Designer Clownfish are more popular than ever; over the summer of 2014 I’ve spent endless hours researching both the genetic and hybrid forms of designer clownfishes out there. I spoke on the topics of genetics, hybrids, and geographic variants at the…
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New endangered coral ruling threatens your right to grow corals
In 2012, the NOAA made it known that they were considering listing 66 stony coral species as threatened. After receiving extensive public comments to the tune of 42,000 letters and emails along with another 32,000 emails after extending the comments…
Mile-High MACNA Rises to the Occasion
Denver, Colorado, situated a mile above sea level, might seem like an unusual host city for a conference focused exclusively on marine aquaria, but this year’s Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA), held August 29–31 at the Colorado Convention…
Getting a closer look at the GHL Doser 2 dosing pump
The GHL Doser 2 was one of the most exciting products of InterZoo 2014 and it held a similar position of high regard in America for the Mile High Marine Aquarium Conference of North America. While the unit we first…
The Pros and Cons of a Bare-Bottomed Marine Tank
If you’re in the process of planning and setting up a new saltwater aquarium, you’ll need to give some thought to the type of substrate you’d like to use. It may seem counterintuitive, but one of your options in this…
Great results feeding Doc’s Eco Eggs Brew to corals
Doctor Eco Systems is a relatively new, self styled group with a focus on providing low cost, high quality, food stuffs for your marine aquaria. I have met with the group several times at various shows around the country and…
Who knew Chris Turnier is so talented at painting and carving aquarium fish?
The aquarium hobby is blessed with talented painters like Kaitlyn Cameron and Nate Wilson but the big surprise today is that one of our pioneering aquarists is also gifted with the brush, and the chisel. Chris Turnier who has paid his…
Pachyseris inattesa is a newly described coral from the Red Sea
Pachyseris inattesa is a new species of plating stony coral recently described from several locations around the Red Sea up and down the coast of Saudi Arabia. Colonies of the newly described Pachyseris inattesa was previously confused as belonging to the Leptoseris genus…
New ELOS Magnesium test kit review – redefining accuracy
The new Elos Magnesium AquaTest is advertised as providing precise measurement of the magnesium level in aquarium water. The Elos Magnesium test is designed to have “real color” technology which assists in the reading of the kit. In the past I have used,…
Marine Aquarium Contingencies I Never Anticipated
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you may have heard about the massive Microcystis algae outbreak that is currently affecting the western basin of Lake Erie and, from this past Friday until around 9:30 this morning, rendered the tap…
