by Reef To Rainforest | Sep 30, 2013 | Conservation, Fish, Reef, Travel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVWhwbb9h2I Published on Jun 11, 2013 Short video documentary of sustainable fish collection for the aquarium trade in North Bali, Indonesia. Some fishers there have been trained in non-destructive collection methods. CREDITS: Frank Schmidt | SAIA Sustainable Aquarium Industry Association (Europe) by Dan Rigle | Sep 5, 2013 | Corals, Eye Candy, Photography, Reef
Acropora nasuta has to be one of the most colorful reef building corals in the sea. This Acropora nasuta was grown over a four year period into this nicely shaped colony from a seed fragment with lineage from Atlantis... by Justin Credabel | Aug 30, 2013 | Corals, Science, Sustainability
This is the fourth in a series of posts on Thraustochytrids. This is one of the more exciting posts about these generally unseen organisms in our aquarium, or maybe we have been seeing them after... by Reef To Rainforest | Aug 27, 2013 | Reef, Travel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQgIIZfvO14 Dormero Rotes Ross Reef Aquarium June 2013 A showpiece in the Dormero Rotes Ross Hotel in Halle (Salle), Germany, this is a 660-gallon (2,500-L) reef aquarium. There are three sizable eels in this tank and the hotel says they have not caused any known problems. Credit: kyranyca | YouTube by AquaNerd | Aug 15, 2013 | Equipment, Opinion, Tanks
When it comes to aquarium gear, we ofter overlook things like product manuals, packaging, and all other manner of advertising because we are far more excited about what’s in the box, than the box it came in. Companies pour so much money into each of these areas, often designing fantastic packaging, that it only makes sense for us to stop for a moment and appreciate their efforts. One such company whose product line mirrors their packaging is Vertex Aquaristik. They have some of the cleanest products we’ve seen, sporting simple designs and color schemes that jump right out of the aquarium. Their boxes share that element of simplicity, as they are clean and white with just a logo emblazoned on the front. Vertex recently sent us a whole bunch of stuff, honestly to our surprise, and one of the feedback items they requested was “how was the packaging”?