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Chronicles of Meiacanthus kamoharai: From emaciate to immaculate
Nearly two months ago we obtained what could be the first Kamohara fangblenny exported out of Japan. Although late last month we reported that a couple of specimens were headed to the…
Simple Tips for Effective Marine Aquarium Aquascaping
Since we launched Saltwater Smarts, we’ve been sprinkling the term “aquascaping” into our posts with reckless abandon. While many of you seasoned salties out there might be well acquainted with this term, others may find themselves scratching their heads each…
National Marine Fisheries Service extends endangered coral ruling by six months
The American reef aquarium hobby can breathe a little easier today, at least for another 6 months. Having received a deluge of public comments and lots of criticisms from coral researchers and scientists, the National Marine Fisheries Service is extending…
Current USA invents new product category with the Single Ramp Timer
The Single Ramp Timer, when it was first announced, was an unusual creature, an oddball in the aquarium market since nothing like it has ever been offered to aquarists before. For decades we have relied on basic mechanical or digital…
Rossmont Mover prop pump brings tons of flow in a tiny package
The Mover propeller pump is a new device from a new company called Rossmont which takes great pride in designing and fabricating in its native Italy. With other high quality pump manufacturers like Eden, Sicce and Hydor also being based…
ReefToys new recirculating Blue and Red reactors for media and zeolites
The aptly named ReefToys has released some teasers about their forthcoming crop of new media and zeolite reactor designs. Considering that a typical media reactor is a simple tube with water going in one end and out the other, the…
Four new species of Eviota gobies from French Polynesia
Four new species of Eviota dwarf gobies have just been described from French Polynesia. Although the new tiny reef fish are probably very beautiful in real life, Alive, all we have to go on is a handful of images of these fish…
New PAR38 LED gives 40 watts of light across a diverse spectrum
Coral Compulsion’s latest 40 watt LED PAR38 spotlight is the first significant development in this form factor that we’ve reported on in a long time. With an all new super-beefy heatsink and actively fan cooled from within, the new 40PAR38…
4 Techniques for Target Feeding Marine Fish
Feeding saltwater fish isn’t always a simple matter of plopping food in the water and looking on as the frenzy ensues. In any community of fishes, some species (or individual specimens) are going to be more aggressive in their eating…
Granddad, the oldest aquarium fish ever just turned 80 years old
If you thought that 40 year old sixbar angelfish is old, then let us introduce you to Granddad. Granddad is an Australian Lungfish, Neoceratodus forsteri, living at the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago who is more than 80, eight-zero, years old. Granddad…
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…
