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Martin Moe’s Marine Aquarium Handbook named best science book of 2010

Martin Moe is truly one of the ground breakers in the hobby and his tome “Marine Aquarium Handbook: Beginner to Breeder” is a must read and handy companion to have around. Recently Moe’s book was awarded a Ben Franklin Award in the Best…

The biggest marine aquarium stories of 2010

Being involved with Reef Builders gives us a front-row seat to the latest news, advancements and stories in the hobby. We have the privilege to bring you new and exciting stories, products and livestock every day. With so many interesting things coming…

Pico Aquariums releases new Fall 2010 designs with the Manta Ray and the Ridge

Pico Aquariums Manta Ray and Ridge designs are two recently released lines of tiny aquariums for the pico and nano crowd. The Pico Aquarium Manta Ray design is more along the line of your typical cube with with a shorter…

Sea urchin research could help create self-sharpening knives

New research shows how sea urchins are able to keep their teeth always sharp despite gnawing away at rock and other hard surfaces in their never-ending search for food. The new discovery could help researchers and inventors create self-honing knives…

MACNA “Early Bird” discount ends on Dec. 31

We know MACNA isn’t until September but the Early Bird discount for MACNA XXIII in Des Moines, Iowa in 2011 is expiring on December 31. If you purchase your full conference pass before the end of the year, you can…

Great dive footage from PNG shows more fish than water

[youtube width=”640″ height=”390″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFpaJd8ZHhM[/youtube] Our friend Dan Navin shot this great video diving out in a submerged atoll dubbed the Eastern Fields in Papua New Guinea recently and aptly titled the video “More fish than water.” Dan grabbed this amazing video footage…

Georgia Aquarium in 3D

Large-scale exhibits at public aquariums are always impressive, especially when you have the humongously graceful Whale Shark as part of the show. In case you haven’t been to the Georgia Aquarium, one crafty reader of the website BoingBoing put together this sweet…

Complete Idiot’s Guide to Saltwater Aquariums a good gift for that new hobbyist

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Saltwater Aquariums is a handy reference book to get that new hobbyist in your life as well as making a good read for people with a little more experience in the hobby as well. Typically,…

All new Reef Octopus Pro Series skimmers

The Reef Octopus Pro-Series protein skimmers are a new line of products showcased when the Australian company recently relaunched its website. Not to be confused with Super Reef Octopus, Reef Octopus seems to be a separate company although they do…

Beautiful macro images of Bali reef life

This great video shows some of the incredible creatures found in the reefs off of Bali’s Amed and Tulamben areas. The video captures some great macro footage of different shrimp species, seahorses, pipefish, pygmee seahorses, leaf fish and even harlequin…