Last week, we ran a post titled “How Do We Measure Success with Hard-to-Keep Marine Species,” which inspired Paul “Seasoned Salty” Baldassano to share his insights on that question in his own, unique style. Read on for his impressions on…
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Ecotech Marine & Aqua Illumination announce landmark merger
Ecotech Marine and Aqua Illumination announced today a landmark deal which sees the two companies merge. From now on the two biggest manufacturers of reef aquarium LED lights will see each other not as competitors but as partners. Both of the…
The mind-blowing Odontanthias elizabethae has left us speechless
There are some fish that are just so rare they’re almost mythical, and to see one would probably require divine intervention on some cosmic celestial level. We’re so fascinated with Odontanthias, and over the years few representatives from this genus…
Tank Profile: Alex Stamb’s Greek NSW-fueled Nano
We recently published an article about the challenges of collecting natural sea water (NSW) for your marine aquarium. In that week’s Saltwater Smarts newsletter, we asked any readers who used NSW in their aquarium to tell us about their experience.…
New Skimz PUR ReefSalt made in Germany for the Singapore-based company
Skimz PUR ReefSalt is a new salt mixture designed for the Singapore-based company. According to information we’ve seen online, the salt is specifically formulated for the reef environment and manufactured in Germany using high-quality ingredients. The brief description we saw…
The American Reef Scene is descending on ReefStock March 1 & 2
We’ve been keeping ReefStock 2014 slightly on the Down Low as to not steal too much thunder from the also-coming to Denver MACNA 2014, but nothing can hold back the American Reef Scene from coming together and enjoying its annual…
Tanne Hoff has written one of the most Practical Guides for the Reef Aquarium
When someone first gets tarted with reef aquarium keeping, one of the first things we like to tell them is to not read anything that is written online. Not because there’s bad information here on the interwebz, but because there’s so…
How Do We Measure Success with Hard-to-Keep Marine Species?
“What do you mean the bluestreak cleaner wrasse is hard to keep? I once had one in my half-gallon pico tank for a year and a half, feeding it nothing but frozen brine shrimp and flake food, and it was…
First generation lightning maroon clownfish are developing into stunning fish
Several weeks ago, we had the chance to travel to the edge of the Earth, also known as Duluth to Minnesotans. We undertook the voyage through the treacherous Snowpacalypse Vortex III in order to finally lay our own eyes on…
BuildMyLED launches an exciting 20K spectrum in their XB LED striplight
BuildMyLED has been working on a combination of LEDs to replicate the look and ‘feel’ of a classic 20,000 Kelvin Metal Halide aquarium light for some time. We first heard of this marvel of spectrum reproduction over a year ago…
