We may look back at 2010 as the year the marine aquarium hobby truly realized the importance of captive breeding and started doing something about it. I’ve just returned from speaking at Reef Ed, the annual educational event put on…
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Tricolor and gem tangs a plenty at Southwest Marines, UK
Southwest Marines was the first all marine aquarium store we visited in the UK and we must say it was quite a pleasant surprise to round the corner and spot LED lighting, two gem tangs, one tricolor tang (aberrant scopas)…
Amazing 2010 edition Maxea and Maxima clams arrive at Sea Dwelling Creatures
The mind blowing Tridacna clams that Sea Dwelling Creatures just landed sure are going to make a bunch of their customers happy this week. A little over a year since we first wrote about Maxea clams, the supposed hybrid between…
Your chance to voice your opinion to oppose the endangered listing of stony corals is running out!
We been bringing you all the details about the 80 stony coral targeted for listing as endangered from the proposal by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) and how it could impact the hobby from erroneous listings of such broad species classifications. Well its…
ReefStock 2010 pictures part 2: so many LEDs under one roof
With over 30 aquarium LED products showed off by more than 15 companies at this year’s ReefStock, were going to go ahead a call it: The future is now and LED lighting has truly arrived to the aquarium world. Spotlights,…
SWC 120 & 160 cone protein skimmers unboxed and first impressions
With a retail price of $199 and $249 for the SWC 120 and 160 cone skimmers respectively, any prospective buyer should be skeptical of freakishly low price for a cone skimmer. The entry level cone skimmer buyer should be asking…
Historical images of Marine Fish living at the Steinhart Aquarium from the 70s and 80s
The Liopopoma fasciatum above and the Achilles Goldrim Hybrid surgeonfish below are evidence that it was possible to get very neat and rare fish even if you were an aquarist working at the Steinhart Aquarium back in the 70s and…
First look at the Windows Mobile phone apps for LED lighting control from Pacific Sun
If a fully featured LED + T5 hybrid lighting fixture isn’t enough to get your attention, Pacific Sun is raising the bar again by going all out with mobile phone applications that will allow remote control of your hot rod…
Some tips and tricks to keep coral munching fish in a reef aquarium
I often hear fellow hobbyists taking about the risk keeping a certain type of fish in their reef tank. Usually, it’s that beloved Angelfish or ultra-cool Butterflyfish that the hobbyist simply cannot resist! I know- I deal with this all…
The biggest marine and reef aquarium stories of 2009
2009 was a very big year for reef aquarists around the world and it was our pleasure to bring the news to reefers during the last completion of Earth’s solar orbit. We have hand selected some stories which are shoed-in…
