallon Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan by Jon Rawlinson using a 5DmkII DSLR. You can view it larger on Vimeo or on [...]

    July 16, 2009
    | eric michael | japan, video | Tags: , | 4 Comments

    Showing Six Super Stunning Centroypyge interruptus

    Nothing fixes the reefing blues better than alliteration some great photographs of rare beautiful fish. Call us optimists, but we believe Reef Central will be back. Nonetheless it is down at the moment and reefing addicts are either a) bored  b) having withdrawal or c) being productive. No matter what letter describes you at the moment, you’ll forget [...]

    July 16, 2009
    | eric michael | fish | Tags: , , | 2 Comments

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

    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 [...]

    July 15, 2009
    | eric michael | misc, sponsors | Tags: , | 1 Comment

    Vitrea Orbital Rimless Tanks and Stands

    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 [...]

    July 15, 2009
    | eric michael | design, reef news | Tags: , | Add a Comment

    Vitrea Orbital LED Collection

    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 [...]

    July 15, 2009
    | eric michael | design, equipment, lighting, reef news | Tags: , | 3 Comments

    Pygmy Pipehorse Not To Be Confused With Coral Slime

    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 [...]

    July 14, 2009
    | eric michael | fish, misc, video | Tags: , | Add a Comment