The ubiquitous and staple Zebrasoma scopas (Scopas, or Brown Tang) is so variable that over the years we’ve seen aberrations and variations running the gamut from Koi types, ghost white, tricolored, dirty yellow and almost everything else in-between. While dirty…
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Get your new Giesemann showstopper tank at MACNA
One nice thing about MACNA is most vendors hate having to lug stuff back and that can usually mean some great deals for hobbyists at the end of the show. If you are in the market for a vibrant, showstopper…
Advocacy group started to recall Waveline pumps for falsifying UL listing
An advocacy group has started an online petition directly targeted at Waveline Variable Speed DC Pumps for allegedly falsifying Underwriter Laboratories certification on its products. According to the website and a letter from the UL investigative team, the Waveline DC-5000…
Using cold extruded food to deliver targeted medicine to reef fish
One of our prized surgeonfish seems to be getting a little skinny for our liking despite being fed like a king and showing a nice fat belly. The most likely cause of this weight loss is internal parasites, the likes…
Attention MACNA 2013 attendees: Get ready for a whole lot of Koji
MACNA 2013 will not be the same this year for sure. A whole lot of excitement, with a little touch of japanese flare. Koji Wada from BlueHarbor is playing Santa this year and a few very good children will be…
The Indian Ocean is producing some really nice tricolor “Koi” Scopas Tangs
We’re not sure exactly what’s stirring up in the waters of the Indian Ocean, but it’s definitely producing some gnarly aberrations of the commonly known scopas tang, Zebrasoma scopas, that we know and love. This little gem shows similar characteristics to…
Current USA Satellite LEDs are the most refined aquarium striplights to date
Often times when a product comes across our review bench we take great pains to highlight what said device or additive is particularly good at, while gently addressing the flaws and identifying what kind of aquarist would be best served…
Zoanthids: Tough as Nails but Powerfully Potent
They belong to genera with names like Zoanthus, Parazoanthus, and Palythoa. They’re sometimes called sea mats, button polyps, or colonial anemones. Reef hobbyists commonly refer to them as “zoas.” Whatever name you apply to them, the zoanthids (family Zoanthidae) enjoy…
BlueHarbor gets ready for the ultimate deepwater Hawaiian collection
The contents in this container is worth more words. Koji’s latest attempts at stunning the general public with his amazing capability of obtaining rare fish did not end in futility. Nearly every popular Hawaiian deepwater twilight zone inhabiting reef fish…
Pimp out your aquarium with colored PVC, available now
Barely less than a week ago we lamented the lack of colored PVC in the American aquarium scene but it seems that Pimped Out Aquariums is already on the ball. POA carries what they call “furniture grade” colored PVC, supposedly…
