Emanuele Filippone reef from Italy is great example of simple reef keeping

The reef of Emanuele Filippone is a great example of not just a beautiful reef, but also of simplified reef keeping. This system, which is an Elos 120, was Emanuele first reef in over a decade, and in the beginning…

New Dr.G’s LPS MAX looks pretty tasty

Dr.G’s LPS MAX is a new liquid coral food made for the dietary nees of large polyp stony corals (LPS). Chocked full of mysis shrimp, Arctic pods and brine shrimp, Dr.G’s LPS MAX is also fortified with vitamins, amino acids and…

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United States drops (unarmed) bombs on Great Barrier Reef

Last week the United States dropped four bombs on the Great Barrier Reef when a training exercise went awry. Although the bombs were unarmed and did not explode, nor created any physical damage to the reef, the event has created…

MACNA 2013 Update: Are you ready?

This year’s MACNA (Marine Conference of North America” will ‘WOW!’ and excite many with it’s location and line up.  This years event will by far be the most expensive event in the history of MACNA.  The Florida Marine Aquarium Society (FMAS)…

The stunning and groundbreaking University of Hawaii confocal microscope images get indepth attention from PBS

We recently highlighted the stunning confocal microscope images the University of Hawaii has been taking of living corals under fluorescent lighting, mainly focusing on the beautiful and in a sense almost magical aspect of the images and video. This PBS…

Elos USA closing, liquidating inventory

When we heard that Elos was changing its North American distributor, we new it was just a matter of time before the old Elos USA website would wind down. As the old team closes shop and fulfills its final orders,…

Practical guide for the reef aquarium published by our own Tanne Hoff

It is easy to forget we all started with this hobby once in our lives. Sometimes it feels as if we were born with knowledge about salinity, water chemistry and animal husbandry. Beginners nowadays have the luxury of being able…

BGA Battle Plan: Controlling Cyanobacteria in Saltwater Aquariums

You’re relaxing in front of your saltwater aquarium, enjoying the beautiful undersea vista you’ve created when you notice a few red, algae-like patches on your live rock that weren’t there before. You reach into the tank and give one of…

Biology of Butterflyfishes, a new book focused on the beautiful Chaetodontidae

Biology of Butterflyfishes is an exciting new book which will bring some much deserved knowledge and information about this charismatic group of iconic reef fish. In the marine aquarium world, the marine angelfishes get their lion’s share of the spotlight,…