I would like to introduce a tool that I have found extremely useful in my years of aquaculturing coral. Hydrogen peroxide has been a time saver, and a life saver (as well as harbinger of near total death and destruction). For…
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MW 700, a new portable lux meter from Milwaukee Instruments
The MW 700 is a new portable lux meter from Milwaukee Instruments which was spotted lying around on a table in Orlando this weekend. ReefBuilders writer Scott Fellman was shmoozing at the Global Pet Expo and he managed to snap…
Octopuses love them some HDTV
The octopus is a curious and quite resourceful creature and recent research has seen the cephalopod respond to visual stimuli on HDTVs giving scientists a better way to monitor and learn from their behavior. Before researchers were befuddled by the…
A Paradigm Shift for the “Postmodern Era” of Reef Keeping
An old expression goes, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” In my humble opinion, that expression does NOT apply to our hobby anymore. Sure the fine art of reefkeeping has stayed basically the same as it…
Steinhart Aquarium working to raise Rhinopias scorpionfish from their own fertile spawns
One of the advantages of working at the the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences has is being able to care for, and observe so many different animals that we might not be exposed to anywhere but a…
The Foul Stench of Smack…Fellman Strikes Back!!!
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither…
Malware Malware where are thou malware?
On Wednesday we starting to receive a flood of complaints about some sort of malware/issue warning on the site. Apparently from Google’s own Safe Browsing tool. You can see what our site looks like on the issue right over here…
An open letter to Scott Fellman regarding the ReefScape competition
So the other day I was having a conversation with Jake Adams on the topic of aquascaping as a whole. Obviously we didn’t get too far off into the conversation without being derailed onto some sort of new LED gadgetry.…
SeaWorld death shines critical light on captive marine specimens
Undoubtedly one of the most horrific stories this week was the death of an Orca handler in Orlando’s SeaWorld during a public exhibition of the whales. As one of the most intriguing and majestic mammals, the Orca or “Killer Whale”…
The Rise of Nano Tanks, A New Reason to Think Small
The other day, as I was playing with my (gasp!) freshwater nano-paludarium, it occurred to me that I have become a hardcore fan of nano aquariums. I was inspired to write of my new-found love for these tanks when I…
