Sometimes the best discoveries in science are happy accidents, and this year researchers at the Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding uncovered some genetic data which supports ideas that hobbyists have been suspecting for years: namely, that some fishes we assumed…
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Mazzucato Nano Aquarium Sculpture is perhaps the most expensive nano ever made
The Mazzucatto Aquarium Sculpture is simply amazing, Huge thanks to Shaun Stinnett for the story and the write up! We spend so much time looking for the next big thing in this Industry, sometimes it is fun to see where…
Tropical Eden’s new Aragavive live sand
The Tropical Eden line of reef-collected aragonite substrates went “live†with its new Aragavive live aragonite sand. The Aragavive line comes in four flavors, depending on how fine or how large you like your substrate and you have to love…
Caribsea’s Purple Up issued Patent, purple isn’t safe any longer
You’ve most likely heard of Purple Up, the product that some aquarists use when they can’t seem to get any coraline algae growing in their saltwater aquariums. Besides being a very popular product, Caribsea, the manufactuer has been touting that…
Live Bottles are reborn as Aquacultured Art by Atlantic Reef Aquaculture
Live Bottles for use in Mini Reef aquariums used to be as common as normal output fluorescents, bristle worm traps and dolomite. It was absolutely commonplace to see at least one or two live bottles in the reef displays of…
Aquarium Obsessed out of Business? Sfiligoi gets new US distribution
Aquarium Obsessed was a distributor for a lot of well known products. They were until they went out of business, or at least it appears that way. Aquarium Obsessed website is still up, but emails aren’t being responded to and…
DSPS 1200 gallon tank from thailand
What happens when you build an aquarium with these dimensions: 120″ x 48″ x 48″? You get over 1200 gallons (or 1196.88 gallons to be exact) of water to play with. Besides being one of the cleanest setups we’ve ever…
Ushio Synergy LED MR-16 lamps show potential of low voltage reef spotlighting
Ushio’s new Synergy LED MR-16 lamps could be signs of the future for Japanese-style reef spotlighting and low-voltage applications in the hobby. The LED lamps are more efficient and longer-lasting replacements for standard MR-16 (meaning multifaceted reflector bulbs 16 eighths…
Marine Depot takes gloves off, issues Best Price Guarantee
Marine Depot (disclosure: they sponsor RB) which is the largest marine supplier in the United States has a program that few people have known about. It’s their Best Price Guarantee which is pretty neat actually. Here is how it works,…
“My Miami” Chalice Frag over $1800 up on eBay
The “My Miami” chalice. How much would you pay for the above mother colony? You know where we’re going with this don’t you? This is a ” My Miami Chalice” coral that is being sold up on eBay as a…
