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Midwest Frag Fest Lives! Now slated for a Halloween-themed end of October

After what seemed like almost a death-knell period of silence, we have just come to learn that the Midwest Frag Fest is alive and well and slated for late October again at…

Chinese Tanker runs aground near Great Barrier Reef

A tanker ship filled with 950 tons of oil and 65 thousand tons of coal has run aground 70 miles east of Great Keppel Island, northeast of Australia. Some oil has leaked from the vessel already, and authorities fear the…

Shocking giant isopod rises from the abyss

A giant isopod was recently discovered attached to remote undersea survey sub and this shocking sea creature is taking the internet by storm! Definitely one to cause some nightmares for the squeamish, this isopod is a hulking 2 1/2 feet…

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The Enduring Allure of “Chalices”: What’s the Deal?

I don’t know if it’s just one of those things that happens when you get older- you start questioning everything in the hobby: Conventions, norms, and trends are but a few of the things you ponder. I’m not grumpy, believe…

Apex WXM: the Wireless Expansion Module for Vortech-Apex connectivity is now available for pre-order

The WXM is the name of the wireless expansion module for the Apex aquarium controller which was first announced by Neptune Systems back in November. Although it was first slated to arrive in Q1 2010, we are just now slipping…

KW Reactor 300: nailing down some details about Two Little Fishies’ new mixin’ tube

The KW Reactor 300 from Two Little Fishies is one of the more mechanical products that company has ever made. 2 lil’ is better known for making filter media, additives, unique foods and practical aquarium accessories. We mistakenly reported that…

Milwaukee electronic refractometer in the wild

We’ve captured a new milwaukee electronic refractometer in the wild. This guy has a light meter with fully submersible probe built into it, something that is brand new for this model. Pricing hasn’t been released yet, but don’t expect to…

Combinations of botanical extracts can kill Ich

Every aquarist is familiar with the signs of Ich, Cryptocaryon irritans: white spots covering the surface of a fish that look like salt. These white spots are places where the Ich parasite, a ciliate, ahs burrowed beneath the surface of…

Another lightning maroon clownfish is collected by the Seasmart Program

Less than a week after the capture of a second lightning maroon clownfish, the Seasmart program has just sent over this image of a third specimen, captured early this morning. This photograph of a juvenile maroon clownfish shows a young…

Bring Back The Wall!!! Rock Wall Aquascaping

The aquascaping world has been thrown topsy turvey with all sorts of new designs these past few years. We’ve seen the pinnacles, the islands, the arches, the feng shui, the focal points, the atolls, low profile, and everything else. But…