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ORA releasing Captive Bred Psychedelic Mandarins, including pairs!
ORA is at it again. The rumors were true! About a month after the release of ORA’s first captive bred Spotted Mandarins (Synchiropus picturatus) comes the announcement that the Blue Psychedelic Mandarin…
KNOP Calcium Reactor Compact 80 is perfect for nano aquariums
Say hello to the new KNOP Calcium Reactor Compact 80. KNOP thought it was a good idea to design a Calcium Reactor that handles aquariums from 50-250 liters (13-66 gallons) and we would have to agree with them. This new…
Pacific Elkhorn Coral, possible new Acropora species discovered in the Marshall Islands
Some unusual elkhorn coral colonies of Acropora have been found growing at Arno Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Only about 200 of these huge, mega colonies were found growing on a small stretch where they greatly resemble the legendary but…
Summer Doldrums at the Local Fish Store
It’s early August; the 4th of July was a month ago and Labor Day is still a month away which means that the aquarium industry is experiencing the full onset of the summer doldrums. Whether you are a brick n’…
Deadline for Io LED photo contest is midnight!
Alrighty folks, it’s getting down to wire to submit your photograph to enter to win our Io LED pendant giveaway. We’re talking ’bout 75 watts of Cree XP LEDs, built-in control display, and bluetooth connectivity just for sending us a…
John Ciotti’s “Upside Down Reef” nano tank
It has been about six months since we first introduced John Ciotti’s innovative upside down aquascape nano reef tank. When we visited the Southern California MAS a couple of weeks ago, we had the chance to visit this aquarium at…
Take the testosterone out of reef keeping!
Just what is it about us reefers these days? Here we are, a quarter century after the “mini-reef” craze struck the hobby- and we’re still as amped as ever. We throw everything at our tanks to create this biggest, baddest,…
Serranus phoebe is the latest feather in the cap of Old Town Aquarium basslet collections
Tattler’s basslet, Serranus phoebe, won’t be the most sensational rare fish collected this year, but that bold pattern of stripes on a light body with subtle blue markings sure are distinctive. The blue snout and angular head makes this serranid…
Sera CO2 reactor uses pinwheel to mix carbon dioxide or ozone gas
Sera has a new CO2 reactor with a novel pinwheel design to break up the gas before it travels down the reaction body. CO2 and Ozone reactors are normally the type of device which is DIY’d or handmade into existence…
C-Quest Releasing Captive Bred Golden Damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon aureus
It’s Friday, July 30th, and the rumors are circulating that C-Quest is releasing captive bred Golden Damselfish, Amblyglyphidodon aureus (thanks to The Ediaz for tipping us off!). C-Quest customers, check your latest availability lists! Let me emphasize the “captive-bred” part. …
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…
