by AquaNerd | Mar 31, 2016 | Reef, Science
Today we received an official announcement from Royal Exclusiv that it will stop distributing it’s popular Dreambox filter systems in North and South America. All pending orders will be fulfilled and processed but as of April 1st no new orders will be accepted for customers living within the Americas. Below is a letter from Royal Exclusiv’s CEO, Klaus Jansen, announcing the decision. by AquaNerd | Mar 29, 2016 | Corals, Fish, Invertebrates, Reef, Science
ProDibio the makers of BioDigest, Bioptim and other aquarium supplements have developed an FDA approved line of freshwater and saltwater fish medications. The medication lineup includes 6 new products; three for freshwater ailments and three for marine. The 6 products include: Spots & Velvets for Freshwater Fish Spots & Velvets for Marine Fish Worms & Parasites for Freshwater Fish Worms & Parasites for Marine Fish Bacteria & Fungi for Freshwater Fish Bacteria & Fungi for Marine Fish <![CDATA[ #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } ]]> Like all of the other Prodibo products, each medication is packaged and dispersed by AquaNerd | Mar 5, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science, Seahorses
LONG BEACH (CBSLA.com) — When it comes to getting some much-need rain in the Southland, El Niño has been a letdown – at least so far. But as CBS2’s Jasmine Viel reports, the weather phenomenon may be responsible for pushing rare sea creatures into our waters. Diver Roger Hanson says he couldn’t believe what he found twice Sunday just off the Long Beach coast: a rare Pacific seahorse calmly gliding above the ocean floor in just a few feet of water. “I was shocked,” said Hanson. Hanson had last spotted the spiny curvaceous creature last month, but his determination to capture this seahorse on camera in the chilly water came with a price. “Once I saw the seahorse, I stayed out by AquaNerd | Feb 28, 2016 | Reef, Science
Build My LED, known by aquarists for it’s customizable and standard color LED lighting strip lights, is pulling out of the aquarium lighting market and focusing it’s efforts on the horticulture market. If you own a Build My LED (BML) light already, then there is no need to worry about service after the sale. BML will continue to service and support existing aquarium lighting customers for the three year warranty period. From the Build My LED team: Build My LED is closing down production of all aquarium and custom products on Monday, 22 February. New orders can be placed through midnight on 21 February, after which the website will shift to service and warranty support. No new orders will be accepted after this time. I want to take by AquaNerd | Feb 16, 2016 | Science, Shark Week
[embedded content] PALM BEACH COUNTY — Incredible new video shows tens of thousands of sharks just off the Palm Beach County coastline. FAU biological sciences professor Dr. Stephen Kajiura who has been featured on “Shark Week” captured the video 500′ above the clear, blue Atlantic on Friday morning. Kajiura shot the video as part of his weekly aerial black tip shark migration surveys covering the coastline from Miami Beach north to the Jupiter Inlet. “It’s so cool,” he told CBS12. “There are literally tens of thousands of sharks a stone’s throw away from our shoreline. You could throw a pebble and literally strike a shark. They are that close.” Kajiura noted that he saw very few sharks south of Boynton Beach and in Miami-
