The other day, as I was playing with my (gasp!) freshwater nano-paludarium, it occurred to me that I have become a hardcore fan of nano aquariums. I was inspired to write of my new-found love for these tanks when I…
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Hydor’s Evolution & Nano models in stock at major retailers
Hydor’s newest hotness, the Hydor Koralia Evolution and the uber new Koralia Nano have been hitting retailers all this week. In case you missed it, we had a review of both the Evolution and the Nano which we found them…
Five ways Nano Reefs are changing the way we do reef tanks
Yesterday, some hobbyist blogs began a series of posts about nano reef aquariums. Inspired by the beginning of meme on nano reef tanks, we decided to follow suite and write about what we feel are the most important effects nano…
Hybrid glass and acrylic aquariums from AGE
We all know the problems associated with choosing glass or acrylic when designing a large tank. The benefits of acrylic are the inherent light weight and ease of drilling, for including those all-important closed loops. The down side is that…
Frag swaps, regional club events a great way to bring reefers together
Frag swaps and other regional reef club events are a great way to bring together local reefers from a variety of clubs all in the name of sharing the passion for our incredible hobby. This weekend, the Bay Area Reefers…
Two Times Five Equals Success! Learn to Love your Siphon Hose
Since our “infant days” in the hobby, we’ve had it drilled into our collective heads to perform regular water changes on our aquariums. It’s one of those “facts of life” that we just can’t avoid. Water changes achieve several valuable…
TMC’s new V2 300 and 500 compact protein skimmers
Tropical Marine Centre (TMC) has added to their V2 compact skimmer line with two new products in the category the compact 300 and compact 500. First up is the V2 Skim 300 compact which is great for aquariums up to…
Crosshatch bass and juvenile spanish flag make their way to the Blue Harbor
Looks like that planeload of rare Curacao reef fish flew right by Phoenix and straight to Japan’s Blue Harbor. The image above may be blurry but it’s still very exciting for us because it’s one of the only ones displaying…
Lima scabra or Flame Scallop displayed in HD video
The guys at Coralmorphologic have been playing with their HD camera again. You know what that means. An awesome video. This time they have something new worth showing, a Lima scabra. Otherwise known as a flame scallop. These guys are…
