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World Map Aquarium concept prevents fish from getting Napoleon Complex
If you’ve ever been concerned about your fish’s emotional well being, the new World Map Aquarium is a concept which should help boost your fish’s self-esteem about its place in the world.…
Cirrhilabrus squirei: First specimen caught and shipped to BlueHarbor
“Cirrhilabrus squirei” is a spanking new labrid to be added to the growing list of fairy wrasses species. Collected in the Coral Sea, this ultra gorgeous species pays homage to Cirrhilabrus johnsoni, as well as Cirrhilabrus cf. lanceolatus (The Pintail…
Super efficient LED reflector captures and reflects light from ‘Virtual LED’
A new joint effort between 3M and Todd Bracher has resulted in a new kind of LED reflector that doesn’t just spread out all the light from a single LED, but it also ‘shares’ that light with neighboring reflectors. Using…
Friday Smorgasbord: Underwater art, resort get scrapped, library won’t get ‘Tanked,’ staycations, and finding NEEMO
It’s Friday and we have a slew of fun, interesting and unusual posts for our Friday Smorgasbord. In this week’s edition we have underwater art, a library that won’t be getting ‘Tanked,’ an interesting take on staycations and we’ll be…
Elos Elite3S gets the full unboxing and teardown treatment
The Elos Elite3S is one of the most high profile product unveilings of InterZoo 2012 and what we saw certainly did not disappoint. A bevy of mounting options, modular LEDs and secondary optics, active and silent cooling coupled with the…
Poll shows two-thirds of Hawaiians oppose commercial reef harvests
We’ve seen the argument for banning the commercial collection of reef fish for the aquarium trade hit a stride in the last few years. While legislative recourse to ban collection has simmered down for the moment, many organizations are still…
Tropic Marin’s new Shake and Make for new hobbyists
Tropic Marin has a new product that is being fleshed out to their European counterparts. The “shake and make” system is an interesting twist for new hobbyists that get attracted to keeping saltwater aquariums. The device is a ship-flat plastic…
Hear all about InterZoo 2012 at SCMAS tomorrow
If you are in Orange County tomorrow, you might want to stop by for the Southern California Marine Aquarium meeting and hear all about InterZoo 2012 from our very own Jake Adams. We covered quite a bit of the event…
Underwater mini-lab used to study, look for ways to protect reefs from ocean acidification
Rising warming temperatures of the ocean, coupled with human pollution is leading to more acidic water conditions having a negative impact on coral reefs around the globe. A research team from Stanford University are employing an underwater mini-laboratory to study…
Dr. Seuss fish, Belonoperca pylei, in America
The Dr. Seuss Soapfish, Belonoperca pylei, brings back so many fond memories. I have never been more excited about a fish than I am on the arrival of this one. My first encounter with this fish was back in 2006 when Greg…
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…
