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Eviota nigramembrana, black membrane dwarf goby is newly described treasure
The black membrane dwarf goby, Eviota nigramembrana, is a new species of reef fish that packs a lot of color in a tiny package. Recently described by Greenfield & Suzuki in ZooTaxa, Eviota…
UK’s NT Labs joins the probiotic fish food trend
UK-based NT Labs is joining in on the list of probiotic fish food companies with the introduction NT Labs Tropical Fish Food-Probitoic. In this case, the NT Labs Tropical-Fish Food is designed to be highly digestible to decrease waste in the…
World Wide Corals, we salute you and your (in-store) livestock policy
Have you ever seen a more beautiful sight than the one above? If you’ve spent any time working in the retail setting of the aquarium world, as we have for over ten years, then the posting will come as quite…
AquaMedic measuring AquaSpoon is surprisingly versatile and useful
The idea of a measuring device which handles both volumes and mass simulataneously is so profound for the dosing of certain aquarium additives that we are shocked this device is not being received with much more fanfare. The AquaMedic AquaSpoon…
Boris Bielan’s Azoox system is 800 gallons of non-photosynthetic coral heaven
There are azoox aquariums and then there are massive azoox aquariums. At a little over 13 feet long by 39 inches by 26 inches, Bories Bielan’s azoox system falls into the latter category. Based on scale alone this is perhaps…
Pacific Sun Ariel is designed to brighten up the deep tanks
The Pacific Sun Ariel is a T5+LED hybrid light that will give you plenty of spread and punch to illuminate your long, wide and deep aquarium. Pacific Sun says the most powerful version (1200W) of the new Pacific Sun Ariel…
Burrowing Beauty: Yellowhead Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)
Since I first set eyes on a wild specimen while scuba diving in the Florida Keys, I’ve been enamored with the yellowhead, a.k.a. pearly, jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons). Though not the most chromatically gifted fish in the sea, this burrowing beauty…
Acropora insignis gets an official release from ORA
Acropora insignis is an interesting staghorn Acro which was one of the must-have stony corals back in the day when the selection was much more limited. Acro Insignis has been obscured by more showy species in the recent past but ORA…
How to Cycle Your Saltwater Tank
Before any aquarium can support livestock, whether fish or invertebrates, it must be completely “cycled”—another way of saying that biofiltration must be fully established in the system. Sounds good, but what on earth does that mean? A system is considered…
CAD Lights BR-2 biopellet reactor is made of a huge upside-down cone
CAD Lights made quite the impression with the release of the BR-1 conic bioreactor and they’re at it again with a jumbo biopellet mixer with the BR-2 reactor. Latching on to the cone skimmer trend and putting it literally on…
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…
