The Toledo Zoo Aquarium building closed October 1, 2012 for a $25.5 million renovation. The new Aquarium is scheduled to open in April, 2015. Because the formal planning for this project began as far back as 2005, the Aquarium staff…
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Toledo Zoo Aquarium Renovation – Update 1: History meets future
The Toledo Zoo has been a Northwest Ohio treasure for over 100 years, and among this world-class institution’s many must-see attractions is its historic Aquarium. For aquarium hobbyists, divers, and other visitors with a passion for the world beneath the…
Reef Builder of the Month – Jason Crockett
In 2009 I was formally introduced to Jason Crockett who had just purchased a 90-gallon tank and stand from a good friend, David Noller. After a brief introduction, Jason and I discussed many of the particulars involved with the hobby…
Leptoseris skeletons specialized to double-dip into into available light
The amazing stony coral genus Leptoseris is far from staying out of the spotlight since researchers have just teased out one of its mesophotic tricks. Fort eh longest time scientists including Rich Pyle have worked on projects to investigate how Leptoseris could grow so…
Industry trailblazers Clive Bentley and Chris Turnier will be ReefStock’s Saturday speakers
ReefStock 2013 is fast approaching so it’s time to let ya’ll know who’ll be speaking and why these are the best guys for the job this year. We are incredibly pleased this year to expand to two days, with Clive…
2012 Marine Breeder’s Year in Review
As has become a tradition, it’s time again for a look back at the past year’s advances in marine fish breeding with our annual Marine Breeder’s Year In Review. (see 2010, and 2011 Part 1, and 2011 Part 2, for…
Black Friday deals galore for your hobbyist needs
It’s that time of year again as we settle in for a Thanksgiving feast followed up with the holiday shopping insanity. Many of us would LOVE to forgo the new sweater, robe, slippers or other boring gifts and in turn…
A look into the Aquascapers’ Eco-Gorg lab
Aquascapers is the latest project by Coral Morphologic, serving as the new retail and wholesale medium for the company’s livestock. Aquascapers also expanded its livestock selection. In addition to Coral Morphologic’s stunning selection of corallimorphs, Ricordea, Zoanthids, mushrooms and flower…
Hands on with the MakersLED DIY heatsink & fixture
The MakersLED DIY heatsink kits have been out on the market now for a few months, and are getting very well received by the public so far. With a very reasonable price, multiple length options, and a ton of well…
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…
