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Melev’s Reef-A-Thon, Help Marc With His Tank
Melev's Reef-A-Thon How many times has a fellow hobbyist helped you out, asking for nothing in return other than friendship and the ability to share more with you? Well, we have a fellow aquarist [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/29/2010
Be a responsible hobbyist. Support local fish stores that sell aquacultured fish and corals, as well as wild-caught livestock that is acquired in a sustainable way. Research your LFS and ask them [...]
Attention Koralia Evolution OwnersHydor Koralia Evolution Powerheads It seems there’s a small issue with the fairly new Hydor Koralia Evolution Pumps. According to the Hydor website, the Koralia Evolution needs a small [...]
Update to the EcoTech Marine Battery Backup Recall
EcoTech Marine Logo A few weeks ago we discussed the recall involving the cables connecting the wireless VorTech pumps to both Ecotech Marine and IceCap, Inc. battery backups. Initially, EcoTech [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/28/2010
Bubble traps in sumps need to be approximately 1″ apart, or more, to be effective. If the walls are too close, the flow-through rate will be too fast and the bubbles will make it through to the [...]
New Octopus Species and Venom DiscoveredNew Octopus Species discovered in the Antarctic I am a huge fan of cephalopods. In fact, a lot of my school research was based on them. So it should come as no surprise that I would find the [...]
AquaNerd Reaches 1000 Articles, Celebrates with Giveaway
It’s official, the AquaNerd Blog has reached 1000 articles! We have worked tirelessly for just a little over a year to get to where we are, but it’s our readers that make it all worth [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/27/2010
Don’t let the bad experiences of fellow hobbyists prevent you from trying something new. The saltwater aquarium hobby is based on innovation and people thinking outside the box. Try the idea [...]
Video of the Ecoxotic Photon Cannon Over Reef Tank
Here is a video of the Ecoxotic Photo Cannon we discussed over the weekend. This gorgeous reef tank has only four of these LED Photon Cannons illuminating it, for a total of about 240watts of use. [...]
Picture of the Week – 7/26 – 8/1Tube Anemone Glowing Under Ecoxotic LED Photon Cannon Pictured in this week’s Picture of the Week is a Tube Anemone glowing under the actinic lighting of the Ecoxotic Photon Cannon. The Photon [...]
ORA Spotted Mandarins Eating Prepared Foods Caught on Tape
In case you are still skeptical about the claim that the ORA Spotted Mandarins eat prepared foods, here’s a video of a large group of these amazing fish chowing down. These juveniles [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/26/2010
Leaks in acrylic products can be rather common, especially since everyone now thinks they can build an acrylic aquarium. If a leak develops, you can repair the issue yourself. Just use a small dab of [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/25/2010
Some fish may be labeled as being “reef safe”, but these fish may occasionally develop a taste for corals and clams. This particularly holds true for a lot of angelfish and butterfly [...]
Ecoxotic Releases the Photo Cannon LED LightEcoxotic Photon Cannon Pendant After months of anticipation, Ecoxotic is finally releasing their LED powered Photon Cannon. These lights feature a single, 50-watt high intensity LED multi-chip that [...]
Interview with JellyfishArt
JellyfishArt Logo I get the chance to meet a lot of interesting people in this hobby. Most of the time these occurrences happen at random and with varying outcomes. But every once in a while you meet [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/24/2010
Increasing the amount of ORP in your water doesn’t require an Ozonizer necessarily. Protein skimmers, UV sterilizers, and even various chemicals can increase the ORP of your [...]
CoralVue Advanced LED Lighting SystemCoralVue Advanced LED System Over Tank CoralVue is beefing up their LED aquarium lighting products by releasing their new CoralVue Advanced LED System. These new lights come in a healthy variety of [...]
Hurricane Season Ramping Up, Eyes Gulf of MexicoHurricane Tracking from Weather Underground There’s another storm heading toward the Gulf Coast, and this time it will hit US soil. We were fortunate to miss the last storm, which hit in [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/23/2010
Barebottom aquariums, or aquariums without a sandy substrate, lack a major source of nitrifying bacteria. Sure, the live rock will serve as a bacteria-rich substrate, but sand has a much high surface [...]
Power Cord Extension and 4-way Splitter for Stunner Strips4-way Splitter Switches for Stunner Strips In addition to the Ecoxotic polished aluminum reflectors we discussed earlier, the Stunner Strips are getting a couple of more handy accessories. For those [...]
