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How Big is Bite-Sized in Marine Aquarium Fish?
A novice hobbyist once asked me whether there’s a particular “rule of thumb” with respect to the size of fish that can be kept in the same tank with a predatory fish,…
Don’t forget to clean your protein skimmer’s air silencer
As long as we’ve been reefing, it has always been well known and widely shared that is important to keep protein skimmer intakes clean. Whether you had a venturi or a needle wheel design protein skimmer, salt creep will accumulate…
Kwajalein has more than its fair share of Red Acropora
Red Acros are one of the rarest color forms you can find in captively grown Acropora species, which is why species such as the ORA Red Planet, the Red Dragon acro, and the raspberry red Millepora acros are so popular in…
Volumetric silicone LED lenses introduced at Cannabis Cup
We went to the Cannabis Cup this weekend for research and came across an LED light the likes we’ve never seen before. A new company called Total Grow was showing off a line of fluorescent lamps with UVA and UVB spectrum and…
Self-sustaining ecosystems in a box, how close can we actually get?
Something that I’m continually fascinated with and ponder about; the idea of creating aquarium setups that require minimal human intervention. Growing up in the 90’s, the biosphere experiment held my imagination quite a bit. And then there were those ecospheres…
A Fishy Biology Lesson From Paul
Though fish are our distant cousins, there are more differences than similarities between us. In today’s post, I’d like to explore the various characteristics that make a fish a fish—or not. Skeletal distinctions Of course, not all fish are the…
Atlantik Compact debuting at Reefapalooza Orlando next week
The Atlantik Compact LED is Orphek’s first departure from their standard rectangular light fixture since the company began selling LED lights. Based on the innovative Orphek Atlantik V2, pictured above, the Atlantik Compact is about half the size with the…
Don’t miss the historic first ever East Coast Reefapalooza in Orlando Florida
If you live on the West Coast and anywhere near the southwest, you likely have attended the now-iconic Reefapalooza marine aquarium conference which happens every fall at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Reefapalooza is the largest gathering of marine and reef aquarists…
PJ Reefs is pushing the boundaries of miniature reef ‘aquariums’
PJ Reefs is a new enterprise who’s Kickstarter campaign we featured a little over a year ago. In that time the little LED-lit reef jars have almost been shipped to all of its backers and this past weekend in Southwest…
Note to self: Don’t stare into a UV lamp
Although it can seem pretty innocuous, your UV sterilizer can potential be harmful and care should be taken to protect yourself whenever you are working around a UV bulb. Chalk this up as a lesson learned the hard way for…
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…
