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AquaLife Introduces CALA-fin Line Of Freeze Dried Marine Copepods

By Brian Blank Aquarium Life Support Systems has officially announced its Calanus food product line based on providing quality food at a lower price to appeal to the value-conscious hobbyist. The new AquaLife CALA-fin line features freeze-dried Calanus marine zooplankton in two sizes and a Read more here…

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Friday Smorgasbord: Hawaii’s New Preserve, APEX Meetup, Sewer Fishing And More

By Brian Blank Its Labor Day weekend and less than a week to go before MACNA! Before you cut out of work and head out for one last long weekend this summer, we have one final Friday Smorgasbord. This week we look at the world’s Read more here…

How To “Regenerate” Seachem Purigen

By Floyd R Turbo I occasionally run across threads/posts inquiring about alternatives to chemical filtration with Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) and other such products, and I find myself spouting off about Seachem Purigen and how to maintain it. I originally heard about the product on Read more here…

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Friday Poll 9/2/2016 – Do You Attend Aquarium Trade Shows?

By Scott Groseclose http://macnaconference.org/2016/ With MACNA quickly approaching we thought it would be interesting to see if our readers attend Aquarium Trade shows and what type of shows they have attended. Please choose a selection from the following choices to see the poll results. On Read more here…

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Friday Poll 9/2/2016 – Do You Attend Trade Shows?

By Scott Groseclose http://macnaconference.org/2016/ With MACNA quickly approaching we thought it would be interesting to see if our readers attend Aquarium Trade shows and what type of shows they have attended. Please choose a selection from the following choices to see the poll results. On Read more here…

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Meet Ataúro Island, Home Of The Most Diverse Reef Fish Population In The World

By Brian Blank Our ocean reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, but not all reefs are created equal. In fact Ataúro Island, part of the small Indo-Pacific country Timor-Leste, might just have the most diverse fish population of any reef Read more here…

Home Improvement: A Hermit Crab With Anemones

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. This mutualism benefits the hermit crab by giving it an additional layer of camouflage and protection (ie. anemones with stinging cells) while the anemone, Calliactis polypus, benefits by sharing food with a mobile hermit crab. Many Read more here…

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Making A DIY Chaetomorpha Reactor Is Incredibly Easy

By Jake Adams Since the dawn of mini reef tanks, exporting nutrients to keep aquarium water clean has always been one of the most important tasks to having a successful, thriving tank. Between activated carbon to protein skimming, carbon dosing and denitrification, algae scrubbers have Read more here…

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World Wide Coral And Planet Aquarium MACNA Giveaway

By Nicole Helgason MACNA San Diego is only ONE week away, and we’ve got some exciting news to share. World Wide Corals and Planet Aquarium are teaming up to bring you their biggest giveaway yet. All you have to do is be one of the Read more here…

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Monsoon Fairy Wrasse Hits The U.S. Market For The First Time

By Scott Groseclose Monsoon Fairy Wrasse hits the U.S. Market Monsoon Fairy Wrasse, Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus, arrives in the United States. Offered exclusively by Carolina Aquatics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbJAVg9c5k8 Kernersville, NC, August 29, 2016) — Carolina Aquatics has acquired …