It may not be a lot to look at, just a USB stick with ZigBee bluetooth baked in, but the V-link from Vertex is a sure sign of things to come. With electronics shrinking and coming down in price, it’s only a matter of time before most of our high tech aquarium gear is all [...]

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Curtis Morgan
Source: The Miami Herald
August 31, 2010

There's a turf war going under the warm waters off the Florida Keys, a battle for no less than dominance of dying coral reef tracts.

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My latest project is to learn how to keep/grow azooxanthellate corals. It’s an extra commitment to feed enough and maintain the water quality, two things that usually work against each other. I’m at almost two months with my first Scleronephthya … Continue reading →

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Rare fish lovers, it’s time we brought you an update on the SEASMART-collected, Lightning Maroon Clownfish from Papua New Guinea (PNG). Forgive the water clarity – the female Maroon Clown is always “digging”.  Forgive the camera work – it was shot with one hand using a Nikon D5000.  Forgive the focus – it would appear [...]

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The Aquatronica Light line of dimmable T5 lights and controlling modules allows you to get a fully controlled, dimmable T5 lighting system via modular connections. The system starts with the Aquatronica T5 dimmable light bar that is available in either 3 (39W), 4 (54W) or 5 ft. (80W) lengths featuring a typical tandem T5 retrofit [...]

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There’s much more to Nudibranchs that “Monti Nudis”. Here are some striking Nudibranchs from Lembeh, set to music by Damien Rice. In general its best to watch these creatures in nature given their highly specific diets and special care requirements. These beautiful animals were captured by Markus Yong using a Canon 550D (T2i) and 60m [...] Related posts:

1. Saddleback Clowns Tending Eggs in Lembeh Watch as a Pair of Sadleback Clownfish (Amphiprion polymnus) tend...
2. Mark Poletti’s Vivid SPS Reef on Film Mark Poletti recently shared this video of his incredibly vivid...
3. Holanthias fuscipinnis and Johnrandallia nigrirostris Caught on Film H. fuscipinnis Pair – Photo by Mr. Koji Wada The...

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Marine Depot: AquaMaxx Calcium and Zeo Reactors starting at $139.95 Premium Aquatics: Aquacare Model 1 Calcium Reactor $299.99 ($579.95) TB Aquatics: Bubble magus qq hang on back skimmer. $109.95 Coralmorphologic: Aqua-Blue w/ Asymetrical Pink Splotches Ricordea $25 Ocean Gallery II: ORA Red Planet Table $60 ($80) Aquarium Specialty: IceCap Reef Illuminations 4 6 T5 2 [...]

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Check out ORA's latest coral, the ORA Solitaryensis. This unique tabling coral grows multiple tiers or fused branches, while exhibiting purple tips on a tan/green base. Related posts:

1. the glassbox | Acropora turaki, rambleri, caroliniana We picked up a few new Acropora frags this week,...
2. New ORA Blue Iris Acropora We’ve just been informed that ORA has released a new captive...
3. LiveAquaria to Release Aquacultured Peacock Feather Acropora latistella in February Following up from their Real Deal Echinata, our friends at...

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