The balling method is a popular method in which to provide your aquarium with calcium, magnesium, carbonate hardness and trace elements. However, strong lighting, stony coral husbandry and special bacterial systems have changed the water chemistry requirements, which made it…
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New Butterflyfish discovered in Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument
Papahanaumokuakea National Marine Monument has just yielded a new species of butterflyfish which appears to be very similar to Prognathodes basabei. The new butterflyfish was discovered by self professed fish nerd Richard Pyle using his signature rebreather deep diving techniques.…
BM-TO1 a new dosing pump from Bubble Magus
Bubble Magus, a company that produces replicas saltwater aquarium products has gone ahead and released a new dosing pump (BM-TO1). This dosing pump uses an “American sourced microchip” along with a “5 torque motor”. This BM-TO1 model has the option…
Energy efficient reefkeeping: 8 Tips to Help Save Money and Energy
I’m taking a different approach for this week’s column, Â departing from my ramblings on system concepts and delving into the practical. I’m going to give you my two cents worth on how you can optimize your aquarium to save energy…
We’ve cherry picked some of the best livestock on the net, for you
Are you looking for something extra special for your reef tank? There seems to be a peak in the availability of amazing corals and reef fish right now and there’s no doubt that our sponsors are delivering the lion’s share…
Reefkoi revolutionizes frag discs with hexagons
Whoulda thunk that it would take almost a decade of making frag plugs and frag discs for someone to make hexagonal “discs” that can fit together without wasting space? If you don’t already know, Reefkoi is respected high-end coral grower…
All Rhizotrochus are illegally collected and imported
Have you ever wondered why you’ve (most likely) never seen a Rhizotrochus typus available for sale at your LFS? The obvious reason is that their suppliers probably don’t have them because this coral species is simply not legal to collect,…
Let Reef Builders treat you to MACNA with one full event pass
The 21st Marine Aquarium Conference of North America will be held in Atlantic City, NJ and with a seasoned event planning staff and the exciting location, this year’s seminal marine aquarium event is promising to a very enjoyable event. We’ve…
Rusty Flame pygmy angelfish hybrid video
The flame x rusty angelfish hybrid which we first spotted at IMAC West in Long Beach a few weeks ago was the focus of much attention during the weekend show. A lot of flashes tried to stop the motion of…
More images of the forthcoming NeWave pumps surface
A few new pictures of the forthcoming Newave pumps have surfaced since we first brought you the image of the NWA 6500. The new propeller-style water pump is currently being marketed by Aquarium Systems Europe in some brilliant fuchsia pink…
