I have been reporting over the years about how the hobby has been helping to shape the world of conservation and restoration. Last week I came across this article and I wanted to share it with you. We have been using kalkwasser (calcium hydroxide) for decades because...
Recently my wife has suffered some health issues and I had to severely neglect my tank for a little over 2 1/2 months and put my Deskmate project on hold. Now that things are slowly getting back to somewhat normal, I went to visit my friend Chris Portale of The Fish...
For this video, I wanted to showcase the best products of 2022. To be considered and be included in this category, I had to personally see, hold the unit and verify that the products work as intended and as advertised. Without further ado, here are my top 5 best...
Aptasia is something that everyone DREADS seeing in their aquarium. It's something that we can't avoid. While there are many ways to deal with this nuisance anemone, due to the extremely limited time that I have at the moment, I decided to take care of it naturally....
Something that I came across today from Fauna Marin has caught my attention. Causes of RTN, possible early detections and treatments. Many Acro keepers know the dreaded feeling when you see your sticks start to lose tissue and it seems like nothing helps and you can...
Press Release from Oceana.org. On December 15th, the U.S. Senate passed the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, which includes a ban on the buying and selling of shark fins in the United States, among other ocean conservation...
New product out from Focustronic called Dosetronic DC. Focustronic Press release. The Dosetronic DC will be our entry level dosing station. It will be able to do the automated adjustments just like the original Dosetronic with stepper pumps via Alkatronic and/or...
Reef Kinetics, a Lebanon-based company that specializes in producing auto-titration test machines, recently released a new and updated version of their original Reefbot units. Reefbot Lab. From a quick glance, it has a drastically different form than the original...
The AquaDom; an aquarium in the Radisson atrium located in Berlin, Germany has burst into pieces. What is AquaDom? Holding 264,000 gallons and standing 82 feet tall, it's the largest cylindrical free-standing aquarium in the world according to the aquarium's...
Found something that would be an amazing gift for hobbyists this Christmas. Skimmate Stein from Slide Loc "The 16oz Skimmate Stein, resembles our favorite piece of equipment: the skimmer! For the serious...