I have been fortunate to attend several frag events around the country this year, but none gets me as excited as the Bay Area Reefers (BAR) regional fragswap. Last weekend there were no guest speakers, no vendor booths, and best…
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Diodogorgia noduliferia (Gorgonian) Feeding on video
Non-photosynthetic tanks are less common in the hobby, as a lot of time and unkeep is needed to keep these picky/finicky corals happy. Diodogorgia noduliferia, is the commonly available yellow and red knobby Gorgonian and is seen feasting on video.…
Damselfish are destroying reefs, need their predators back
Here is another reason to hate Damselfish if you needed another reason. As Mark Vermeij goes on to describe: “Damselfish are these little fish and what they do is they make little yards on the bottom of the reef,” says…
Anagonbe’s Japanese Reef presented in High Definition Video
High definition video is the only way to really do justice to this amazine Japanese style reef aquarium by the one they call Anagonbe. This SPS dominated aquarium features very keenly arranged Acropora colonies which are grouped together based on…
First shots of NeWave, the prop style pump from Aquarium systems
We knew the NeWave pump was coming way back in March, or so we thought. However, Practical Fish keeping got to grab a nice shot of the NeWave pump from Aquarium Systems. Aquarium systems are they same guys that bring…
IceCap bids farewell to Anthony Calfo
That tie up with IceCap and Anthony Calfo comes to a close, after being together for only a short 10 months. IceCap announced that they would sever ties with Anthony as he pursues other efforts in the reef keeping hobby.…
USDA-APHIS: “Do you have a permit for those snails?”
In 2006 an act was passed that basically made you get a permit (PPQ 526)Â if you wanted to import snails into the country or across state lines. Recently, it has been reported that the USDA plans to start enforcing…
Wyoming white clownfish from C-quest are an ocellaris
Wyoming White clownfish from C-quest may look a whole lot like the platinum clownfish from ORA but the Wyoming Whites are ocellaris and the Platinums are percula. Although individuals of both strains will likely develop darkened fins with age, comparing…
Twin Arc Metal Halide Bulb shipping at Marine Depot
You remember those new Twin Arc Metal Halide Bulbs from Advanced Lighting Solutions Reefbrite. Well they started to ship from Marine Depot in either 250 watt ($99) or 400 watt ($119.99) varieties. Both of these are in a 10k/20k combo…
Vertex Aquaristik RX-6 Calcium Reactor
Vertex releases their new RX 6 calcium reactor which is designed for aquariums up to 280 gallons. This beefy calcium reactor has a nice selection of features including: advanced reverse-flow design, all John Guest fittings, pecision Vertexâ„¢ needle valve, large…
