Long before we had purpose built equipment and devices, the general aquarium hobby was grown and built off a DIY ethos with lots of improvisations and freestyling along the way. Now that we have a huge catalog of aquarium accessories,…
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How The Green Fins Toolbox Can Help Dive Operators Protect Coral Reefs
Green Fins is an internationally recognized set of environmental management standards which dive center operators can follow to help protect the marine environment. Green Fins first started in Thailand, and has grow to over 400 dive center in six Asians countries. Green…
Tunze Brings Carbon Fiber to the Aquarium Tongs Game
Aquarium tongs are a staple in any aquarist’s toolbox. Most of the available options have limited shelf life: they’re either too weak for heavier jobs or use low quality metals which rust in not time. But our friends at Tunze…
OI Release 300 Aquacultured Yellow Tangs into Hawaiian Waters
The Oceanic Insitute of Hawaii Pacific University has released over 300 juvenile aquacultured yellow tangs into the waters of Oahu, part of the Hawaiian island chain and home to the State capital Honolulu. Gregory Fischbach of HPU Daily News writes:…
Great Barrier Reef Coral Cover was at 38-Year High before Bleaching and Cyclones
A new report on the Great Barrier Reef shows that coral cover was actually increasing in 2023 before a serious bleaching event in 2024, and damage from back-to-back cyclones in 2023/24. The report carried out by the Australian Institute of…
Top Milwaukee Products to Grab on Sale from Premium Aquatics
Premium Aquatics just announced that Milwaukee aquarium products are enjoying 20% and there’s a lot of great and useful accessories to consider for less than one hundred dollars. If you haven’t dabbled in digital devices before or if you’re looking…
The Beloved Dobie Pad now Available w/ Recycled Plastic
The Dobie Pad is one of the greatest ‘hacks’ of aquarium maintenance and cleaning, being a readily available at grocery and convenience stores throughout North America. What makes this unique cleaning accessory so useful is that it has a rough…
Building an Emergency Marine Livestock Holding Setup
If you keep any kind of aquarium for long enough you will inevitably come across the need to hold orphaned livestock in a pinch. A couple fish or a few corals can usually fit into existing setups but if you…
PSA: Make Sure to Inspect Your Magnets for Rust!
Magnets are a marvel of the modern world and they are integral to the aquarium hobby being found in a huge range of devices and accessories. Without the attractive field of magnets we wouldn’t have water pumps, return pumps, dosing…
AlgaEraser & LittleScrape, New Cleanup Tools from Two Little Fishies
AlgaEraser and LittleScrape are two new aquarium maintenance tools from Two Little Fishies which may look simple on the surface, but don’t underestimate Mr. Sprung’s attention to detail. Metal scrapers for cleaning aquarium glass are nothing new, they’ve been around…
