Salinity is hands down the most important parameter we test for in a saltwater aquariums, but salinity, and how it is measured, is quite poorly understood. The Hanna Salinity Tester is a new measurement device which is both affordable and…
Baby Nautilus Born at Toba Aquarium, Japan
Nautilus area free swimming group of shelled cephalopods that are beyond bizarre in their appearance, even when compared to other marine life. Large adult Nautilus can grow to ten inches in diameter, and their shells have been used as ornamentation…
Cryptocentrus altipinna, a New Species of Highfin Shrimpgoby
Cryptocentrus altipinna is a fresh new species of small watchman goby from the eastern Indian Ocean around Thailand and Sri Lanka. This smaller species of watchman has a beautiful rosy pink spotted face very similar to the pink spotted watchman, Cryptocentrus…
Seachem Scraper has Innovative Retractable and Reversible Blades
The Seachem Scraper is an innovative new aquarium cleaning accessory from a company best known for its long history of making aquarium additives. Seachem has really gotten into the aquarium accessory segment in recent years with coral cutters, plant scissors,…
Nursalim Flasher Wrasse Enters the Aquarium Hobby
The Nursalim Flasher wrasse is such a rare and exotic fish, it’s been a book fish, a holy grail for rare fish fanciers and we never thought we’d see this species in captivity. But this week LiveAquaria announced that not…
The Red Sea Reefer Peninsula Has Corals! [Video]
The second concept aquarium, and really the first true concept reef tank at the Reef Builders Studio is the Montipora dominated Red Sea Reefer Peninsula aquarium. A few weeks ago we shared with you the setup of this reef aquarium system…
Announcing ReefStock 2019 in Denver Colorado, March 2nd & 3rd
The winter holidays are well behind us which can only mean one thing, and that is ReefStock is right around the corner. On March 2nd & 3rd the first big reef show of the year will take place at the…
GHL Announces Slimmed Down ‘Essential’ Profilux 4e
The Profilux 4e is a new aquarium controller package from GHL which shaves off just a little bit from the full fledged Profilux 4. This ‘essential’ Profilux controller head unit is not nearly as basic as the bare bones Profilux…
Huge Parts of the Caribbean Are Experiencing Massive Algae Blooms
If you’ve ever experience algae blooms or outbreaks in your aquarium, you know how damaging the algae can be as it grows and when it breaks down. But right now a huge stretch of the Caribbean is experiencing an algae…
AI Prime Fuge Review: An LED Light With Uncompromising PAR Power
The AI Prime Fuge LED light is an unrelenting PAR monster designed to grow macroalgae and if we’re being honest, it’s really only intended to grow the Brillo-pad algae Chaetomorpha. This is the first time in the history of the aquarium…