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By Brandon Klaus Did you know that hydrogen peroxide has been used as an effective treatment for algae and other reef aquarium ailments? In fact, many hobbyists have reported dosing the antiseptic with amazing results. As it is dosed, the hydrogen peroxide is an oxidizing Read more here…

By Jeff Kurtz Spend any amount of time in this hobby of ours, and you’ll soon realize that the methods and technologies favored for maintaining marine organisms are continually in flux. What’s considered dogma today is heresy tomorrow—and maybe back to dogma again later in Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Tridanca ningaloo by Acro Al Here’s some exciting news for us self-professed clam junkies. Acro Al, obviously a clam junky in his own right, has unveiled that he may have bred the newly discovered but yet to be officially named Tridacna ningaloo Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus It has been a while since we have seen a product with this much excitement around it, and we’re happy to say that it is officially available for all to enjoy. Maxspect has been showing off this revolutionary water pump for what Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. Researchers have determined it’s a certain gene that keeps pigment cells dispersed and gives the pearl danio its uniform orange color. By expressing this gene the same way in zebrafish, the zebrafish pigment cells also remained Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. If you only entered the hobby this decade, you don’t know how good you have it. No less than ten years ago, reefkeepers had to choose between a handful of bulbs whose controlability amounted to how Read more here…

By Jeff Kurtz In today’s post, I’d like to address a very common issue marine aquarium hobbyists encounter when purchasing livestock (particularly fish) and offer a simple method for addressing it. The issue in question is how to deal with the dramatic difference in specific Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus The only real, readily available way to determine if your lights are strong enough for your corals is to measure their PAR output. But the measurements have to be taken from in the water, near the locations of your various corals. To Read more here…

By Ret Talbot Click through to see the images. There are many similarities between the marine aquarium trade and the seafood trade, but perhaps one of the most important is that both are dependent on wild animals. While aquaculture exists for both aquarium fishes and Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Giesemann just unleashed a whole bunch of sexy. They recently debuted their new Aurora Hybrid LED/T5HO fixture, and it is quite an impressive gathering of lighting technology, if we do say so. Building off the proven benefits of both LED and T5HO Read more here…