The first installment of our 2011 Marine Breeder’s Year in Review was probably more breeding news than you thought could have happened in a single year. Suprisingly invertebrates, new breeding products, and clownfish releases like the one pictured above only…
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2011 Marine Breeder’s Year In Review, Part 1
Just over a year ago, as I wrapped up the 2010 Marine Breeding review, I found myself wondering if 2011 would build exponentially on the successes of 2010. 2011 was another year in which we all learned from what we…
Top 10 new and cool corals of 2011
2011 brought us a ton of new reef fish species and although coral species and new aquairum strains come about at a crawling pace, this year was an exceptionally good one for a broad range of corals of all types.…
MRC Mini Kreisels for pelagic culture of marine life
They’re what every marine breeder really wanted, but didn’t get, for the holidays. MRC’s made-to-order mini kreisels feature all the sex appeal of [insert name of your favorite exotic sports car here]. This is not, we repeat, is not your…
A look back at the most memorable marine, reef and coral aquariums of 2011
2011 Has definitely seen its share of unique aquariums, many of which were featured right here on these pages. Some were variations on an old theme, some were nice applications of the current state of the art, and a number…
Aquarium Controllers Part 3: Top five things the extreme fish-geek wants in an aquarium controller
We have reached the last of the three part series (Part 1, Part 2) I have written on aquarium controllers. In this last part I am going to discuss the five most important things I think the advanced aquarist will…
Opportunistic mimicry by a Jawfish – amateur discovery recognized in scientific literature
It’s a rare event when something discovered by a recreational diver winds up validated in the scentific community. But that’s precisely what’s happened with a story that first caught attention in July, 2011. Godehard Kopp, a recreational diver, recorded a…
Marine planted aquarium are compellingly beautiful too
In my humble opinion, the diversity in marine aquarium types is at an all-time high. I’ve always been turned on by the idea of biotope aquariums. The freshwater folks have certainly embraced aquarium themes, even beyond the biotope or species…
Zero Reef East- less is more when setting up a nano coral tank
I like to think of myself as a progressive hobbyist. Despite being in the hobby for more than three decades, I always try to push myself to keep up on the state of the art in marine aquarium practice, and…
Maxspect Mazarra P, the Full Review
I recently shared the unboxing of Maxspect’s latest LED offering, the Mazarra P series. Well here’s the review. I’ve recently replaced the metal halide/T5 fixture over my 180 -gallon with the Mazarra modules. The minimum number of modules for a…
