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New Shark Week promo, epic or epic fail?
It never fails this time of year. Raise your hand if you’ve had a family member or friend remind you about Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week programming, because, well, you have an…
How to turn a Sicce Shark ADV internal filter into a fluidized reactor in less than 2 minutes
I have been hacking equipment and doing DIY projects from my earliest days in the hobby and this video from Sicce immediately grabbed my attention. For those of you with a Sicce Shark ADV internal filter and looking to add a fluidized reactor…
Meet the Blastomussa vivida, a new blasto species
The LPS craze was fueled in part by beautiful and fleshy Blastomussa corals and now we are finding out there is a new member of this coral genus — the Blastomussa vivida. According to a new research paper published this…
Premium Aquatics giving away free Reeflo Swordtail pump
Premium Aquatics is offering you the chance to win a free Reeflo SwordTail HP Pressure Water Pump with its “Get Pumped Giveaway”. We are always up for freebies and one lucky hobbyist is going to be happy with this new…
Tunze’s smallest skimmer, the DOC 9001, set for release “any day now”
We get excited about the products we see at shows like Interzoo but more often than not, it is a while before we start seeing many of these products in the marketplace. With that said the new Tunze Comline DOC…
The secret of Disco Clams? Mirror balls
A graduate student at the University of California at Berkeley has uncovered the mystery to what allows the electric or disco clam to dazzle us with its light show. You would think there is some bioluminescence or other chemical reaction taking…
Reeflo SwordTail HP a new pressure rated pump
The Reeflo SwordTail HP is a new pressure rated pump from the US manufacturer designed to give you strong performance especially when head pressure is an issue. Reeflo describes it as a pressure rated version of the Dart designed for…
Dig Those Crazy Pajama Cardinalfish!
A hardy, peaceful, wildly patterned species, the pajama cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera) makes a great choice for novice and experienced marine aquarists alike. Owing to its very manageable adult size, it’s a great candidate for modest-sized systems, and like many of…
Fish may be smarter than we think
Fish might be a lot smarter than we think. Recent research poses the cognitive and perceptual abilities of fish often match or exceed those of other vertebrates, and there’s strong evidence that they feel pain. They are probably the most utilized creatures on earth by…
Coconut octopus making itself at home at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
For all you people heading out in the camper or RV for the summertime this creative cephalopod might just appeal to you. The veined octopus is also known as the coconut octopus as it tends to be a bit creative when it…
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…
Breaking New Ground
Vibrant Corals and Fish Ushers in the First Legal CITES-Compliant Malaysian Coral Imports to the…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
