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Skimz shares parameters of its new PUR ReefSalt

We covered the new Skimz PUR ReefSalt back in February one of the key bits of information we were missing were the parameters. As we are starting to gear up for our InterZoo 2014 coverage, we noticed Skimz posted some…

ORA Debuts Latest Captive-Bred Cardinalfish to Mixed Reviews

If anyone had a clue what it takes to knock down species first after species first, I think we’d be showing ORA a little more appreciation for ticking another “boring” and “dull” captive-bred fish species first off the list this…

Tunze DOC Skimmer 9001 is a concentration of protein skimming

The DOC Skimmer 9001 is Tunze’s latest addition to the Comline range of internal marine aquarium filter devices and it is quite the little package. Due to be revealed next week at InterZoo 2014 in Nuremberg Germany, the DOC Skimmer 9001 is…

ORA adds Masked Goby to Captive-Bred Lineup

The Masked Goby happens to be one of those underrated marine fish from our native waters (it’s found throughout the tropical western Atlantic).  It lacks the bold colors of even something as commonplace as the Neon Goby (Elacatinus oceanops) so…

Cree Smashes Efficacy Milestones Again; 303lm/W

Cree is showing no signs of slowing down when it comes to improving the little solid state lighting devices that they are well known for. In a statement yesterday, they announced a new breakthrough in efficacy at 303lm/W. Some of…

Revisiting the custom PE Mysis strainer pot

From time-to-time, we start poking around all the thousands of posts we’ve written and we remember some of the cool stuff we’ve seen, written or created. This article originally appeared in January 2012 and it got us thinking, what cool…

Yellow tang ‘Breeding Barrier’ is under attack

It has been well over a decade since Yellow Tang breeding research began at the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii (OI), with many folks along the way making progress on tang breeding in general. When it comes to Yellow Tangs, the…

Walt Smith’s Fijian Lightning Blue Stripe Clownfish

My jaw hit the floor when I saw this fish – a wild, yellow-tailed Fijian Blue Stripe Clownfish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) collected this week and first shared by Walt Smith International.  What has my mind blown is this – the patterning…

ORA Breaks the Blenny Barrier – Captive-Bred Red Sea Mimic Blennies!

Today, ORA announced the successful breeding of the Red Sea Mimic Blenny, Ecsenius gravieri, and with it, the impenetrable blenny-barrier has been broken. For years if not decades, it has seemed that the successful captive breeding of the combtooth Blennies from…

New Morse Code PNG Maroon Clownfish from Sea & Reef

Sea & Reef Aquaculture announced the release of their new PNG-lineage “Morse Code” Maroon Clownfish, Premnas biaculeatus. Lovers of the Lightning Maroon Clownfish, or for that matter any of the unusual Maroon Clownfish that came out of Papua New Guinea…