Just over a year ago, as I wrapped up the 2010 Marine Breeding review, I found myself wondering if 2011 would build exponentially on the successes of 2010. 2011 was another year in which we all learned from what we…
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First unboxing of the Ecoxotic Panorama Pro LED Fixture
With Ecoxotic releasing their new Panorama Pro Fixture to hobbyists, it got me thinking – this seems like as good of time as any to set up a frag tank. Due to the high cost of electricity here in California,…
Central Campus makes us want to re-enroll in high school!
It’s amazing to think that the biggest hit of MACNA 2011 may have not occurred at any talks, nor existed at any vendor booth, but instead was the drool worthy Marine Sciences Department at Central Campus of Des Moines Public Schools. If…
Tanked – can we have just a little more information?
This is a video of a big aquarium (not connected with ATM or Tanked) – doesn’t a little information about how it’s run and how the animals are cared for make it more exciting? Like many of us, I have…
EcoAquariums PNG LTD: Diving deeper into Papua New Guinea 2.0
Earlier this month Reef Builders brought you the news after a long wait, EcoAquarium PNG resurrected sustainably-collected marine fish from Papua New Guinea and is pushing to bring PNG-collected fish to the aquarium market. Reef Builders went beyond EcoAquarium PNG’s…
EcoAquariums PNG Ltd is the new exclusive exporter for Papua New Guinea livestock
Eight months after the official word that EcoEZ’s PNG SEASMART program had come to legal blows with the government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), you might have given up hope on seeing PNG fish anytime soon. In fact, it has…
One year anniversary of the Tunze Nanostream + All-in-one nano reef modification
Exactly one year ago we shared with you an interesting modification to use a Tunze Nanostream as the primary filter and flow pump for an Ecosystem Aquarium EcoMini 28. As in the image above, when we look down into our…
Break free from stale aquarium lighting design with PAR 38 LEDs & Ikea lamp shades
PAR 38 LED bulbs designed with aquariums in mind have been around for a while now. I’m quite pleased with the results using the Ecoxotic Panorama LED Fixture in growing various corals, so the decision was made to ditch the…
MBI’s Marine Breeding Workshop, Year Two in Review
Last weekend in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, well over 50 marine fish and invertebrate breeders from the US and Canada came together for the 2nd Annual MBI Breeder’s Workshop. This one-day conference was held at the Cranbrook Institute of Science situated…
Researchers try to understand how fields of Leptoseris can grow at 300 feet deep
We absolutely love all corals in the family Agariciidae which includes Leptoseris, Gardinoseris, Pavona, Agaricia and Psammocora. These corals are hardy, colorful, undemanding in terms of light and flow and they have really neat color and pattern which is unique…