All Posts by "Brian Blank"
We all made it through the first month of spring and have another fun edition of the Friday Smorgasbord to set your weekend off in a fun, entertaining way. First off, we have to say we do have a thing for robotic creatures of the sea and have two in this installation. To kick off Read More
Lionfish often get a bad rap. One reason is because they are invasive in the wild and secondly, many times these unique fish get in the hands of hobbyists that don’t know how to care for the exotic beast. Lionfish Lair is a new website that is looking to connect interested hobbyists with information and Read More
If you’re looking for a skimming piece of art for your aquarium, you might want to check out the upcoming ATB Elegance 300 internal protein skimmer for your larger tank. Rated for tanks up to 3000l (approx. 800 US gallons), the new Elegance 300 is fitted with the Airstar 2250 pump that is a performance Read More
Ever wonder what goes into filming a portion of the TV show Fish Tank Kings? Now is your chance to see it live and in person as the crew will be at the grand opening Allpets Emporium in Coral Springs, Florida, this Saturday (April 20). The team will be on hand to reveal a new Read More
Petco routinely has a $1 a gallon sale on its Aqueon aquariums and it looks like the company is at it again with a sale running now through April 27. The circular is showing the 10, 20 and 40 gallon aquariums, but over the years hobbyists have remarked about getting any of the rectangular tanks Read More
We love discovering new post-worthy aquariums and one German hobbyist and blogger has a elegant example of a healthy reef tank. Schwing’s Reef is 500 liter (132 US gallon) reef tank that is only 1 1/2 years old, yet has incredible growth and coloration. Although the owner started the tank sporting eight T5 bulbs, last Read More
Anticipating the rising oceans, one French architecture firm designed this habitable, eco-friendly phytoplankton farm. Sitbon Architectes designed this pod concept that would be moored to the ocean floor. Dubbed “Bloom”, the five-story farm allows scientists to live and grow phytoplankton, reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and releasing oxygen. [via PopSci] Two weeks ago we covered one two-headed Read More
Italy’s Oceanlife has recently released a series of aquarium test kits. We had the chance to see Oceanlife’s products first hand at MACNA and were impressed. According to the initial unboxing review at DaniReef, the test kits look straight forward with clearly developed instructions along with illustrations to guide you along. So far, Oceanlife has released Read More
Nothing like opening a Friday Smorgasbord with a Jeff Foxworthy-esque statement, “You might be a redneck when you get your feathers ruffled over dihydrogen monoxide in your water supply!” April Fool’s Day always comes with lots of groaners and a few awesome tales and this one fits the latter category. A pair of radio DJs on Read More
DVH, who first introduced the reefing world to the NP biopellet and the solid carbon dosing craze, has a new supplemental product to give your biopellets a boost. DVH BioGro 1-2-3 will work alone or give the pellets a hand by reducing nitrates, phosphates and detritus in the aquarium. The three-part system improves the biological Read More