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Friday Smorgasbord: Hawaii’s new preserve, APEX meetup, sewer fishing and more
Its Labor Day weekend and less than a week to go before MACNA! Before you cut out of work and head out for one last long weekend this summer, we have one…
Meet Ataúro Island, home of the most diverse reef fish population in the world
Our ocean reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, but not all reefs are created equal. In fact Ataúro Island, part of the small Indo-Pacific country Timor-Leste, might just have the most diverse fish population of…
Making a DIY Chaetomorpha Reactor is Incredibly Easy
Since the dawn of mini reef tanks, exporting nutrients to keep aquarium water clean has always been one of the most important tasks to having a successful, thriving tank. Between activated carbon to protein skimming, carbon dosing and denitrification, algae scrubbers…
World Wide Coral and Planet Aquarium MACNA Giveaway
MACNA San Diego is only ONE week away, and we’ve got some exciting news to share. World Wide Corals and Planet Aquarium are teaming up to bring you their biggest giveaway yet. All you have to do is be one of the…
Kessil A80 Will Be the Company’s First Fanless LED Light
The Kessil A80 LED is a new light which will break from the form factor that Kessil has perfected over the last few years. Instead of being a can-shaped LED spotlight with a built-in fan, the Kessil A80 is more…
San Diego LFS demonstrate that this city is ready for MACNA
MACNA 2016 will be held in beautiful and sunny seaside San Diego California, bringing this monumental event to the West Coast for the first time in over a decade, and only the second time ever. We went down to San Diego…
Meet the 20 finalists for the Blue Economy Challenge
In early 2016, the Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), in partnership with Conservation X Labs, SecondMuse, NineSigma, and the World Wildlife Fund, launched a new competition the Blue Economy Challenge. The goal, revolutionize the aquaculture industry with crowdsourced…
Aquaforest Giving Away Free ICP Tests at MACNA 2016
Aquaforest is a relatively new manufacturer of marine aquarium products that has been taking the hobby by storm lately. In a relatively short time, Aquaforest exploded onto the European reef scene and now it’s got its sights set on America…
Cherry Fairy Wrasse is an Exciting New Cirrhilabrus from the Philippines
The Cherry Fairy Wrasse is a new species of Cirrhilabrus which has just been discovered in the Philippines. The new fairy wrasse is wildly distinct from any known species of Cirrhilabrus, but shares a few similarities with some common, popular marine aquarium…
Vast Halimeda ‘Bioherm Reef’ Discovered Behind the Great Barrier Reef
Scientists from James Cook University, University of Sydney and Queensland University of Technology have just discovered a vast Halimeda reef hiding in plain sight. Halimeda is a green macroalgae composed of calcified leaf-like segments. As these segments die, they accumulate…
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…
