Dreamy coral reef scape of the Denver Downtown Aquarium

It used to be that us reefers would visit zoos and public aquariums and have pity on the sorry excuses for a saltwater aquarium that passed as a reef tank. Those days are long since gone and nowadays public aquarists…

Albino bamboo cat sharks, born and displayed at the Denver Downtown Aquarium

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7TNjM7Y1bw[/youtube] Albino sharks and albino stingrays are remarkably rare in the wild and in captivity and so when we visit the Denver Downtown Aquarium, we just have to stop by and see their two albino bamboo cat sharks.…

ReefStock happening March 10th, 2012 at the Denver Downtown Aquarium

It’s hard to believe it’s been nine months since the last ReefStock and it’s already time to start working on the next one. When the first ReefStock was produced back in 2008 we could hardly think past an annual legacy of events…

Chameleon Grow Systems Solar genesis plasma grow light gets field tested at the Denver Downtown Aquarium

The Solar Genesis plasma grow light from Chameleon Grow Systems is arguably one of the best looking and best performing lights we’ve yet seen using the LIFI component from Luxim. We recently had the chance to meet with the president…

Albino bamboo cat sharks spotted at the Denver Downtown Aquarium

There are two albino sharks swimming leisurely in a large shore bird exhibit at the Denver Downtown Aquarium Albinism is extremely rare in marine life and one of the last animals we’d expect to lose the melanistic gene is an…

ReefStock this Saturday at the Denver Downtown Aquarium

This Saturday March 12th Reef Builders will be presenting the fourth annual ReefStock conference. ReefStock is a fully rounded conference with lots of captive raised corals for sale, all the latest and greatest products, experienced reef aquarium speakers and an…

ReefStock 2011 at the Denver Downtown Aquarium, March 12

Mark your calendars because the fourth annual ReefStock conference is happening at the Denver Downtown Aquarium once again next year. As usual we’ll have great speakers, great vendors and live corals, an amazing raffle of great reef aquarium gear, and…

A pictorial walkthrough of the Denver Downtown Aquarium

The Denver Downtown Aquarium may be small compared to some larger establishments, but it is still packed with a wide variety of interesting fresh and saltwater creatures. We’ve previously posted about the Denver Aquarium’s terminal phase hardwicki wrasse, the video…

Reef Stock at the Denver Downtown aquarium Tomorrow

Reef Builders is here live at the Denver Aquarium for the annual Reef Stock Event. The coral vendors have just about finished setting their displays up and getting cozy to their new one day homes. There are so many amazing…

Promotional Video for Reefstock at the Downtown Aquarium, Denver Colorado

ReefStock is a hobbyist oriented reef aquarium show that will be taking place in Denver Colorado for the third year. On March 13th, 2010, hundreds of reefers and dozens of reefing companies will descend at the Denver Downtown Aquarium for…