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How to Estimate the Right Aquarium Size for Any Given Fish Species
There is no hard-and-fast rule regarding the space requirements for fish in captivity. Indeed, this value varies greatly from one species to the next. However, instead of relying on guesswork, try the…
Fluval Sea Halo Performance LED uses chip-on-board technology
The Fluval Sea Halo Performance LED is a new revision to Hagen’s Fluval nano LED fixture with a radical departure from everything but the shape and housing. With an all new controllable chip-on-board (C.O.B.) LED, the new Halo Performance LED light…
Thrive Water lab is showing some promising refinements
Thrive Aquatics has been touring and promoting their new Thrive Water Lab water-testing kiosk all over the country for what seems like a really long time, but it’s actually been less than a year and a half since the Thrive…
D-D makes official statement on Powerchrome T5 tubes
During Interzoo Giesemann announced a new line of Powerchome T5 bulbs that had current D-D/Giesemann Powerchrome T5 owners and distributors scratching their heads a bit. We received an official statement from D-D in the form of an FAQ we shared below. Back…
Top 12 new reef aquarium products of InterZoo 2014
If one thing became clear walking the floor of InterZoo 2014 a couple of weeks ago, it’s that there an avalanche of innovation happening in every sector of the marine aquarium hobby and industry. The marine aquarium companies who displayed…
Chromis howsoni, a new golden damselfish species from Papua New Guinea
Chromis howsoni is a newly described species of damselfish from that factory of new species in Papua New Guinea called Milne Bay. The golden-brown colored Chromis howsoni is very closely related to Chromis ambionensis differing primarily in coloration and habitat selection. Chromis…
Marine Aquarium Antacid: Understanding Alkalinity
When I first made the switch from freshwater to marine fishkeeping, I was somewhat befuddled by the term “alkalinity” as it’s typically used on the saltwater side of the hobby. During all my years of keeping freshwater systems, I had…
MaxSpect Ethereal LED innovates on several fronts
The MaxSpect Ethereal LED is a new flagship aquarium light fixture which reinforces MaxSpects strengths in design, engineering and innovation. It’s easy to give the Ethereal a cursory glance and lump it with the basic, square-designed LED lights, but there’s…
Macro Aqua Mind Reader pump makes some huge waves
The Macro Aqua Mind Reader pump is an interesting new device from the Chinese OEM which really grabbed our attention with a single pump making huge waves in a demo tank. Much like the Seio pumps of old, and the…
Another PNG program looks to establish sustainable fisheries
Clownfish breeding is big business here in the US, however in areas like Papua New Guinea where harvesting from the reef itself is the norm, it is an entirely new ballgame. A recent project between Australian and Papua New Guinea…
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…
