Lionfish Hunters assure us that lionfish tastes just like chicken

The Lionfish invasion of the Carribean may just now be reaching St. Croix but the voracious predator is already firmly established in the Bahamas. To deal with the growing menace in the Bahamian islands, a new organization called the Lionfish…

Belgium Local fish store gives inspirations to the US, UK

In the United States and the United Kingdom we might have a few select local fish stores that are the cream of the crop, but this local fish store that is located in Belgium is sure different. With the green…

This weekend, Reefstock in Denver and Midwest Marine Conference in Detroit

Listen up marine aquarists in Colorado and Michigan because there are some great marine aquarium events going down in your area this weekend. This Saturday March 14th in Denver, CO is  Reefstock at the Downtown Aquarium. Mile High Reefers can…

ReefCrap: 15k Purple Blue Metal Halide Bulbs

Who needs Phonenix 12k’s 14k’s when you could have these purple-blue wonder bulbs?

AEFWs staring down the barrel of an expert’s microscope

SaltCity forum member “Shadowramy” and his recent aquisition of Acro Eating FlatWorms (AEFWs) could be the best thing that has ever happened to those who are infected with reefing herpes. Shadowramy turned over the infected corals to Eric Borneman who…

Maxi Jet’s new pump called NeWave?

Rumors abound that from the makers of the Maxijet pump come a new type of pump taking lines along a stream style pump such as the Tunze’s, Koralia’s and most recently Ecotech marine. The pump rumored to be called “NewWave”…

Cone protein skimmers, the skoner roundup

Now that the cone protein skimmer bandwagon is in full swing, it’s time for a recap of which company is making what. With all the new skoners popping up these days, you might be overwhelmed at the choice of cone…

Eshopps hang on Nano Skimmer detailed out on video

What do we have here? This is the first we have seen of Eshopps newest protein skimmer that is designed for nanos. The skimmer being designed for nano aquariums has some cleverly designed features. The biggest is the pump placement…

Reefer Madness is gone for good

The beginning of 2003 was a good year to be a livestock slinger in the marine aquarium industry. The reef aquarium hobby was ballooning and new collecting locations were opening up left and right. The ratio of buyers to sellers…

Rare Solitary Balanophyllia video

Ok so solitary corals may not be the most exciting marine life to videotape but if youve never seen them these Australian Balanophyllia are very cool. This is a non-photosynthetic stony coral which can grow corallites up to 1.5″ long…