The concept of WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) isn’t new; several online livestock retailers are well known for this practice. Less well known perhaps is that some livestock wholesalers also have private WYSIWYG offerings for retailers to browse;…
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Keeping “Difficult” Marine Fish
There are no real “difficult” fish; they survive just fine in the sea before someone comes along and collects them. They know what they need, and if we studied them in the sea, we would also know what they need,…
The Jebao Wireless Wavemaker in action
We were able to see the Jebao RW Wireless WaveMaker in person at Interzoo 2014 and have recently come across a few videos of the product in action we felt were worth sharing. Although Jebao is known for some serviceable…
Pink porcupine crab looks is a blend of geometry and crustacean
The pink porcupine crab is a highly unusual species of king crab with crazy exaggerated spines on its head and body. What is fascinating about this decapod’s appearance is how incredibly long the spines are relative to its body, covering the…
Reef Party Alert: Head on down to Nebraska Aquatic Supply this weekend for a day of great speakers and a great time
It’s Nebraska Aquatic Supply’s third anniversary this weekend and owner Jim Gryzanowski has a great time installed for everyone. Jim is a personal friend of us here at ReefBuilders and is a familiar face in the industry. NAS may be new…
Picasso Triggerfish: A Marine Aquarium Masterpiece
Certain fishes available in the marine aquarium trade are truly bizarre in their coloration and patterning. Ranked high among them when it comes to both exotic appearance and aquarium adaptability is Rhinecanthus aculeatus, better known as the Picasso triggerfish or…
6 great iPhone applications for identifying and learning about reef fish
If you’re one of the 10 million people who got a shiny new iPhone 6 this weekend, or just happen to have a shiny slab of computing power that fits in your pocket, you should really take advantage of it…
DIY dosing line holder using a Maxijet clip
Last week while installing the Eshopps two channel liquid doser, we found ourselves in need of a dosing line holder. Despite having a plethora of magnetic dosing line holders, they wouldn’t quite fit into the space alloted for the dosing…
Jim Walters, Walt Smith and Rufus Kimura’s MACNA presentations now online
MACNA 2014 may be long over but thanks to the hard work by the folks over at Bulk Reef Supply, there’s still a steady weekly flow of MACNA presentation videos. The MACNA 2014 organizers worked very hard to reach outside…
Aquavitro aquarium tools by Seachem coming soon
Seachem has announced their new aquavitro aquarium tools. The new tools are made from premium stainless steel and are ideal for both freshwater and marine aquariums. In total there are about 12 different types of aquavitro tools that include forcepts,…
