I recently contributed an article to reefbuilders about carefully neglecting your tank during busy times. In my case, it was the birth of our daughter Elise. The article was geared towards maintaining a reef tank, despite the extra responsibilities. However, one of our readers makes a very convincing case why a reef tank is a must-have with [...]

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New Era Aquaculture is a manufacturer of high quality fish foods which has been rapidly gaining market share in the UK, Europe and abroad for the past five years. More recently New Era signed an agreement with Living Color Enterprises for distribution of their foods in North America. We know exactly what you’re thinking, “my [...]

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While ATI Power Cone skimmers have landed in the United States, ATI has gone ahead and released a video showing the skimmer in action. The Power Cone 200 is shown here in what seems like some sort of fast forward type bubble production. The 200 model which uses ATI’s nifty gridwheel impeller coupled to a [...]

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We continue our eye candy MACNA XXI week with corals through the eyes, and camera, of OCREEFMASTER from Reef2Reef. Next up is the widely sought after anemone. Brilliant, in every aspect. You can see the essence of a true red bubble tipped anemone below! Enjoy! Most bubble tipped anemones require stable tank conditions before intruduction. [...] Related posts:

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3. Rescue Me, Captain America!

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Arnell Ozaeta
Source: ABS-CBN News
September 21, 2010

Manila, Philippines - A cargo vessel that ran aground in a coral reef area in Calatagan, Batangas over the weekend has been removed, a Coast Guard official said Tuesday morning.

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Some of my Chili (Nephthyigorgia) coral’s polyps.—Gary

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The Zoo Med Aqua Cool was recently released and was one of the newer products shown off at MACNA. While this little unit won’t push huge numbers it is a nice little low-profile unit that would be perfect for smaller tanks. The Aqua Cool sticks to the aquarium on the outside with a suction cup [...]

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Turbinaria reniformis is a hardy, popular and beautiful coral species that adapts quite well to the home aquarium. Most aquarists, however, are not familiar with one of its relatives, Turbinaria heronensis. Colonies of T. heronensis are like a caricature of T. reniformis, in that the coralites are much more prominent, tubular and irregular. Think of Samy [...] Related posts:

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3. Stereonephthya, the ‘Photosynthetic Carnation Coral’ The dazzling colors of non-photosynthetic “carnation” corals have for the...

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