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Do you Confer? What Cf. Means and How It’s Used

We’d like to welcome Jeremy Maneyapanda to the GBD team with his first article on aquaria related nomenclature. For some background on Mr. Maneyapanda, he has BS in Biological Sciences in Ecology, Evolution and Systematics from Cornell University. This background and his love of marine life found him deeply enveloped in the marine hobby in [...]

Hands on with JBJ’s 28g LED NanoCube

Back in October we showed you the first photos of JBJ’s new 28g LED NanoCube aquarium from our coverage of the Backer Pet industry Trade show in Chicago. Since then, Steve and the JBJ crew kindly sent over the final production model for a formal GBD review.
For some background on this new LED NanoCube, the [...]

Unboxing the New Aqua Illumination LED Module

The newly redesigned Aqua Illumination LED reef aquarium light fixture is officially in house for testing by GBD. Aqua Illumination kindly sent us one of their first models for an exclusive review–a special thanks to Chris and the AI crew. After delays from overhauling the fixture to incorporate the latest Cree XP-G LED, the new [...]

ATB 840 Cone Skimmer Gets A Makeover – v1.5

ATB has made some significant cosmetic changes to their Econo 840 cone skimmer, being called the 840 v1.5. The new design distinguishes itself from the ATB line up with a seamless molded cone body, polished CNC work, skimmate drain valve, and removable base. The molded cone body is attached to the PVC base with screws, [...]

GBD Giveaway – EcoTech Marine’s New Incredibly Small VorTech MP10

EcoTech Marine President, Tim Marks wasn’t kidding when he stated their upcoming product would utilize the same patented technology as the VorTech MP40w and MP20, but who would have thought it would come in such a small package? The brand new VorTech MP10 protrudes into the tank just 1.5″ and will set you back $195; [...]

A trek to see Paracentropyge boylei, the Peppermint Angelfish

Just before the holiday season began our friends Tetsuo Otake and Hideki Mukai took a quick flight from Osaka Japan to Nagoya Japan. The reason for their trip was to visit some nice LFS, but they also happened to swing by and see the infamous Peppermint Angelfish (Paracentropyge boylei).

Hideki & Tetsuo report that the fish [...]