Keeping phosphate levels low in a reef aquarium is important for your inhabitants’ health. Fauna Marin (an Advanced Aquarist sponsor) debuted their new phosphate test kit at MACNA 2011.
Recent Content
Growing a coral safe movement
Republished with permission from The University of Texas at Austin, Daniel Oppenheimer
Joan Holt would like to see a day, in the not-too-distant future, in which the saltwater fish tanks at your local pet store have a big label slapped on them that says “Coral Safe.”
Protecting corals with grazing fish
Contact: John Toon
[email protected]
404-894-6986
Georgia Institute of Technology Research News
Study in underwater laboratory may help manage seaweed-eating fish that protect coral
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There’s no time like the present to start breeding marine ornamentals
Breeding marine ornamentals is an important facet of our hobby given the ever-increasing pressures on our world’s oceans.
New Rotifer Culture Container from APBreed
One thing that APBreed wants to do is to make it easier for you to be able to feed your aquarium inhabitants with the proper nutrition that they require for optimum growth and longevity.
Dana Riddle receives Aquarist of the Year at MACNA 2011
Long time readers are no stranger to Dana’s many contribution to both our hobby and Advanced Aquarist. We understand that Dana was up against some stiff competition as is every Aquarist of the Year, and this year Dana’s many contributions to our hobby earned him the 2011 MASNA Aquarist of the Year Award.
August 2011’s Most Popular Posts
Tunze video demonstrates flow vs turbulence
In response to the July 2011’s Advanced Aquarist article “Experimental Comparison of Measured Flow Output of Aquarium Propeller Pumps,” Tunze has shared with Advanced Aquarist a video about flow and turbulence.
Proof positive SPS corals consume zooplankton [video]
This video is republished with permission from Coralscience.org.
Please visit Coralscience.org to read more accessible scientific articles about coral reef research.
Captive SPS corals survive and thrive in our plankton-poor closed systems.
Scientist creates new hypothesis on ocean acidification
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Dr. Paul Jokiel, (808) 236-7440
Researcher, Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology
Posted: Aug.
Marine Depot’s Special Labor Day Sale for Advanced Aquarist readers!
This Friday, Marine Depot will run their annual Labor Day Sale, providing their customers a 5% discount on all orders. However, they have gone above and beyond for Advanced Aquarist by offering our readers twice the discount and twice the time to save!













