by xeniaforever | Dec 1, 2025 | Corals, Industry
Time to treat yourself or your favorite reefer to some really great deals! What will you be buying today? Unique Corals has a great deal that ends today: 40% off coral, and up to 50% off dry goods.... by xeniaforever | Nov 3, 2025 | Industry
So, I just stumbled across this facebook post, and it seems that LiveAquaria is not only back, but is offering up a sale to say “sorry” for any confusion or inconvenience, and “thank you” for everyone for their patience and... by Afishionado | Oct 31, 2025 | Corals, Industry
This video is a unique one. First, we are of course happy to report about newly aqua-cultured releases from a reputable company like Biota, but there is a story behind this video and I’d like to tell it.… by xeniaforever | Oct 30, 2025 | Industry
In a strange turn of events, it seems that the online retail behemoth liveaquaria.com, has closed its virtual doors. Customers have taken to their facebook page to vent about unfulfilled orders, unanswered emails and phone calls, and outstanding charges with no... by danireef | Sep 2, 2025 | Events, Industry
V-Corals, a young Israeli startup, is changing the way we think about reefkeeping. Their message is simple yet powerful: if we want to save corals, we must start from the basics — frags and... by AquaNerd | Jul 28, 2025 | Industry, Science
Believe it or not, but marine aquariums have been around longer than disco and moon landings. To help illustrate that fact, Tunze was getting all nostalgic at Interzoo this year, showing off their very first skimmer which dates back all the way to 1963. Hard to believe, right? And although the skimmer does look a bit foreign to us, there are still several recognizable key elements that are still present in modern designs. Even more interesting is the fact that this was the very first venturi style protein skimmer ever produced, obviously laying the groundwork for an entire sub-industry that developed as aquarists saw a need for clean water. The unusual design consists of a top mounted pump (located in the black box on the top left of the picture) that feeds water into a specialized venturi adapter, which draws in air to mix with the water. The bubbled filled water is then dumped into the cylindrical body of the skimmer and the bubbles rise into the neck of the skimmer, depositing previously dissolved organic material into a collection cup. We initially thought the white pipe at the bottom of the skimmer was an early version of the riser tube drain, but upon closer inspection it actually looks to be the line feeding water into the pump device, which would mean the clean water is passively expelled through the bottom of the cylinder. This is definitely an old design that has been refined numerous times over the years, but judging by that foam production, Norbert Tunze knew exactly what he was doing. Special thanks to Shawn Wilson for the awesome images
