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Chalk Bass: A Caribbean Jewel Custom Made for Marine Aquariums
Anyone who has visited Saltwater Smarts on a regular basis knows that Chris has a bizarre fixation on Caribbean species. No livestock—fish or invertebrate—originating outside the Caribbean/tropical Western Atlantic is allowed in…
Handmade acropora ‘supercolonies’ intentionally spawned in an aquarium
The story of what Jamie Craggs and friends have accomplished with their ‘manufactured’ mother colonies is nothing short of astounding. Working at the Horniman Museum and Aquarium, in less than 12 months they went from frags, to sexually viable colonies…
Sicce looking to retrofit Shark filters as internal media reactors
We first saw the Sicce ADV internal filter at Aquarama in Singapore but versions of this filter have been OEM’d for other companies for years. Sicce’s nifty Shark ADV internal filter has already been an attention grabber for using magnets to stack…
Join us at Dallas NextWave this Saturday, May 3rd
The spring 2014 reef aquarium conference is in full swing with Dallas next in line to shine this weekend. Saturday May 3rd at the Sheraton Hotel the Dallas Fort Worth Marine Aquarium Society, the same who guys who brought us…
Small size PE Mysis Special Grade available by special request
The best thing about Piscine Energetics Mysis shrimp is how rich and nutrient dense these freshwater crustaceans are, and how quickly that translates into well-conditioned, fat happy fish. The only catch all this time has been that if you wanted…
RoboSnail ups its auto-algae cleaning ability to 1/2″ thick glass
The RoboSnail has become the ‘Roomba’ of cleaning aquarium glass and as of today, we can look forward to the RoboSnail working on even larger aquariums. AquaGenesis, maker of the RoboSnail is announcing a new higher capacity RoboSnail model to…
Thomas Brown and fellow hobbyists got “Happy” at Reefapalooza in Orlando
As many of you know, Reefapalooza and the many other trade shows that we cover each year are a great place to meet new hobbyists, score some amazing coral and embrace your inner-hobbyist. While venturing the isles of Reefapalooza, Thomas…
Special floating lab studies “Aliens of the Sea” to unlock answers about marine biodiversity
A unique project is taking a closer look at one of the many marvels from the sea — the comb jelly. Led by University of Florida neurobiologist Leonid Moroz, the research team has developed a unique floating lab that includes…
Nyos Reefer line of high value test kits
Nyos is a budding full line marine aquarium company which this week is making news with a new line of test kits called Reefer. The Reefer line of marine aquarium test kits include calcium, alkalinity, nitrate, phosphate and magnesium and…
Jellyfish Seascapes PICO actually makes us want to try jellies!
There’s been plenty of different designs for jellyfish-specific aquariums over the years but this new one spotted at B-Box Aquarium is really catching our attention. The Jellyfish Seascapes PICO is an entirely new kind of jellyfish aquarium, with a tiny…
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…
