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By Brandon Klaus When working in your aquarium, safety is far more important than you might realize and there are a lot of dangers present that could significantly impact your ability to continue operating your tank. Using the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) is crucial Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. If you’re like me, you’ve day-dreamed about owning a massive tropical pool. But for 99.9% of us, financial and situational reality makes such a colossal undertaking a pipe-dream. Thanks to the climate of South Florida, a Read more here…

By Shane Graber Click through to see the images. The unexamined diversity in the ‘Coral Triangle’ Research on zoantharians, a group of animals related to corals and anemones, by researchers James Reimer of the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan, Angelo Poliseno of Universita Read more here…

By Jeff Kurtz Quarantine tanks are often discussed/written about as though they require very little effort, planning, or expense. Just dust off that 10-gallon plastic “critter keeper” sitting on the shelf, fill it with salt water, drop in a heater and sponge filter, and you’re Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus EcoTech Marine is often referred to as the Apple of the aquarium industry, and for good reason. Whether it be the cutting edge design of their products or the ability of their equipment to be used together seamlessly, the company is quite Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Quarantining new fish is a very good practice, but there is absolutely no guarantee that you can introduce them into your aquarium completely pest free. A lot of times, fish can show no signs of disease, parasite infestation, or other ailments. And Read more here…

By Ross DeAngelis Click through to see the images. Clownfish are a recent example of an adaptive radiation that occurred within the tropical oceans of the Indo-Pacific. Their adaptation to associate with anemones allowed rapid diversification across the region following the acquisition of a new Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Aquarium controllers and recent advances in lighting mobility have made the smartphone a crucial tool for aquarium keepers, and the folks at Hydro Galaxy are looking to incorporate them into the picture even more. They’re releasing a line of probes that turn Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Last year, Reef Savvy kicked off what looks to now be an annual tradition with their extremely generous raffle for the St. Jude “Give Thanks. Walk.” event. In that raffle, they were attempting to raise $10,000 by giving away a 50-gallon aquarium Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus If you need to verify that your test kits are reading properly, then verify your results with another test kit or use an outside laboratory. Using a friend’s test kit, or buying another brand of kit can easily verify whether or not Read more here…