A “Fresh” Approach

In  three decades (gulp) in the marine hobby, I’ve kept everything from Acropora to Xenia, and a lot of stuff in between. Seems as though I alway find something new to try; another challenge to accept, a different system to…

Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference (BayMAC) in San Jose, CA next weekend

On Saturday June 13th, the second annual Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference will take place in San Jose California. The event will go down from 10:30 am until 5 pm, it is  completely  free to the public and no club…

NeoMarine Reef Salt from Brightwell Aquatics

Brightwell Aquatics has just released their NeoMarine Reef Salt which is specifically designed to mix up as close to natural seawater as possible. The new salt is manufactured in Brightwell’s own in-house production facility which is a first; many of…

Indo-Pacific Scolymia is now officially recognized as Acanthophyllia deshayesiana

You know that coral we’ve been calling Scolymia for all these years? Well it turns out it’s not a Scolymia at all but a member of it’s own genus, Acanthophyllia. There has been confusion surrounding the true taxonomic identity of…

Julian Sprung’s aquarium showcases modern and elegant reefing design

Trimless and braceless tank, check. Discreet and unobtrusive equipment, check. Stylish red metal stand and concealed filter system, double check. Reef aquarium legend Julian Sprung has nothing to hide with his main reef display aquarium splayed out across the pages…

Daniel Knop’s aquarium macro photo gallery gets up close with aquarium life

Daniel Knop has been filling the pages of German and American magazines with wonderful photographs for over a decade and now he has started putting together a mac image gallery. If you have a taste for macro shots you will…

Advanced Lighting Solutions’ actinic LED halide pendant coming soon

The quality light product manufacturer Advanced Lighting Solutions will soon be delivering one of it’s flagship products, the halide/Actinic LED combo pendant. A metal halide pendant with built in supplemental actinic LED is one of our dream aquarium lighting products…

LA Fishguys tours marinelife wholesaler Sea Dwelling Creatures

If you’ve ever wondered how marine fish get from the reef to your home, LA Fishguys has a new video out with a tour of Sea Dwelling Creatures in Los Angeles CA. The marinelife wholesaler is about the halfway point…

Census of Marine Life discovers many more new species on the Great Barrier Reef

The Census of Marine Life has been diggin up new species all over the place and in this latest run they’ve ballooned the number of species known from a single area of the Great Barrier Reef. The newly discovered species…

DIY: Tea Jar Auto Top-off

If you need a great DIY auto top off device, then you might want to look at this clever invention. The auto top off uses a Sun Tea jar, and a air tube that fills the tank automatically. How does…