The plastic center brace of many a small to medium sized aquarium has been the bane of my and many a reefers’ existence since plastic frames were introduced to build modern mass-produced aquarium. Over nearly two decades the plastic center…
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First video of the Peacekeeper Maroon Clownfish
The Peacekeeper maroon clownfish took the world by storm when it was revealed a few weeks ago, and as you might expect we now have the follow-up video to back up this fish’s awesomeness and authenticity. First bred and reared…
Aqualighter’s ensemble of nano aquarium accessories: aFan, aPump and Pico LED
DC powered and nano aquarium gear is really taking off in the aquarium world right now and the move wasn’t lost on Ukrainian company Aqualighter. With a suite of nano accessories including the aFan, Pico LED and the completely different…
Building An Obsession sumps live up to the name
Building An Obsession is a new Acrylics Works company based out of Texas that is building some sumps and accessories that really live up to the name. While passing through Orlando, we always visit the coral insanity better known as…
Back Pain and the Big Marine Aquarium
Somewhere around age 40, I passed a point of no return with respect to bodily aches and pains. In my younger, carefree days, when the various jobs I worked demanded a lot of heavy lifting, I could pretty much tell…
Hands-On with Eheim’s StreamOn+ propeller pump
The Eheim StreamOn+ pump had its first American showing at the Global Pet Expo last week and we made sure to spend some time wrapping our heads, and fingers, around what this new propeller pump is all about. Pricing and…
Wayne’s Ocean World scores a sweet white-face yellow tang
It’s been a while since we shared a nice mutant Zebrasoma tang so how about a nice large white-face yellow tang? This bicolored beauty was obtained by Wayne’s Ocean World Hawaii and it was sent to Reefwise in Chicago Illinois. As…
DIY Algae Trough—Fight Algae with Algae!
In my opinion, marine aquarium hobbyists have a fundamental misunderstanding of algae. It is not a disease, and it can’t be cured, as it grows on every healthy reef in the sea. We don’t usually see as much of it…
Get a taste of MACNA from Thomas Brown’s coverage of ReefStock 2014
ReefStock 2014 has come and gone from Denver Colorado but the local community still has the big reef show to look and work towards; MACNA. If you didn’t get a ski break at this year’s ReefStock, we sincerely hope all…
Reef Builders Prediction – Captive Bred Butterflyfish by the end of 2014!
It has been a long time coming, but just as we see aquaculturists banging hard on the door, demanding to be let in on the secrets of captive-bred Tangs, so too we see the captive-breeding barrier being approached from every…
