Brian Blank
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Yelp! for groupers and moray eels

There are some peculiar symbiotic relationships on the reef and this newly uncovered one between a grouper and an eel may just take the cake (or the fish). Scientists and divers have seen groupers and eels working in tandem to…

Royal Exclusiv is building a 3-meter-long Dreambox…and I want it!

Royal Exclusiv’s Dreambox sumps are incredible works of art that add just as much style to the sump and maintenance portion of your aquarium as we try to achieve ‘upstairs’ in the display. When we saw this incredible 3-meter version…

Watch a mantis shrimp in super slow motion

Imagine if you were going to write up your very own superhero powers, you would sound like a mantis shrimp – super vision, super power and with super speed – but these critters are also lethal as this slow motion…

Reefgreentech debuts intriguing impeller on new double cone skimmer

Reefgreentech, an online store in France, has released a new double cone skimmer that features an intriguing impeller design. Although the double cone skimmer is nothing new, the R200DC is a DC-powered double cone skimmer with a unique approach to chopping…

Neptune Systems debuts new Dos and Wav products at MACNA

We haven’t compiled all the news from the floor at MACNA yet, but one of the more exciting stories we are chasing are the new Neptune Dos dosing system and the new Neptune Wav water pump. At the moment we don’t…

Can’t make it to MACNA? Check out this year’s program

We can’t all be in Denver this year for MACNA and if you are like me, you want to try and be a part of it as much as you can. We have been fortunate to be able to share…

New Coralife Aqualife LED features interchangable LEDs and directional lunar lights

The new Coralife Aqualife LED is taking affordable aquarium LEDs in an intriguing direction allowing you to customize and tweak your lighting with interchangeable 3W LED tri-lamps. We were able to get a sneak peak at this image and expect…

ReefGen gets new look, better tools for wholesale customers

There are livestock wholesalers, and then there are companies like ReefGen who go above-and-beyond bringing unique and 100% acquacultured livestock to the market. And starting tomorrow, the team is officially unveiling its new website tomorrow with a fresh look plus…

Poll: Are you going to MACNA 2014?

It is that time of year again. Your social media feed is chock full of posts about people talking about heading to the pinnacle reefing event in North America — MACNA. Now in its 26th year, the Marine Aquarium Conference…

What our readers do to “beat the heat”

People are worried about excessive heat in the aquarium during the summer months but the majority of are just using cooling fans to keep things in check, according to the results of our aquarium heat management survey we conducted earlier…