Freshwater planted tanks, something completely different

As those of you that know me or have seen me speak or have read my stuff or watched my videos know, I love the saltwater side of the hobby, and especially anything to do with reefs. I consider myself…

A Pint-Sized, Potentially Picky Lionfish: Dendrochirus biocellatus

Yearn to keep a lionfish but don’t think you have the tank space to accommodate one? You might want to think again! While having a small to medium-sized tank might preclude keeping some of the popular Pterois species, there are…

Reef Nuggets 5: Pseudanthias and notes regarding feeding and husbandry

In Reef Nuggets 4 we recounted Macropharyngodon and our personal experience with maintaining a harem using M. vivienae as an example. Today’s installation will aim at covering a topic that’s widely discussed, and on a subject that is ubiquitous and iconic in…

Reader Review: The Avant-Garde Marine Aquarist

Special thanks to Patrick Sugent for taking the time to write and submit the following review of Paul “Paul B” Baldassano’s The Avant-Garde Marine Aquarist: A 60-Year History of Fishkeeping. We couldn’t have said it better ourselves! “I first came…

LED Showdown Round 2: Who survived and who is moving on

The first round of the 2013 Reef Builders LED showdown is in the books. After the dust settled there were some pretty clear winners and a few closer battles but the bottom line is, some of the tougher battles are…

It’s Back! Let the 2013 LED Showdown Begin

It’s back! It’s January and that means it’s time for our annual jaunt down LED memory lane with the 2013 Reef Builders LED Showdown — so let the haters hate and the photon geeks rejoice. We’ve have a lot of…

Wireless dimmable metal halide ballast coming soon from ReefBrite

ReefBrite has a new dimmable metal halide ballast on the way which will finally bring with it some new features which have become commonplace with all LED lights. Dimmable metal halide ballasts are nothing new, they’ve been around in some…

Friday Smorgasbord: Ocean Health Index, why fish school, crochet reefs, artificial islands, underwater hamsters, iMac aquariums and a lionfish derby

Another Friday and another interesting smorgasbord of news and tidbits. First off is news about a new Ocean Health Index developed by marine scientists from a range of conservation, academic, and government institutions this scoring system was built to assess…

CorAffixPro by Two LIttle Fishes is a super sticky icky super glue gel

CorAffix Pro is a new super glue gel from Two LIttle Fishes which is not unlike Ecotech Marine’s Ecotech Elements Coral Glue. Super sticky and fast-setting super glue gel, check. $49 for a 295ml bottle with a red pin cap,…

MLB’s Miami Marlins completes aquarium installation, fish get front row seats

Living Color, the company behind the MLB Miami Marlins getting aquariums added behind home plate have completed their construction. Among the most unique features of the new Miami Marlin’s Stadium will be twin Custom Saltwater Aquariums that flank either sides…