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Reef A Palooza Orlando – Postponed: TBA Date
Reef A Paloolza Orlando, marketed as America’s largest saltwater aquarium show with mostly saltwater aquatics division has announced that is has been postponed. Originally the consumer event show was scheduled to take…
Salty Q&A: Can I Kickstart My Cycle with Aquarium Water?
Q: I’m a newbie aquarium hobbyist and just starting to set up my first tank, which will be a 40-gallon soft-coral reef system with a few small fish. A friend of mine, who is also fairly new to the hobby…
RoboCoral: Turning a Pump Mover Into a Coral Mover
RoboCoral is the beginning of a project we’ve wanted to do work on for a very, very long time. As aquarists we work so hard to try and achieve total water flow in the aquarium, eliminating any dead zones of water…
Interzoo the worlds largest pet trade show Postponed for 2020: TBA Date
Interzoo, the world’s largest pet trade show with a sizeable aquatics division has announced that is has been postponed. Originally the trade and event show was scheduled to take place between May 19 – May 22, 2020 however those dates…
Alveopora japonica is Taking Advantage of Warming Subtropical Reefs
We used to think that Alveopora was just another group of the unmistakable flowerpot corals, mostly Goniopora, but several years ago it came to light that these two genera were not related at all. Because of this historical clustering of our care,…
Holey Discs & Tiles are our Favorite New Frag Accessory
Ceramic tiles and discs made for growing corals on have been around for ages and they’re one of the staples of a toolbox for handling, managing and making frags. So who knew that we would have such a delighted feeling…
Plectranthias cruentus, a New Perchlet Species from Lord Howe Island
Plectranthias cruentus is a very unexpected new species of perchlet discovered in the remote waters of Australia’s Lord Howe Island region. The sole photo of a freshly preserved specimen collected off Ball’s Pyramid shows a fish that looks quite a…
ReefStock 2020 Video Coverage Already Available to Watch
ReefStock 2020 is still fresh in our reefing minds but we don’t have to rely on just our memories, because the reefing vlogger collective is already beginning to roll out coverage of the show. With the new venue this year…
Eshopps Skim Buddy is a Convenient Skimmer Reservoir
The Skim Buddy by Eshopps is a low-tech way to extend the servicing time of your protein skimmer. This acrylic reservoir conveniently hangs on the side of your sump or aquarium placing it within close range of your protein skimmer…
Novaculops compressus, a New Species from Japan Joins the Razor Wrasses
Novaculops compressus is a new species of the small group of razor wrasses that are fun and different from the usual aquarium labrids. Unlike the usual fairies and flasher wrasses, the razor wrasses are uniquely adapted to take shelter in…
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…
