Green and energy efficient building design is catching on around the world. This house is pretty much amazing. Designed by London-based architect Margot Krasojevik, the 'Hydroelectric Tidal House' is intended to stimulate the energy and movement of the tides. The...
Running an aquarium store these days is difficult enough as it is. Imagine trying to rebuild the business you worked so hard to establish after a devastating earthquake, when both you and many of your customers lost their aquariums. This is the unfortunate reality for...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vgb3TVdTmY&w=560&h=315 Over 100 Caribbean Reef Fish died from a parasite treatment at the Albuquerque Aquarium on Wednesday. The aquarium had been trying to treat a stubborn Trematode outbreak for several months in one of their...
Small to medium sized public aquariums seem to be popping up across the country creating a golden age of aquarium offerings. Scottsdale, Arizona is the next place, with the OdySea Aquarium underway. The Aquarium will feature 16 acres, a two level facility with...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAMlgyGqhAw&w=560&h=315 Equal to the height of a 12 story building, this new enormous pool defies imagination at 137 Ft depths. Named 'Y-40 The Deep Joy', the pool is located in the Hotel Terme Millepini near Padua, Italy. This...
Convicted and sentenced for illegal trafficking in 2013, former Idaho Aquarium director Ammon Covino now wants to get back into the aquarium business. I have written about the story on reefs.com here. Covino was sentenced for conspiring to bring illegally harvested...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln8AX7n4ftA&w=560&h=315] The Vancouver Aquarium has been at the forefront of marine conservation since 1956. Having been an aquarist there myself for seven years, I have remained a strong advocate and fan of the great...
Who doesn't love free stuff? Fluval has just announced a new contest. You can win an ultra cool GoPro Hero3 Camera. This cool camera does so much more than just take photos of your tank! This lightweight camera shoots HD Video and has a rugged waterpoof housing to...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J7oV84LPqM&w=420&h=315] The Aquarium of Boise is letting its online viewers become interactive through the 'LiveDiver Device' made by Reach In. The aquarium now allows visitors to the aquariums website to control a...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnPCWdKU7mI&w=560&h=315] The Zurich Zoo in Switzerland has a new exhibit, of the likes I have never seen before. The Kaeng Krachen Elephant park features 6 'aquariums' or water basins for the elephants to swim in. The...