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AEFW now known as Amakusaplana acroporae

AEFW — the dreaded acropora-eating flatworm has been a nuisance for hobbyists for years and has just gotten a new name thanks to a research team led by Dr. Kate Rawlinson from University College London. Amakusaplana acroporae is the official…

Tunze Coral Flex adhesive offers strong hold, flexibility

Tunze Coral Flex is a new product the German company has just released providing a durable yet flexible putty adhesive for attaching coral and rocks in aquariums. The two-part putty is 100% non-toxic to your tank inhabitants, unlike your traditional…

Man builds largest home aquarium in the UK in his basement

Sometimes we go to extremes in this hobby but few go as far as Jack Heathcote. The UK resident wasn’t satisfied with a simple large aquarium and built what could be considered the largest home aquarium in the country in the…

Skimz iBOX Nano gets the cleaning treatment

[youtube width=”640″ height=”390″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mJT8WxqXiA&feature=player_embedded#at=71[/youtube] Last fall Singapore’s Skimz released the nifty iBOX Nano aquarium and we just recently stumbled across this short video of the iBOX being field dressed for cleaning, giving you a better impression of the scale of this…

Coral thief hits local Utah fish store

[youtube width=”640″ height=”390″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB83zvvu1Yc&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] We always hate to see theft within our own community and it looks like another dubious coral thief hit a local fish store snagging around $4,000 worth of coral from Marine Aquatics, a local fish store in Midvale,…

Nike shoe transformed into aquarium

It seems some people just can’t resist making aquariums out of mundane, daily items and this is no exception. We came across this interesting post on a Nike Air Max 360 running shoe transformed into an aquarium by taking off the…

RoboSnail from AquaGenesis heading towards production, coming later this year

The RoboSnail from AquaGenesis, a nifty automated aquarium glass cleaner we saw poking around the internet a while back, is getting closer to retail ready and will be heading into production soon for public release later this year. The company…

Flip video camera gets retired, a sign of the future of video

Yesterday the home video market got a bit of sad news when it was announced the Flip video camera was being discontinued. Sure the Flip camera had ability to capture great video of your friend doing a faceplant skateboarding or…

Diving in Browning Pass, British Columbia is an Azoox paradise

This video show just why Browning Pass is referred to as “The Best Cold-Water Diving in the Known Universe.” If you aren’t familiar with the name, Browning Pass is located just outside Port Hardy in British Columbia on the northern…

Walt Smith looking for livestock and coral farm manager for Fiji operations

Ever want to work in a tropical setting and think you have what it takes to be a rockstar in the the marine livestock and coral trade? Walt Smith is on the hunt for a new livestock and coral farm…