The aquascaping world has been thrown topsy turvey with all sorts of new designs these past few years. We’ve seen the pinnacles, the islands, the arches, the feng shui, the focal points, the atolls, low profile, and everything else. But…
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Atlantis Marine World switching some displays over to straw bale sponge filters
Sponge filters are not a novel invention but due to budget cutbacks, Atlantis Marine World of Riverhead NY has been experimenting with a supersized version of the classic sponge filter that is made from straw bale. The supersized straw bale…
Scientist finds cure to RTN
RTN. What causes it? Nobody really seems to know. Even Hitler himself admitted to not knowing what causes the dreaded RTN. But how can we prevent it? Can it be cured? Apparently it can, as it was announced today that…
AquaIllumination teardown confirms Interchangeable LED puck
The newest AquaIllumination light is still one of the first aquarium LED lights using Cree XP-G LEDs to be widely available to reef aquarists. Since the completion of the ReefStock conference we’ve had a lot more time to give some…
Giveaway: World Atlas of Marine Fishes, one book to rule them all
This is a repost of a story we first did back in fall 2008. Marine Depot would like for us to giveaway one copy of this book to remind you that they still sell this book for cheap and it…
The Lynx Nudibranch (Phidiana lynceus) chilling in HD
Last weeks video of the Oyster leaves room for another animal that was living close by. “This short video depicts one example of just how tightly woven the ecosystem of the coral reef really is. Even in just a few…
Think outside the box with 115 gallon reef bowls
Hi! My name is Dave Lackland and I was raised and educated as an artist. I have 30 years experience creating and maintaining marine aquaria so when it came time for a show case system in my own living room, it had to…
Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide in the aquarium: Algae Removal
I would like to introduce a tool that I have found extremely useful in my years of aquaculturing coral. Hydrogen peroxide has been a time saver, and a life saver (as well as harbinger of near total death and destruction). For…
MW 700, a new portable lux meter from Milwaukee Instruments
The MW 700 is a new portable lux meter from Milwaukee Instruments which was spotted lying around on a table in Orlando this weekend. ReefBuilders writer Scott Fellman was shmoozing at the Global Pet Expo and he managed to snap…
EcoReef One, second preview
Here is another preview video of EcoReef One, a live rock-less, LED-lit five gallon nano cube that lives off of an average of 20 watts of power consumption and water changes. This is indeed a video, see the harlequin shrimp…
