Captive Aquatics: An Aquarium and Ecology Blog

Read Reef Hobbyist Magazine!

As most informed reef aquarium hobbyists know, the best information is available online for free, whether it's from WetWebMedia, Advanced Aquarist, our blog, or now, Reef Hobbyist Magazine! 

RHM is a quarterly article full of information about, what else, reef aquariums!  Click the link above to download full issues in PDF format or to order free print copies.  So, download now, and avoid forum mis-information!

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Ecoxotic Panorama 36 LED Lighting Pendant Photos

As promised, additional images of Ecoxotic's Panorama 36 LED reef aquarium lighting pendant (and optional hanging kit)!  Measuring in at 8x9.5x2 inches, it will be interesting to see whether or not this makes the perfect metal halide replacement LED lighting product for larger reef tanks.  Available now to Captive Aquatics clients!

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Sustainable Aquatics Benefits the Hobby, the Environment, and Local Peoples

We're a big fan of anyone that practices sustainable ecological principles in this hobby, and none more than Sustainable Aquatics.  Offering a variety of captive bred clownfish species and morphs, Sustainable Aquatics takes things one step further with their Sustainable Islands project. 

Basic Cichlid Care in the Aquarium - Part Two

Basic cichlid care part 2: aquascaping in cichlid aquariums.  In part one I wrote about the natural environment of cichlids, as well as appropriate water chemistry and conditions for cichlid tanks.  If you did not read the first part click here to get caught up! In this part, I'll discuss appropriate tank size as well as aquascaping a cichlid aquarium.

Ecoxotic Panorama LED-Lit 25 Gallon Rimless Cube Nano Aquarium

Latest in the barrage of new goodies from LED aquarium lighting manufacturer Ecoxotic is their 25 gallon rimless cube nano aquarium!   I've become a big fan of Ecoxotic, and they continue to deliver. A seemingly awesome all-in-one nano reef tank, this super-svelte glass aquarium is sized perfectly for the 18" Panorama modular LED fixture! 

- 18"x18"x18" rimless glass aquarium with false back for internal sump/return pump
- 25 gallon capacity
- Build in sump with protein skimmer, return pump, bio media, and auto-topoff bottles
- Matching black stand available
- Free shipping to the lower 48!
- Affordable (MSRP of $250 for the tank, and $250 for the stand)

Check out the pics!

New CoralVue Advanced LED Lighting Fixture

CoralVue is a recent addition to the LED reef aquarium lighting market, but a unique one.  While their Coral Boosters LED fixtures are fairly well known (an LED strip light featuring Cree LED lighting) their new Advanced LED System, Solarian LED system, and T5 + LED hybrid light fixtures have yet to start really hitting mainstream hobby news.   We're lucky enough to have gotten our hands on some CoralVue  aquarium lighting products (reviews to be posted soon!) but for now, here are some teaser pics of the Advanced LED System!

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Measuring 12"x4.5"x2.5" and available in two colors (1:1 white:blue or 1:2 white:blue) with three mounting options and being easily upgradeable, it's nice to see another LED aquarium lighting option available on the market!

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Captive Aquatics Custom Aquarium in Teethwise Dental

 Teethwise Dental chose Captive Aquatics for aquarium design and installation in their new Humble, TX office.  "We had a very specific look we wanted to achieve" said Dr. Lapido, "and Mike worked with our architect to make it look exactly how we wanted!".

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Tank Raised Clown Triggerfish!

We at Captive Aquatics care a great deal about ecology and ethics, and we're pleased to announce that we have yet another tank raised species to offer our customers thanks to Sustainable Aquatics and their Sustainable Islands program: the Clown Triggerfish.  Available in 2-3" sizes, these captive raised triggerfish are boisterous, colorful, and have a ton of personality!

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AquaRay's AquaBeam 500 LED Reef Aquarium Light Strip Review

American Aquarium Products (a US distributor of TMC Aquarium Products) sent over the AquaBeam 500, a wide angle aquarium LED light strip for review - and I'm impressed.  The latest generation of Cree LEDs (the XR-E and XR-G emitters) and are now viable (and excellent) LED options for reef aquarium lighting and nature aquarium lighting!

On to the review!

New from Nano Customs: Nano T5 + LED Retro Kit

The nano aquarium lighting geniuses over at Nanocustoms, Chris and Clive, have cooked up another awesome retrofit for the popular Biocube 29 and Nanocube 28:  a slick T-5 and LED retro with built in heatsink/parabolic reflectors that can be cooled with the stock hood!