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Neptune Systems to Offer Apex Gold Package for More Savings, Convenience

A week removed from the news that the Apex Lite was being discontinued, Neptune Systems has announced that they would be packaging their popular Apex controller into a new gold bundle. This new gold...

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Exhibits From Closed National Aquarium Find A New Home In Detroit

Volunteers from the Belle Isle Aquarium hope to restore some sparkle and excitement to the Aquarium. The Belle Isle Aquarium in Detriot, Michigan opened in 1904. When it closed in 2005, it was the...

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The Challenges of Collecting Natural Sea Water for Your Marine Aquarium

Collecting natural sea water for your aquarium can present a number of unique challengesGiven the ready availability—and relative affordability—of high-quality synthetic sea salt mixes, it’s not...

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The Calcium Reactor: A Device Well Worth its Salt

A hobby like reef keeping has its fair share of intimidating technologies. I suppose it doesn’t help to call certain technologies sterilizers, fractionators, or reactors, which further instills a sense...

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War on Lionfish Shows First Promise of Success

It may take a legion of scuba divers armed with nets and spears, but a new study confirms for the first time that controlling lionfish populations in the western Atlantic Ocean can pave the way for a...

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One Quarter of the World’s Cartilaginous Fish, Namely Sharks and Rays, Face...

One quarter of the world’s cartilaginous fish, namely sharks and rays, face extinction within the next few decades, according to the first study to systematically and globally assess their fate. The...

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Reefs App v4.1 – Coming Soon

… More:The post Reefs App v4.1 – Coming Soon appeared first on reefs.com.

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Bottlenose Dolphins, Female Bottlenose with Calf

Hello from a little place called Curacao. We have a very busy day on tap here at Substation Curacao today and I’m not looking forward to jumping into that  cold water!! This is typically our coldest...

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Mr. Saltwater Tank Friday AM Quick Tip: The Easiest Way to Save Copepods and...

First things first: copepods and amphipods are beneficial to your saltwater tank. Second, it is worth your effort to save them when they get caught in your filter socks. Here’s how to rescue the little...

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Step Up Your Coral Photo Game

 This is the Proscope Micro Mobile, a tricked out underwater camera bag designed specifically for an iPhone.  Not only does it fit your iOS device, but it has a build in ‘macro’ lens and light to...

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Scientists in Brazil Discover New River Dolphin Species

The Araguaia river dolphin, named after the Araguaia river where it was found, is only the fifth known species of its kind in the world. Researchers in Brazil say it separated from other South American...

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Modular In-Wall And Peninsula Design Aquarium

When we dream of the perfect tank we often think of having an in-wall setup for the simple fact that it looks awesome. You don’t have ANY fish stuff in the room, not even a stand. In-wall setups keep...

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Saltwater Refractometer or Seawater Refractometer?

One of the most important parameters to monitor in our reef aquariums is salinity. There are many ways to test salinity, however I have stuck with a specific type of refractometer due their accuracy...

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How Little Do We Know Our Biodiversity?

True river dolphins are some of the rarest and most endangered of all vertebrates. They comprise relict evolutionary lineages of high taxonomic distinctness and conservation value, but are afforded...

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Unraveling Jellyfish Metamorphosis

   How does one genome create two completely different body plans in one animal?  This was the question Konstantin Khalturin was attempting to answer when he began working on jellyfish.  The...

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Video: Fish Yawnfest Is Actually Fascinating

 Yawning is a really interesting behaviour exhibited by fish and this video from the Blennywatcher blog features several different Scorpion and Frogfishes showing off their cavernous mouths in just...

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CORAL Featured Video: Reef Life of the Andaman Sea

 This is Part 9 of Nick Hope’s excellent series, also available in feature length on the Andaman Sea, also known as the Burma Sea, part of the eastern Indian Ocean.  MORE: CORAL Featured Video: Reef...

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Amazing Orange Hammer Coral at Pacific East Aquaculture is Truly Deserving of...

We have seen plenty of orange and yellow Euphyllid corals in our time, whether it’s the gold torch corals or the yellow hammers, but more often than not, those that are being labeled as with these...

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Reef Threads Podcast #166

http://cdn.wso.net/reefthreads/podcasts/rt166.mp3 Your basic goniopora colony.It’s time once again for more reef-hobby yakking. Our topics this week include the flu, our tanks, Manhattan Aquariums,...

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Yellow Tang Captive Breeding Program Gets Big Funding Boost

Captive-bred yellow tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) may be coming to an aquarium near you. That’s the reality thanks to the efforts of the Oceanic Institute of Hawai‘i Pacific University (OI-PHU), who...

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