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An Oldie But A Goodie: Summer Doldrums At The Local Fish Store
It’s that time of year when dust is settling at the LFS, so take in a few thoughts for what the professional fish-slingers and coral fraggers can do to be ready for…
Scitronix Releases Tantalizing Teaser Video Of Their LittleBlue Controller
Austrian hardware manufacturer Scitronix is a new company that has ambitious goals in the aquarium hobby. In addition to developing a sophisticated LED striplight and modular fixture, Scitronix is getting closer to releasing their fully fledged aquarium controller called LittleBlue. …
Caribbean Coral Diaries: Porites porites
Porites porites Porites porites is a chubby branching coral with long elegant polyps. Colonies grow into tight clusters and can be found in the shallowest part of the reef down past recreational diving limits. Porites coral can be recognized by…
Sicce’s Forthcoming Smart Pumps Will Have Net-Connected Features!
We’ve been super excited for the forthcoming release of the new Sicce Smart DC controllable water pumps since their introduction last year. We’re now on the cusp of the release of Sicce’s new flagship pumps and we’ve got some great…
RVS Fishworld Continues To Train Whole Communities Of Net-Caught Aquarium Fisherman
Over the years a lot of ink has been spilled about cyanide-caught fish, and a lot of lip service has been paid to catching ornamental fish using nets. Talk is cheap and real action is expensive, and RVS Fishworld has been…
Chasing Coral Review: This Very Important Film Was Way Overdue!
Chasing Coral is a profound documentary that has been a long time in the making. Made by the crew that brought us Chasing Ice, the team at Exposure Labs went to the ends of the earth to document the alarming…
Caribbean Coral Diaries: Agaricia tenuifolia
Undaria Agaricia tenuifolia Undaria Agaricia tenuifolia was a coral that was never on my radar until I visited Tela Honduras. In Tela, Agaricia covers the top of shallow coral ridges growing like a weed. This coral aggressively competes for space on the reef. The genus Undaria…
Scientists reanimate frozen fish embryos with gold, antifreeze and lasers
It sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie (or a strange MacGyver episode), but scientists have developed a way to reanimate frozen fish embryos using a combination of lasers, gold particles, and antifreeze. By why you might ask? This…
Take A Look At The Reef Tank Of An Australian Professional
Many aquarium professionals who either run a fish store or do aquarium service and maintenance, generally don’t have much of a personal fish tank. This phenomenon is generally summarized as ‘The Cobbler’s children wear no shoes’ and it’s not unique…
Not All Fish Are Cultured Equally
By: Michael Judson Ever since “captive bred” labels started popping up all over clownfish tanks, captive breeding has remained one of the flagship methods of reducing the ethical controversies plaguing the aquarium industry. Lessening what we take from the wild while…
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…
