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New Sinularia Clades begin to sort out over 150 soft coral species

Sinularia Clades are part of a new classification of soft corals that was published recently in the journal Invertebrate Biology. The study by McFadden et. al used molecular analysis to establish relationships…

EXtreme Reef cone skimmers showcase Israeli technology advances

A new line of cone protein skimmers by start-up EXtreme Reef are making a splash in Israel and should be making their way to Europe in the near future.Â The company’s founders are R&D engineers in the burgeoning Israeli hi-tech…

Femininus wrasses abound in the cooler waters of Easter Island

Anampses femininus is one of the most highly coveted wrasses, and reef fish, for the home aquarium. Normally this species is restricted to fairly deep water in tropical locations like Vanuatu and Eastern Australia. While doing some research on the…

Flexible LED lights make adding efficient lighting simple

LED lighting is all the rage and with these flexible LED lights from QE Global you can inexpensively add low-heat, energy-efficient lighting to your setup. Granted, these lights may not pack enough punch to use strictly for aquarium lighting for…

Loud aquarium overflow box got you down? Eshopps video demonstrates an easy fix

Let’s face it, sometimes an overflow box can get very loud and if you are driving a lot of water through a tiny 1″ drain, you will be rewarded with the most obnoxious irregular sucking sound that is sure to…

Reef Hot Spot opens Aquaculture system in Los Angeles

Reef Hot Spot, the online retailer based in California, has recently completed the installation of a new culturing system at its Los Angeles Airport warehouse. What this means is Reef Hot spot will begin to offer aquacultured corals to the…

Eric Borneman doesn’t pussyfoot around regarding Global Climate Change

We want to thank Eric Borneman for writing up a very frank statement regarding global climate change and it’s impact on our planet including the coral reefs and marine environments. The message below is a powerful read regarding the issues…

Hybrid Angelfish: Clarion x Passer hybrid captured in Mexico

Hybrid marine angelfishes are among the most coveted fish for the marine aquarium. Hybrids that include such a coveted species as the Clarion angelfish, Holacanthus clarionensis are among the most elusive in the ornamental aquarium trade. Within the recent shipment…

December issue of Advanced Aquarist now available

The December issue of Advanced Aquarist is out and with it are PDF issues of past magazines up-to-date through October’s issue. In the last issue of 2009, Terry leads off with an editorial revisiting the dreaded “old tank syndrome” that…

Practical Fish keeping has been hacked, 24,000 customers at risk

We’ve confirmed reports that Practical Fish Keeping indeed has been hacked. Over 24,000 usernames/passwords have been affected. How did this happen? We don’t know, but according to Softpedia passwords of customers were stored via unencrypted means making it easier for…