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Friday Smorgasbord: Corals, eels, cuttles and whales
We can’t believe another month has passed us by! Summer is now in full swing and we aren’t taking a vacation from our Friday Smorgasbord, so slather on the sun screen and…
The Minimal Role of Mechanical Filtration in Marine Aquariums
Mechanical filtration—the physical straining out of suspended particulates from aquarium water—has something of a mixed reputation among marine aquarium hobbyists. This may seem odd to those with experience in the freshwater side of the hobby, where the use of hang-on-back…
OnesAqua Air Breeder manual air pump provides circulation without electricity
The OneAqua Air Breeder is a manual air pump that won’t get aquarists all that excited at a trade show but when power is unavailable, you’ll wish you had one. The simple manual air pump simply screws into a standard…
Crazy awesome batch of colorful Cycloseris lands at White Corals
We thought Cyclos were blowing up in late 2012 and earlier this year but a recent shipment to White Corals in Germany hints that we have not seen the peak of this current craze. Not to be confused with species…
ORA Gold Nugget Maroon Clownfish makes a big debut at Aquarama 2013
Aquarama 2013 brought some real specialties to Singapore like the Gold Nugget Maroon Clownfish from ORA; they are one of the coolest platinum clowns we’ve ever seen. The body is covered with pure white color except for the face and…
Baby peppermint angelfish video is the pinnacle of cute reef life
For a fish that was once only known from a handful of photos and only one specimen in captivity, the peppermint angelfish sure is getting a lot of airplay today. We are definitely living in a golden age of reef…
Vivid Aquariums the backdrop for local rap artist’s new video
In the strangest of places could be the headline for this post. We heard about this music video from a local rap artist recorded at Vivid Aquariums in Los Angeles a few months back and wanted to share. Casey Veggies…
Reef Angel dynamic DC-pump control creates a silent and bubble free drain
It is one of those ideas that has probably crossed your mind one time or another when plumbing your tank but was told not possible (or at least not a good idea). Why can’t you just get a pump that…
The best discus of Aquarama 2013: Symphysodon like you’ve never seen it
In order to be a well rounded musician, no matter your specialty, it helps to be familiar with the nuances and techniques of other genres. Likewise, in order to bea better reef aquarist it helps to know a little something…
Coral color is NOT necessarily an indicator of success or health
Lately, there have been various assaults on lighting in many popular reefkeeping forums: The white light zealots attacking the Windex blue fanboys, and the T5/Metal Halide fans using coral color as evidence that LEDs are bad or wrong; fanaticism doesn’t…
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…
