Scientists have shown that a variant form of a fluorescent protein originally isolated from a reef coral has excellent properties as a marker protein for super-resolution microscopy in live cells.

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Building on their DIY-kit product line, Avast Marine has introduced their affordable CS1 DIY Cone Skimmer Kit. At $160 + $65 for a Sicce PSK 2500 pump the skimmer is an absolute steal–but it won’t come assembled. That part is up to you. Avast will provide you with literally everything you need to build this skimmer: [...] Related posts:

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3. Korallen Zucht Hang On Cone Skimmer Gets A Facelift Korallen Zucht has given their old REVOLUTION mini hang on...

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In an effort to make Jake’s head explode, I like to write about all the mistakes I make with my home reef system. Even though they may seem embarrassing, everyone makes bone head mistakes, and I think we all learn by hearing about others mistakes. Pretending they didn’t happen helps gives us a false sense [...]

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The Proflex sump from Aqueon is one of the first mass produced filters we’ve seen that is modular enough to swing three ways. The base model of the Proflex is a standard Berlin filter style sump with a bubble baffle and noise reducing compartment, feeding into two standard 4″ diameter filter socks. From there an [...]

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Vitrea, a Italian aquarium and design company we first showed you back in 2008 has secured a US distributor  for their products. In fact, the new company named Vitrea -USA LLC plans to release the full Vitrea line into North American shores. This gives modern design Elos some much need competition in the realm of [...]

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Unless you’ve been living in a pineapple under the sea for the past 20 years (did I really just reference that?!), you’ve seen, heard, or read, that our wild coral reefs are in danger. Environmental acidification, malicious destruction, non-native invaders—all issues that we are concerned and focused on. However, it appears we may [...] Related posts:

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2. Reefs Magazine Fall Issue, An Aquatic Disaster The Fall 2009 issue of Reefs Magazine is now...
3. Brian Greene & Twilight Aquatics Collecting Soon? Xanthichthys kiritimati?! His name has been popping up more and more lately,...

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Marine Depot: Taam Rio® Coral Feeder Deluxe Set $19.99 Premium Aquatics: Hydor Pico EVO-MAG 180 GPH 4W Circulation Pump $16.99 TB Aquatics: NextReef SMR1 Solid Media Reactor $109.95 Coralmorphologic: Neon Green w/ Aqua Skirt and Fluoro MAGENTA Mouth $25 Ocean Gallery II: Clown Trigger $135 Aquarium Specialty: Aqua Illumination 12? 1 Modular LED Light System [...]

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One of my favorite Aquascaping tools that I’ve ever used is Thorite Cement. It has proven to be reef safe in small quantities (still use caution and your brains when adding to an aquarium). Many people, including public aquariums, have used this with success to create large, stable rock structures. Simply put, it is a [...] Related posts:

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3. Fish Use UV-Vision to Identify Friend & Foe A new study by the University of Queensland has...

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