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Can ozone cure ich?

Aquarists become so desperate during an ich outbreak that often they will do anything to cure their fish and return the tank to harmony. While ich isn’t often fatal, various species react different to...

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Music To Our Ears – Noise Cancelling Meets Your Aquarium

THANK YOU! For years aquarists have struggled with the plight of aquarium noise – splashing, splooshing, humming and what some may swear could be the sound of fish chomping as they chow down on their...

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New Twist For Seahorse Tail Research

(Image: Courtesy of Dominique Adriaens/Ghent University)In a discovery which could help could help in the development of tough, flexible armour or slender grasping robots, a team from Ghent University...

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A Pint-Sized, Potentially Picky Lionfish: Dendrochirus biocellatus

Fu Manchu lionfish (Dendrochirus biocellatus)Yearn to keep a lionfish but don’t think you have the tank space to accommodate one? You might want to think again! While having a small to medium-sized...

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6 Steps to Stable pH in a Saltwater System

Like other water parameters in your marine aquarium, stability is also important with pHStability of water parameters is essential to success with marine aquariums, especially when it comes to keeping...

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Ikelite Blue-Lights UV Fluorescent Underwater Gear

Good morning friends, sorry about not posting yesterday but I got busy and then just ran out of time. I have a fun blue-light photo for you all today with Aimee as the star all decked out in her new...

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‘Coral Morphologic TV’ @ Red Bull Guest House 2015

‘Coral Morphologic TV’ @ Red Bull Guest House 2015 ‘Coral Morphologic TV’ debuted this past weekend at the Sagamore Hotel, on Miami Beach. The site-specific installation was commissioned by the Red...

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Gulfport Plans Aquarium On Site Of Katrina Damaged Library

From the despair of hurricane Katrina, a damaged library will be transformed into an impressive new public aquarium. The Aquarium will be built in downtown Gulfport, Mississippi. The total cost of the...

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Hammer Heaven Reef Tank – Absolutely STUNNING!

FB Link: https://www.facebook.com/coralfish12g Instagram Link: http://instagram.com/coralfish12g In this CoralFish12g video I feature Philip Nguyen's Hammer Heaven reef tank. Hammer corals are awesome...

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Marine Aquarium Photography: The Basics of Exposure

Reef tanks can be quite challenging to shootAt its core, the reef aquarium hobby is a pursuit of aesthetics. We seek out visually appealing fish and corals and look for inspiration in other aquarists’...

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Dumped Aquarium Fish Decimate Australia’s Waterways

 Owning fish is a big commitment, both of time and money. Many people think they are ready for this exciting pet ownership, only to realize they are not. Apparently, many people also think releasing...

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Wallpaper: April 2015 (subscribed, logged-in users only)

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Coral Spotlight: Fascinating Fungiids

In celebration of our 500th blog post, in what we hope will become a bi-monthly feature, we bring you the first instalment in our ‘coral spotlight’ series which examines the natural habitat and captive...

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Dolphin ‘Asks’ Diver For Help

 This video is pretty amazing, although it is from 2013, I hadn’t seen this before and just had to share. While diving off the Hawaii Coast, a bottlenose dolphin approaches diver, Keller Laros. Laros...

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Showing compassion

There seems to be a plague in our hobby. It isn’t marine ich, or any of the parasites that continue to dominate some aquariums. It isn’t the National Marine Fisheries Service, who may pass legislation...

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Spear Fisherman Attacked By Shark Off The Coast Of Florida

 Very sad news in Florida. A spear fisherman, whose identity is still unknown,  bitten multiple times by a shark Friday afternoon off Jupiter Inlet, Florida. Jupiter is a very popular place for...

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Quality Marine Receives Biota Marine’s Cultured Balistoides conspicillum

Juvenile clown triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) hatched and raised by Biota Marine Life Nursery“Caribbean Chris” and I are proud to assert that promoting sustainability in the marine aquarium...

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Reef Threads Podcast #224

Soft corals can make a beautiful reef, too. Once again, it’s time to talk reefs. Topics this week include the beauty of “invasive corals,” local fish stores, California drought, and reef snobs....

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Look mom, no sand

Bare bottom tanks have never been uncommon in fish stores. Often, it’s much easier for someone selling marine fish to maintain a bare bottom tank, simply because decorations can easily be pulled out if...

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Giant Plastic Like Organism Spotted Floating In Australia

 I bet you are thinking what the heck is that thing? Is it a big tubular piece of plastic or is it a giant silicone siphon tube? But you may be surprised to know that it is in fact a Pyrosome, whose...

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