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Summertime reefing survey: How do you keep it cool?

Summer is officially here and many parts of the country there has already been high temperatures making reefers everywhere a tad bit nervous. Regardless of whether you are teasing with triple digits every day or just have an occasional hot streak, you…

Tunze Turbelle nanostream 6020 and 6040 pricing and availability update

The sleek and compact Tunze Turbelle nanostream 6020 and 6040 we saw at Interzoo are getting close to being available here in the U.S. with a targeted release date in late July. Besides taking considerations to re-position the pump to…

Aquatic Experience Aquascaping Live! Contest promises $3,900 in prizes

Aquascaping is one of the most time consuming and frustrating part of building your aquarium. Get it right and you are loving it. Get it wrong and you start wondering if you will ever have your hand outside the aquarium.…

Apex Fusion hits the road and might be coming to you

Neptune Systems is taking the Apex Fusion on the road this summer and just might be heading towards you during a five-week reefing road trip. The summer is a notoriously slow time of year in the hobby but it is…

Pentair Sparus uberpump features Constant Flow Technology

The new Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems Sparus Pump with Constant Flow Technology, is like no other pump we have seen on the market. This pump is definitely not for the faint of heart or your typical aquarium installation, however if you…

BioTek Marine Frag Mounts, Frag Rack now available from Aquarium Specialty

The new BioTek Marineproduct line from Aquarium Specialty just saw the addition of a few products to make coral propogation a bit easier as the company released four styles of frag mounts and a frag rack system. Although nothing revolutionary, the frag…

MACNA adds trio of pioneering marine scientists to speaker lineup

MACNA 2014 just got a little better with the addition of three pioneering marine scientists to its already impressive speaker lineup. The Board of Directors just announced the addition of these three speakers: Dr. Todd LaJeunesse (a pioneer in the field…

CyanoControl from Qium is a red slime remover free of antibiotics

Cyanobacteria, aka red slime, is the bane of many a hobbyist. Besides being ugly to look at, it can be unhealthy to your tank’s inhabitants as a severe cynobacterial infection can reduce the water quality significantly. CyanoControl from Qium is…

Coral Morphologic’s ‘Coral Reef City’ art installation wins recognition

Coral Morphologic has done a great job using art to advance the awareness of marine ecology and we were glad to hear they have recently one recognition for its art installation in PortMiami. Teaming with artist Bhakti Baxter 18 parking booths were wrapped…

Florida officially bans import of Lionfish

Ret Talbot has just reported on his “Good Catch Blog” the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commissioners today have unanimously proposed a set of rules that ban the importation of lionfish from the Pterois genus and sets other rules for the harvest and possession…