Ecoxotic Stunner Strips Get Aluminum ReflectorPolished Aluminum Reflector for Stunner Strip We really enjoyed the Ecoxotic Stunner Strips that were sent to use for a product review a while back, and it seems Ecoxotic is giving them a little [...]
Whale Unleashes Fury on SailboatWhale Breaching Near Yacht Whale watching can be a fun and breathtaking experience. It apparently can be a very dangerous one as well, as these boaters quickly found out. In a recent Yahoo! News [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/22/2010
Sometimes the pins on a needlwheel protein skimmer impeller break off during normal operation. Snails, rocks, and other debris get sucked into the intake side of the skimmer’s pump and cause [...]
Video of the 25-Gallon Ecoxotic LED Aquarium System
Above is a video of the Ecoxotic 25-gallon LED Aquarium System that we discussed earlier today. This 18″ true cube all-in-one aquarium features a discrete filtration system that includes its [...]
25 Gallon Ecoxotic LED Aquarium SystemEcoxtic 25 Gallon LED Aquarium Our good friends at Ecoxotic have released another great product with their 25-Gallon Ecoxotic LED Aquarium System. This nifty all-in-one aquarium is a complete setup, [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/21/2010
Sometimes advanced reefkeepers bypass a lot of beautiful, but simple corals in their pursuit of a challenge or something rare. Even extremely common corals can be nice to look at, and not everyone [...]
Dive Trip to the Red Sea
When most people think of Egypt, they think of pyramids, deserts, and Sphinx’s…not the ocean. Being a saltwater aquarium based community, we could really care less about the scorching [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/20/2010
The open top of rimless aquariums make it very easy for fish to jump out. To remedy this, some aquarists have made a mesh screen that spans the entire surface of the top of the tank. These screens [...]
Picture of the Week – 7/19 – 7/25Dive Trip in Egypt This week’s Picture of the Week is of a recent dive trip a friend of mine took with her husband while in Egypt. We will have plenty of more pictures in article covering their [...]
Changing sediment and carbon filters on RO/DI unitsI changed the sediment filter and carbon on my RO/DI unit recently, and I’m always amazed at how gross they can get. These are the cheapest cartridges in the water filtration sequence, about [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/19/2010
Remember to clean your saltwater mixing vessel every few months. Many salt mixes leave behind small amounts of different precipitates which can accumulate on containers over time. Especially with [...]
Rare Fish Showing Up in Unusual PlacesPNG Maroon Clownfish with Spots Photo From the SEASMART Program’s Facebook Page A very interesting thing occurred the other day. I had just gotten home from work and realized that I had run out [...]
Video Clip of the Rare Red Mandarin
Here’s a video of the Rare Red Mandarin Dragonette that we introduced a few days ago. The image quality isn’t that great, and the footage of the red mandarin is very brief. But the video [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/18/2010
A clean, white sand bed can make the difference between a nice reef tank and a great reef tank. Try cleaning that small space against the aquarium glass to remove the algal films that accumulate [...]
Win a Free iPad from TFHApple iPad from TFH Tropical Fish Hobbyist, an aquarium magazine that I am a subscriber of, is giving away a free Apple iPad. All you have to do is sign up for a one-year digital subscription for $1, [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/17/2010
Having extra equipment laying around might not be a bad thing. In fact, if your the equipment you use in your aquarium goes out, you can use the old equipment as a temporary backup until the original [...]
Ancient Marine Life Found Below Great Barrier ReefPrehistoric Sea Live Below Great Barrier Reef In a recent AFP story on Yahoo!, scientists have discovered “prehistoric” marine life living 4500ft below the Great Barrier Reef. Along with [...]
Video of the Xaqua X-Inout in Action
Above is a video of the Xaqua X-Inout from Fins Reef that we introduced yesterday. The video displays two of the wavemaker’s creating a nice wave action in an SPS dominated reef. Though the [...]
Tip of the Day – 7/13/2010
Surprisingly, clownfish will take up residence in just about anything. Clowns are usually hosted by anemones of various types, but Euphyllia corals (hammer coral, frogspawn, and torch corals), [...]
IMAC West conference “Postponed”, rescheduled for May 2011IMAC West Logo The 2010 International Marine Aquarium Conference (IMAC) West conference that had been scheduled for the end of this month has been canceled. A page on the IMAC website cites [...]
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