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Falco’s Hawkfish: I’ve Got My Eye on You!
Looking back at the various marine aquariums I’ve kept over the years, it occurs to me that one particular species has probably been included in my livestock lineups more often than any…
Tony Vargas’ Cirrhilabrus brunneus: a diabolical looking fairy wrasse
Our very own Tony Vargas recently scored with a most unusual lab rid. The unusually colored fairy wrasse appears to be C. brunneus, a species recently described and previously thought to be a dark color form of Cirrhilabrus lunatus, which…
Cobalt Aquatics OxyPro is a new air pump design for modern aquarium needs
The OxyPro air pump from Cobalt Aquatics is the first really new design for an air pump that the aquarium hobby has seen in a really long time. Although fundamentally the OxyPro uses the same sort of diaphragm pumping mechanism…
Intimate spawning of Wetmorella nigropinnata caught on tape
For many reef enthusiasts, watching their inhabitants grow and mature in their mini reefs makes the hobby all the more rewarding and gratifying. Fish are more often than not, the essence of a living reef and is what brings life…
Instant Ocean 50th anniversary commemorative 2.5 gallon jug kit available for limited time
To celebrate 50 years of providing synthetic sea salt to aquariums and hobbyists Instant Ocean released a limited edition 50th anniversary commemorative 2.5 gallon jug kit. These handy kits include enough salt to make 25 gallons and are a perfect…
Marine Aquarium Acronyms: FOWLR Tank Defined
Marine aquarium hobbyists do love their acronyms—SW, SG, SPS, LPS, BB, HO, VHO, DOC, LR, LFS, and RO/DI to list but a few. There are so many of them floating around out there on aquarium forums and in hobby literature…
Just in time for football season, get your NFL aquarium ornaments
For the sports fan out there, its hard to believe its football season already. With the flurry of preseason games coming up, it’s time to take your fanaticism to the next level with your NFL tank ornaments by Pets First.…
JBJ AIO Frag Tank coming soon
Another bit of news teased at SuperZoo the other week was the new all-in-one frag tank by JBJ. Gone are the days of cobbling together a tank of misfit parts to house your ever-shuffling collection of coral frags with this…
Incredible large colony of purple boulder Porites sighted in Mauritius
Of all the SPS corals available to us reefers, Porites corals are incredibly under-appreciated, unless they have some fancy Xmas tree worms or colored polyps. We’ve poked fun at the underwhelming appearance of boulder Porites in the past but this colony…
The “Stealth” is Volx Japan’s most gorgeous fixture yet
LSS Laboratory, the Japanese company known for it’s exciting products and leaking of new equipment coming from Japan and Asia, recently released pictures of the latest fixture coming from Volx Japan. Called the “Stealth” this Japanese-made LED fixture is absolutely…
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…
