Come visit the Reef Builders Lounge at Reef-A-Palooza this weekend

Attention all you coral heads, if you are in Southern California this weekend make sure you come out to Reef-A-Palooza hosted by the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society at the Orange County Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday and make sure…

Simon Garratt’s inspiring intertidal reef at six months

[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6MUPVyFDUM[/youtube] Simon Garratt, our reefing friend across the pond, recently posted a video of his latest experiment an intertidal reef-flat biotope and we were able to garner a few nuggets of wisdom from Simon on the genesis of the…

Aqua Illumination Flare, the Supplemental LED System

Aqua Illumination which produces LED lighting for the aquarium industry recently just changed the name on their product AI Wave. That AI Wave will now be called the AI Flare which features the Cree XP-G LED aligned into a nice…

Bulk Reef Supply releases Bio Pellets for the cheap

Popular discount retailer, Bulk Reef Supply has released their version of the Bio Pellet that we made famous among our readers way back in 2009. The solid carbon dosing bio pellets are popular for helping to remove nitrates from your…

Multiline basslet video shows a Liopropoma in it’s natural habitat

The Multiline Basslet, Liopropoma multilineatum, may not be the highest target of deepwater basslet enthusiasts but this video of a Liopropoma in it’s natural habitat is extremely informative. It is well known that many basslets and Liopropoma in particular live…

Bad reefing ideas which never should have been

Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of fish-related events, and have had the pleasure of interacting with quite a few experienced hobbyists. During our discussions, we often reflect on where the hobby has been, where it’s going, and the people,…

Kamihata HOB skimmer popping up in Japan

Recently the new Kamihata HOB skimmer have been popping up everywhere in Japan. Although it doesn’t look as awesome as the Mame Nano Skimmer, it’s still a sexy skimmer. The skimmer is airdriven, which might be a downside for some,…

ATB Biopellets, Carbon and GFO coming soon from Sea Side Aquatics

ATB Biopellets, Carbon and GFO will soon be available from the German Austrian company well known for it’s high quality skimmers. Today the biopellets should become available from Sea Side Aquatics and the activated carbon and GFO should arrive later…

Cirrhilabrus johnsoni being collected in decent numbers for the rare wrasse lovers

Cirrhilabrus johnsoni is a very rare fairy wrasse which has thus far only sporadically made it’s way into the aquarium trade. Hailing from the Marshall Islands, Cirrhilabrus johnsoni is only known from a small part of the island chain called…

Phosballs from SeaSlug claims to have a better recipe for Biopellets

Phosballs are a new Biopellet from the new Polish aquarium chemistry company SeaSlug. Their first product offering is a high purity biopellet called Phosballs which are part of the “next generation” of solid carbon dosing. Unlike most biopellets, Phosballs start…