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Life Prevails. Amphipods Found 600ft Below Antarctic Ice

In a place where it was thought life could not exist, we find amphipods. Yes, a relative of the liverock denizens that aquarists know all too well was found 600ft below a shelf of ice in Antarctica. This finding has scientists suggesting terrestrial and extraterrestrial life, no matter how simple, may occur in places previously [...]

March 17, 2010
| eric michael | reef news, video | Tags: | Comments

Canary Island HD Videos a Must See

Rafa Herrero has an awesome job. The talented videographer lives in the Canary Islands–a remote Spanish archipelago 70 miles west of West Africa’s Saharan coast. This is where Rafa documents and records the beautiful marine biodiversity through his production company AquaWorks. Thankfully Rafa shares his amazing work with us through HD videos on vimeo such [...]

March 17, 2010
| eric michael | video | Tags: | Comments

Premium Aquatics Gets a Website Makeover

Check out Premium Aquatic’s newly redesigned website. It features some new products, namely Volx Japan’s new LeDio 21w LED Spotlight.

March 16, 2010
| eric michael | sponsors | Tags: | Comments

NanoCustoms Working on MR16 LED Spotlights

NanoCustom’s is said to be in ‘mid-stage development’ on a new MR16 LED spotlight that looks like will be made by the same  OEM manufacturer that makes their PAR38 LED spotlights. Chris of NanoTuners has stated the MR16 light will feature 3 Cree XP family LEDs into a triple optic and available in an estimated [...]

March 16, 2010
| eric michael | lighting, reef news | Tags: , , | Comments

Sneak Peek at New Elos LED Luminaire

Elos tells us they will be showing many new products at this May’s InterZoo, one of which will be this LED luminaire. Elos USA updated their website to feature this cover image rotating through with their other beautiful products and aquariums on Sunday…and that’s as much as we’re going to get out of them for [...]

March 15, 2010
| eric michael | lighting, sponsors | Tags: , | Comments

Glassbox Update | Building a Pinnacle Rock Structure

I know–an update on the glassbox has been overdue. The tank has admittedly not gotten much attention until recently. Over the past few weeks I’ve engaged in a glassbox ‘audit’. If a rock or coral did not ‘add positively’ to the tank it was either rearranged or removed. It was a difficult process, but this [...]

March 15, 2010
| eric michael | the glassbox | Tags: , | Comments