Saltwater enthusiast Tony Arellano was setting up his newly acquired 90-gallon tank in his home in Meridian, ID and in his search for rock found a good deal on Facebook. When he contacted the seller, the seller claimed that the rock was dry and that it had some dead coral on the rock. It seemed like a good deal…
(Spoiler alert) I could not find full-spectrum programmable LED lights for under $10 but here is some useful item for aquarium lovers each under $10 in no particular order, below we label if the item is intended for freshwater or saltwater aquariums. 10. [$8.99] V2O Aquarium Foods Handy Grab Aquarium Tongs Sometimes getting things that have fallen to the…
So what do you think of when you hear Tunze? Soon it could be macro algae reactors, Tunze presented in InterZoo 2018 a new series of macro algae reactors the Tunze MAR 3181 and MAR 3182. Designed with a 10w white LED strip light on one side of the reactor and Tunze Silence circulation pump…
Last week my wife and son took a little vacation with my in-laws to the Great Wolf Lodge indoor water park. When my wife came back I had to pull her to the side and tell her that I was sorry but she shouldn’t have left me home alone. I was lonely and bored… I was…
Dipping corals, this is something you hear in the hobby. Sometimes when you buy corals you may get more than what you expected. Some hobbyist will state there corals are clean because they buy from a reputable source. Some of these pests have driven people from the hobby and reproduce quickly and can go from a small problem…
The Banggai Cardinalfish could soon be gone from the wild This cardinalfish is captive bread, yet the captive bread cardinals can only keep up with a small portion of the demand from the aquarium hobby. So much that restrictions could be coming down the road to prevent the export from Indonesia to hopefully slow down…
The British Wildlife Photography Awards just announced their 2016 winner for the photo of the year, shown above, George Stoyle named it ‘Hitchhikers’, due to all of the baby fish living dangerously between the tentacles of the jellyfish to try to escape pray. “I was working for Scottish Natural Heritage on a project to assess the current biological status of…
Biota Aquariums launched a new saltwater aquarium kit which may not sound like a big deal but this kit actually includes everything needed for the tank. From the tank and lights to the salt and a hydrometer plus a heater. That alone will make this kit a better experience for someone just coming into the…
Local Fish Shops If you’re a reef aquarist, the regional pet chain store is not going to carry all the supplies you need to keep a reef tank. The Big Box stores do not stock advanced reef supplies because it does not appeal to the majority of their customer base. You may be able find some deals on basic water conditioners…
When you think of RO/DI units Aquatic Life was most likely not one of the brands you thought of right away, well they may have just changed the game with their new RO/DI unit. The aquarium hobby if full of gadgets and gizmos for things we had no idea that we needed until we saw…