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Tip Of The Day – 8/15/2014

By Brandon Klaus It is always stressed in this hobby to quarantine new fish before introducing them into your aquarium. The idea is to prevent any and all diseases and parasites from infecting your current stock of fish, while also helping new additions adapt better Read more here…

Pachyseris Inattesa Is A New Red Sea Stony Coral

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. The species is observed in the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia. Specimens documented for study showed a significant range of morphological differences based on their size and where they were observed/collected (differences in Read more here…

Tap Water: Friend Or Foe To The Reef Keeper?

By Albert B Ulrich III Tap water: Friend or Foe to the Reef Keeper? For many aquarists tap water is just “water.” You add it to the tank and never give it another thought. But for the reef aquarist tap water is the lifeblood of Read more here…

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EcoTech Marine Looking To Conquer The Freshwater World With The XR15FW LED Fixture

By Brandon Klaus Did you know that EcoTech Marine has a light designed specifically for freshwater applications? Neither did we. Amidst all of the fanfare of the XR15w Pro launch, EcoTech quietly slipped their XR15FW light into the mix, kicking off what might be a Read more here…

Might Anti-anxiety Medication Help Our Fish?

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. From the Institute of Physics: Water-polluting anxiety drug reduces fish mortality A drug that is commonly used to treat anxiety in humans and which regularly finds its way into surface waters through wastewater effluence has been Read more here…

Tip Of The Day – 8/14/2014

By Brandon Klaus Clams are terrific additions to any reef aquarium, but their large, fleshy mantles have a tendency to really draw out the nippers. Many angelfish and butterflyfish just can’t resist nibbling on a clam’s mantle tissue, and while the clam can survive the Read more here…

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Clearing The Air On Ozone: Part 1

By David Bowers Well built and reliable 200-mg/hr device we use in our classroom system The use of ozone in home aquaria is far from a new idea. In fact, 20+ years ago, ozone was commonly used by both public aquaria and hobbyists alike. I Read more here…

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Commence Drooling Over This Amazing Favia

By Brandon Klaus Setting faces to stunned! We always love sharing hot new corals, and this one is absolutely unbelievable. Arguably one of the best releases of the year, this unnamed favia comes to us via Exclusive Corals, an online retailer who recently shared the Read more here…

Tip Of The Day – 8/13/2014

By Brandon Klaus When introducing new livestock to your aquarium, there is always an intense curiosity from existing residents. While this curiosity is usually just that, it oftentimes leads to aggressions that can ultimately result in fish death. The best way to diffuse these aggressions Read more here…

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Jebao Launches DC Powered Protein Skimmers

By Brandon Klaus Jebao is making its first foray into the protein skimmer department with the release of their DC pump powered D700 Curve Skimmer. Based on the same controllable pump line we’ve seen over and over again from RLSS, Jebao isn’t doing anything groundbreaking Read more here…