Hobby pioneer Paul “Paul B” Baldassano is not your grandfather’s reefkeeper (though he is old enough to be your grandfather!). In fact, Paul B’s perspective on just about any aspect of the marine aquarium hobby is quite distinct from anyone…
DIY Brine Shrimp Hatchery and Shell Separator
Adult brine shrimp are not considered a good source of food for any fish, but they are sometimes used to entice a slow eater to start eating. Newborn brine shrimp, however, are an excellent source of food for many small…
Hands on with Ocean Nutrition Sep-Art Artemia System
Last summer we ran a story announcing Ocean Nutrition’s European pricing for their newly introduced Sep-Art line of Artemia (Brine Shrimp) cysts and supporting products. What we didn’t tell you then was that we were working on testing out this…
Aqua Medic Plankton Reactor throroughly tested and reviewed
Breeders and NPS keepers will want to make sure you check out AquaMedic’s Plankton and Plankton Light reactors for growing your own phytoplankton and zooplankton at home. I first came across a full page advertisement for AquaMedic’s “Plankton Reactor” almost…
Sep-Art Artemia Cysts from Ocean Nutrition are magnetically filtered for cyst and shell-free nauplii
Sep-Art Artemia Cysts from Ocean Nutrition are specially treated brine shrimp eggs which have shells that can easily be filtered using a magnet. Most of us know well that hatched brine shrimp rise towards the light and the egg shells…
