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Tubastraea micrantha, the Black Sun, is the most majestic Azoox coral
Tubastraea micrantha, often referred to as the black sun coral is a really cool species of azoox LPS coral. Stunning bushy growth forms, black color, and large often fluorescent green polyps really make the…
If only more LFS people were like Velveeta’s ‘Aquarium Store Guy’
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv2colP35qk[/youtube] He may be fictitious but we already love the character that is featured in the new commercial for Velveeta Mac’n Cheese. Their aquarium store guy won’t sell you a labradoodle and he won’t let you have just any…
AcroPower is a new amino acid supplement to turbocharge stony coral growth
AcroPower is a new amino acid supplement from Two Little Fishes which is designed to juice coral colors and growth. Stony corals seem to derive special benefit from the addition of various amino acids which are quickly incorporated into the…
Apex Ready, Apex Ready plus and new configurable dashboard demoed by Neptune Systems
Apex Ready and Apex Ready plus are part of a new initiative by Neptune Systems to turbocharge its interoperability with existing electronic aquarium devices. There already exists a wide range of accessories and functional modules for the Apex aquarium controller…
House of Fins has another amazing SPLASH event coming up this weekend
The SPLASH celebration is an annual sale, aquarium event and mini conference put on every year by House of Fins, one of the biggest rare reef fish dealers in the country, especially at the brick-n-mortar retail level. House of Fins…
Acropora sirikitiae newest species of staghorn coral described from western Thailand
Acropora sirikitiae is the newest species of the popular small polyp stony coral genus Acropora to be described since Acropora rongelapensis. Discovered growing in Western Thailand, Acropora sirikitiae is a medium branched staghorn with appressed radial corallites. Carden Wallace, the world’s preeminent expert…
The LED as we know it turns 50 today
50 years ago today, Nick Holonyak Jr. demonstrated the first visible light LED to the management of General Electric. They were in the race to create an incandescent bulb replacement even back in 1962, but obviously, it’s taken a little…
Hongtam’s reef aquarium in Hong Kong takes the display refugium to a whole new level
The display refugiums is a neat concept in itself, but this display “refugium” takes things to a whole other level. This aquarium is not really a refugium at all since it lacks macro algae and the purpose of nutrient export,…
Sicce Minu LED fixture for high end nano tanks gets unboxing treatment
The Sicce Minu is the smallest LED fixture in Sicce LED line. At 5.5 by 5 .5 inches and 20 watts, the Sicce Minu LED fixture is definitely meant for nano aquariums, but with it’s MSRP at $249 the Minu…
MASNA endows fund to establish Gary Meadows Memorial Reef at Coral Restoration Foundation
Harbor Aquatics, operated by Joy and Gary meadows, was the LiveAquaria and Reefer Madness of its day, selling live rock and live corals to reef keepers all across the country. Joy and Gary brought Harbor Aquatics to various reef shows…
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…
