Aquarium Cooling Best Practices
It’s in the upper 90’s in Atlanta right now so many parts of the country will be in the triple digits. With heat like that, your home HVAC unit may be struggling,…
Get Paid to go Fishing!
What if I were to tell you that you can go fishing, keep your catch, help rid the ecosystem of invasive species, AND get paid for it? For an angler, that’s a dream come true. Well, if you’re in Baltimore,…
TinyDrum: The Tiny Drum Filter That Could
I’ve been using RDFs (rotary drum filters) on pond and aquaculture systems for quite some time now. They’re generally quite large, needing a lot of space. And many of them have metal parts that come in contact with the water. …
Fungus Breaks Down Plastic
Litter such as plastic detergent bottles, crates, buoys, combs, and water bottles blanket Kanapou Bay, on the Island of Kaho’olawe in Hawaii. (Image credit: NOAA) Every year, humans produce more than 900 billion lbs of plastic, and that rate is…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded team and as Kai put it “combined five years worth of ROV and BRUV video footage with specimen based exploration and museum vouchers in an…
Converting Macroalgae to Money
Here, sea lettuce is grown in tanks containing water that was previously used in the seafood industry. Through this cultivation, they take up nutrients that would otherwise have been discarded. Photo Credit: Sophie Steinhagen On episode 121 of Reef Therapy,…
Canon, Coral Spawning Lab, and Nature Seychelles Team Up to Regenerate Coral Reefs
Partnership establishes groundbreaking and first of its kind coral breeding lab in the Western Indian Ocean, using imaging technology to boost reef resilience against climate change Victoria, Seychelles – 11th June 2025 – Canon EMEA is partnering with Nature Seychelles, a…
Broad Pet Bans Are Effecting The Aquarium Trade
In recent months, broad pet bans aimed at eliminating puppy mills and similar practices have been introduced or passed in several states and counties across the United States. One of the largest wholesalers in the world reached out to us…
Oceamo’s Organo-MS Test Revolutionizes Reefing – Brings Metabolomics To Hobbyist
Recently Oceamo released their Organo-MS test. The following is a copy pasted announcement from the owner of Oceamo Christoph Denk. “Until now, our analytical capabilities using ICP-MS, ion chromatography, and related methods have allowed us to precisely measure a wide…
ITC Parwise Pro Released
*REPOST FROM Aquarium Specialty – ORIGINAL TEXT FOUND HERE What Is the ITC Parwise Pro Light Meter? The Parwise Pro Light Meter by ITC Reefculture is a next-generation lighting diagnostic tool that goes far beyond simple PAR readings. Designed for use in…
