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Kent Marine Reef Carbon issued stop sale—has high levels of heavy metals
Kent Marine, a saltwater aquatics brand based in the United States is asking that retailers return Kent Reef Carbon manufactured between December 5th of 2011 and February 8th of 2012. The Kent…
Coral Restoration Foundation video by Fincasters is an even better look at the coral tree nurseries
Fincast’s John Carlin put together a nice video showcasing the Coral Reef Foundation and the work they are doing to replenish staghorn corals in the reefs surrounding the Florida coast. Coral Restoration Foundation founder Ken Nedimyer gives a nod to hobbyists for our…
Salt Water Connection unveils new dosing pumps
Salt Water Connection looks like they just got into the dosing pump business with a pair of peristaltic pumps aimed at being an affordable option for most hobby applications. Known for their affordable and functional protein skimmers, SWC has the…
Aberrant Chaetodon octofasciatus is just like finding a ‘Shiny Pokemon’ in the wild
We’ve all heard of “mis-barred” fishes whereby the stripes are either missing, misaligned or totally warped. Such aberrations are usually mistakes in the expression of these traits, but luckily for these fishes, mis-barring is usually a plus point for fish…
Orphek Nilus LED is a 120 watt multicolor SPS coral light
The Orphek Nilus is an interesting LED aquarium fixture which has just popped up for sale at Marine Depot. Loaded up with no fewer than four LED colors, the Orphek Nilus boasts 30 White LEDs, 22 Blue LEDs, 4 Red LEDs…
Bleeding Warpaint and other Scolymia take center stage at Germany’s White Corals
Bleeding apples, warpaint reds, spirograph scolies, FrankenScolies, IncrediScolies, Mini Scolies, Orange Scolymia and tye dye super mega ultra Scolymia australis are the creme-de-la-creme of solitary LPS corals which couldn’t be any more ostentatious if they had been painted by an artist’s…
Pseudanthias sheni is a closely related species to the ubiquitous square-spot anthias
Pseudanthias sheni is a gorgeous, and almost doppelgänger of Pseudanthias pleurotaenia, or the square-spot anthias. Unlike the latter, the Shen’s anthias is somewhat more subdued in coloration, with more shades of white. The caudal fin of P. sheni is comparatively…
Red Sea refreshes and updates popular Reef Starter Kit with current products
Red Sea, the Israeli based aquarium manufacturer and goods supplier has refreshed their popular Reef Starter Kit. The Reef starter kit has actually been around a while, with the older version hiding in the back of shelves at local fish…
‘Fishes: East Pacific’ is a free iPhone app from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Fishes: East Pacific is a free iPhone app from the Smithsonian which is a guide to the shore fishes of the tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. This fish identification guide was put together by Ross Robertson and Gerald Allen, two of…
AZOX Macro Diet coral food by Aqua-Tech launches
Aqua-Tech is releasing its new AZOX Macro Diet coral food. The maker of Phyto2 is extending its product line with this coral food addressing the dietary needs of both photosynthetic and non-photosynthetic (azoox) corals. We don’t have the full rundown of the…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
Breaking New Ground
Vibrant Corals and Fish Ushers in the First Legal CITES-Compliant Malaysian Coral Imports to the…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
