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Mini Maxi Spawning at Tidal Gardens
For years now, we have been propagating mini maxi anemones. They are easy to propagate by cutting them in half and letting them heal for a month or two. Most aquacultured corals are asexually produced...
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Turning Old Computers Into Aquariums
In Nebraska, Jake Harns takes old computers and turns them into some pretty cool Aquariums. He sells complete aquariums and kits on his website. His iMacAquarium sells for $299.00 and holds 3.5...
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Mozambique Channel Lends insight into Bleaching Events
In an ongoing effort to understand the effects of ocean warming scientists have made yet another breakthrough in determining which reefs are more susceptible to increases in temperature. Tracking...
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Sand Tiger Shark Attempts to Swallow Tankmate Whole
It is always easy to underestimate the feeding abilities of predatory fish, in this case a sand tiger shark at a marine park in Japan. You see the animal and think, “surely, it can’t eat that” when...
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How to Reduce the Risk of Flooding with Hang-on-Back Overflows
Marine aquarium hobbyists whose tanks didn’t come with a built-in overflow or can’t be drilled to accommodate one (i.e., those made of tempered glass) sometimes choose to use a siphon-based...
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Innovative Marine’s New SkimMate Ghost Protein Skimmer is Sure to Be a Crowd...
Innovative Marine is back with another ground breaking product for the world of all-in-one marine aquaria. Announced just yesterday, and in a far too subtle fashion in our opinions, the SkimMate Ghost...
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Starfish “Wasting Disease” Now In Oregon
Oregon is the latest State to be afflicted by Starfish ‘Wasting Disease’. Its a disease that has been affecting the West Coast. This CBS news video gives an overview of the disease, filmed about 5...
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Not Long Now Until UK ReefFest
Outside of the Aqua trade show events which come up once every couple of years (and which are more ’general’ aquatics tradeshows anyway), reef hobbyists in the UK don’t really have too many events to...
View ArticleMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: Even These Parts Need To Be Matched
Replacing the bulkheads on your tank? Besides bulkhead size, make sure you match up this important part. [embedded content] MORE: Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday AM Quick Tip: Even These Parts Need To Be...
View ArticleTANK WARS – SEASON 1 – EPISODE 3
TANK WARS – SEASON 1 – EPISODE 3 MORE… More: Continue reading → The post TANK WARS – SEASON 1 – EPISODE 3 appeared first on reefs.com.
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DNA Reclassifies Anemones and Creates New Cnidaria Order
Led by the American Museum of Natural history a DNA-based study has created a new order of marine organisms under Cnidaria. Published in PLOSone the four year long study set out to reorder Anemones...
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Five External Stressors of Marine Aquarium Fish
Most marine aquarium hobbyists want to provide as naturalistic and stress-free an environment as possible for the fish and other livestock in their care, so they’re careful to maximize water quality,...
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Tripneustes ventricosus Being Reared By Martin Moe
What you are looking at are baby urchins, Tripneustes ventricosus, AKA the West Indian Sea Egg. While not typically seen in many reef aquariums (they are great reef cleaners btw), they are insanely...
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Reef Threads Podcast #181
We’re back once again. This week we talk about reef chemistry, sand-sifting animals, restoring a neglected tank, and external stressors. We hope you enjoy the show and will share it with others....
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Three Men and No Guitar
Checking in for a 14-hour flight is always a good time. Checking in for a 14-hour flight with 11 items (three suitcases, five Action Packers, two bags, and Steinhart Director Bart Shepherd’s guitar)...
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Why Are Juvenile Marine Angelfish So Different From Adults?
When human parents bring a child into the world, they watch their offspring eagerly for facial features and other physical characteristics that are similar to their own. Moms and dads experience a...
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Pseudojuloides edwardi, a New Pencil Wrasse Species Discovered in the...
Wrasses are arguably the most diverse group of fish in the ocean, and according to a new journal entry on the Ocean Science Foundation, a new and very flamboyant member is being added to that group....
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Frozen Mysis Part 1: The Quest For Quality Mysis
A mix of bad and good mysis. Do you know which is which? Feeding seahorses in aquariums has long been regarded as one of the most important keys to success with these delicate animals. Widespread...
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Yellow Boxfish: Endearing but Perhaps Best Avoided
For hobbyists inclined to purchase livestock on impulse, a yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) paddling about in a dealer’s tank can prove almost irresistible. Typically sold as juveniles at just a few...
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Ghost Pipefish in the Bag; Ever-elusive Bobbitt Worm … Still Elusive
Greetings from Aniloa! After three and a half days of collecting in the field, we’ve amassed a nice collection of corals, invertebrates, and fish to ship back to the Academy—here’s a quick overview....
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