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Our own Jake Adams discussing LEDs in Utah tomorrow
The Utah Marine Aquarium Society (UTMAS) has invited out our own Jake Adams to discuss LED lighting at the club’s meeting tomorrow evening (Thursday, Feb. 17). With all the LED lighting systems…
Zap-Tasia aiptasia eliminating gel
Crystal Clear Aquatics Zap-Tasia is new gel formula designed to eliminate aiptasia and other pesky nuisance anemones and polyps in marine aquariums. The brief information we could find calls it an all natural, non-toxic solution to combat aiptasia. Made of…
New Odontanthias discovered in Puerto Rico
Odontanthias is a popular genus of deepwater reef fish that includes the Borbonius and Yellow Fin Anthias. Odontanthias is so far only known from the Indian and Pacific Ocean but the unusual fish from Puerto Rico pictured above is a…
AlgaeBase a great online reference for aquarium macroalgae identification
AlgaeBase is an often overlooked resource available to hobbyists looking to identify and gain more information on macroalgae in the marine aquarium trade. Macroalgae identification can be tough once you get outside of the caulerpa and chaetomorpha varieties most common…
High technology being used to tease out the details of coral biology
If you’ve ever wondered how a coral works, how it really works in terms that are analogous to a machine, it all boils down to respiration and photosynthesis. Both R & P can be evaluated by measuring oxygen levels, but…
Stealth Pro Heaters pulled from PetSmart shelves, refunds given
We reached out to United Pet Group and asked them why the Stealth Pro Heaters were pulled from PetSmart’s store shelves but have not been recalled? Marineland was kind enough to send a response back that we have included below.…
Pacific Sun announces the first Cree XM LED reef light with the Metis XM
Today Pacific Sun LED announced their forthcoming Metis XM LED light which will use white LEDs that are brighter and more efficient than anything before. The Cree XM LED was announced about ten months ago but we have heard very…
D. J. Roller’s Last Reef features stunning 3D macro video
The Last Reef is a new underwater nature film which features the most advanced macro and 3D filming technology around. Until recently, trying to get tight in-your-face images of coral and other underwater 3D video was the limited by the…
Cycling through the color modes of the Slimline LED reef light
The Slimline LED from Sunbrite is a an attractive LED reef light, which is controllable using the included remote. We’ve had a chance to mount a Slimline LED on an EcoMini 28 gallon to evaluate the color and spread which…
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…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
