The marine aquarium hobby is always on the lookout for ever simpler and more effective ways to reduce nutrients in our tanks. The A.R.I.D. devices from Pax-Bellum are a new way to apply intensive macroalgae scrubbing to nutrient reduction, making…
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Macropharyngodon moyeri discovered and collected in the Philippines
Being a self-proclaimed fish nerd my interest gets piqued anytime one of those ‘rare to the hobby’ fish becomes available, even if it is a type I am not normally excited about. But when a particularly enticing specimen comes available, well forget…
ESV B-Ionic Transition Elements Plus
ESV is one of the most trusted brands in aquarium additive and elemental dosing, and they’ve got a new product coming out to further refine our aquarium water chemistry management. B-Ionic Transition Elements Plus is a new additive coming soon…
Is the Internet a Viable Resource for Marine Aquarium Research?
Virtually since the advent of the internet, there’s been a tendency in our hobby to rate the reliability and trustworthiness of online content beneath that of print-format materials—books, magazines, and so forth. But is this assessment really fair? The general…
Sensational new ‘Mandarin’ cat shark collected in Philippines (updated)
The Mandarin Cat Shark is an exciting new species of shark which has just been discovered collected in the northern Philippines. The incredible pattern of the ‘cat shark’ has an uncanny resemblance to the beloved Mandarin goby, and we’ve never seen a shark…
Top 5 reasons why we love MACNA
The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America is a yearly event buzzing with a cornucopia of reef related awesomeness. For some, it’s an annual tradition, for others, a pilgrimage. Regardless, MACNA presents its attendees with an exuberant atmosphere of fun and…
Deeper look at some recent deep water acros
Let’s face it, as SPS lovers most of us we started out loving the polyp waving, the bushy, skeleton burying acros like the ORA Chips or the many varieties Acropora millepora. But over the years we’ve been privileged to see…
Reef Builders Instagram Eye Candy
In case you haven’t heard, Instagram is an easy way to share pictures and videos and Reef Builders has been at it for a while now. We’ve built up a whole lotta great pictures and videos on the Reef Builders…
Petco and PetSmart begin talks in a possible merger
Petco and PatSmart are the two largest chain of full-line pet stores in the United States, together accounting for about 30% of sales of pet products in this country. Now the two companies are in the very beginning of talks…
Okayama’s “Liopropoma boss” shows us how he got that name
We’re at the penultimate last leg of our recent Japanese tour recount, and if you’re just following, be sure to check out the previous parts here, here, here, here and here. We’ve toured Osaka and the surrounding Kansai region extensively…
