The marine aquarium hobby and especially the practice of keeping and growing corals is all but dominated by photosynthetic corals, but corals of the dark have some really cool surprises. Take Truncatoflabellum for example, a deepwater and turbid environment coral that basically…
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5 Reasons You Should Try Scuba Diving
5 Reasons To Try Scuba Diving Once your dive below the surface your world will never be the same. Scuba diving is an exhilarating experience, and if you ever have the chance, make sure to dive in. Before you try…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: Amphiprion perideraion – Pink Skunk Clownfish
Amphiprion perideraion By: Greg Collinske The Pink Skunk Clownfish (Amphprion perideraion) is a slightly delicate and often underrepresented species in our hobby when it comes to anemonefish. The Pink Skunk Clownfish has a striking color pattern which is quite different…
Grammatonotus xanthostigma & G. pelipel, Two New Splendid Deepwater Basslets
Grammatonotus xanthostigma and G. pelipel were just described from specimens collected in Pohnpei. Grammatonotus is a genus of deepwater basslets containing some fantastic species, and today we’ve got news of two more. It was just a few short years ago…
Get Ready For Faster ICP Test Results From ICP Analysis
For a hobby that is guided by water quality, aquarium hobbyists have always sought the methods to analyze and manage the chemistry of living aquarium water. Basic water tests that can be performed at home are an important part of…
Prodibio Expands Bacteria Booster Capsules With Probiotix
Probiotix is a new bacterial supplement from Prodibio, the company that’s been making aquarium probiotics since 1998. Long before it was cool, Prodibio has been making and promoting the use of specific bacterial strains to improve the conditions of living…
Reef Tanks Can Suffer From Too Much of a Good Thing
By now we have all probably heard the quote from St. Bernard that the road to hell is paved with good intentions. That seems to be an especially appropriate quote for this hobby where it seems that often when we…
Ledio RX122 LED Spotlights Offer A Different Way To Control Aquarium Lighting
The five different spotlights in the Ledio RX122 lineup include three saltwater spectra, one freshwater, and one very warm light which is probably mostly for asian arowanas and blood parrot cichlids. The RX122 Deep is a colorful blend of five…
First Underwater Video Of True’s Beaked Whale
True’s beaked whales The True’s beaked whales (Mesoplodon mirus) is an elusive species which until now had never been filmed in the wild. The True’s beaked whale is part of the Ziphiidae family which contains 22 species of beaked whales. Mesoplodon beaked…
The Best Guide for Starting a Reef Tank
Setting Up Your First Aquarium If you want to start your very own reef tank, you’ve come to the right spot. Reef Builders will take you step by step on how to setup a reef tank from scratch. And, once…
