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Using the Dupla Marin hydrometer as a hardware salinity reference
The Dupla Marin high resolution Hydrometer came along at a time when we are really becoming quite critical about salinity measurement. This large, oversize hydrometer is specially designed to measure seawater salinity at…
Five External Stressors of Marine Aquarium Fish
Most marine aquarium hobbyists want to provide as naturalistic and stress-free an environment as possible for the fish and other livestock in their care, so they’re careful to maximize water quality, offer nutritious foods, promote compatibility among tankmates, aquascape appropriately,…
The Bali Shortcake is a new rosey colored Acropora latistella
The Bali Shortcake Acro is a color form of Acropora latistella with a unique tricolor appearance that originated from Bali, although the species is widespread in the whole Indo-Pacific region. It is red along the lower part of the branches then become bright yellow…
Each bag of Omega Sea Reef salt really does mix up 60 gallons fast and clear
About one year ago we found ourselves at the Omega Sea booth at Aquarama, pondering to ourselves how was it possible that a bag with less then 17 pounds of salt mix could produce 60 gallons of seawater to natural…
Synchiropus circularis is the first gem of a reef fish pulled up by CAS in the Philippines
Synchiropus circularis is one of those “book fish” that we have admired in pictures and from a distance, never really expecting any fresh specimens to be documented by our colleagues. The circled dragonet is so rare, it doesn’t really have…
Skimmate Ghost protein skimmer is a concentration of innovative features
The SkimMate Ghost Protein skimmer from Innovative Marine is so intriguing it really makes us want the kind of all in one reef tank for which this device is designed. When Innovative Marine’s first SkimMate was launched over two years ago,…
Hands on & review of the Nano Box Reef Mini Tide LED light
The name Nano Box Reef has been around for a while, and is certainly making quite the splash in the aquarium world of late. With everything being hand built and customized in every degree, there is certainly a lot of…
Mini Maxi Spawning at Tidal Gardens
For years now, we have been propagating mini maxi anemones. They are easy to propagate by cutting them in half and letting them heal for a month or two. Most aquacultured corals are asexually produced either by allowing them to…
First ever vampire squid goes on display at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Monterey Bay is well known for its ground breaking displays, being the first aquarium to display a great white shark, having sprawling displays of jellyfish and now they can add another mythical creature to their roster of featured animals,…
Cree T8 Linear LED light is a total game changer
Today Cree announced one of the holy grails of LED lighting adoption, in the form of a tube shaped LED light designed to replace the incumbent of lighting efficiency, the good ole fluorescent tube. There exists a nearly endless number…
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…
