Archive for August, 2012
The Long Awaited ATI PowerCone Finally Coming to U.S. Hobbyists in September
About two years ago, aquarium hobbyists worldwide were teased with an interesting new protein skimmer from ATI Aquaristik. Unlike traditional cone skimmers, however, the PowerCone made aquarists drool with a bevy of unique features that only the most imaginative of minds could dream up, and of course were found nowhere else. What made the PowerCone [...]
Tip of the Day – 8/31/2012
Want to take the best pictures of your clams and corals, but hate having to deal with distortion through the aquarium glass and lack luster colors? Try taking the images from above, instead of through the side of the aquarium. Top-down shots are very popular among reef keepers primarily because these sorts of photos show [...]
Boy Finds Whale Vomit, Rakes in $63000
Here’s an interesting story that we’ll just file under weird and unusual. An 8-year-old boy was strolling along a beach at Hengistbury Head in southern Britain and came across what he thought was just a big, interesting stone. Of course, being an inquisitive young mind, he picked up the stone and eventually took it with [...]
Tip of the Day – 8/30/2012
Love to have tons of water flow in your aquarium but hate having those pesky sandstorms and an exposed glass bottom in certain areas? Well don’t skimp on the water flow, for starters. It’s far too important to cut back on. Instead, try filling those exposed spots with a larger grain sand. The larger grain [...]
Taking the New AccuDrip for a Test Drive
A couple of days ago, we wrote about the newest addition to the Innovative Marine Auqa Gadget lineup, the AccuDrip aquarium livestock acclimation device. Well, we were fortunate enough to get our hands on one of these new gadgets, and after a full week of fish and coral acclimation, we can safely say it truly [...]
Tip of the Day – 8/29/2012
When hanging new hardware over your aquarium, be sure to cover the top of the tank so that things like screws and sheetrock dust don’t accidentally fall into the water. The screws can rust in a very short period of time, releasing heavy metals into the water that can cause all sorts of damage to [...]
Los Angeles City Council Votes to Ban Pet Sales
According to the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), the Personnel & Animal Welfare Committee of the Los Angeles City Council has recently passed a proposal to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits within LA city limits with a 3-0 vote. This vote will likely move the proposal out of the committee [...]
Tip of the Day – 8/28/2012
It’s easy to pick up great corals at awesome prices when attending the various trade shows that are scattered across the aquarium hobby landscape. Unfortunately, it’s also easy to get caught up in the hype of the show and overpay for something that’s really common. To make sure you’re not getting burned, whip out the [...]
Innovative Marine Makes Acclimation Look Easy with the AccuDrip
One of the most tedious processes that we encounter with our aquariums is the acclimation of new inhabitants. For new fish, corals, and invertebrates, the two hour drop-by-drop process takes up a big chunk of time and chances are you have accidentally sucked down some tasty saltwater a time or two when starting the siphon. [...]
Amazing Black and Blue Hippo Tang Spied on Video
Two years ago, almost to the day, we wrote about a very unique black-faced blue hippo tang that was spotted locally at one of the fish stores. At the time, we thought the coloration was not only interesting, but also extraordinarily rare. Little did we know that there was a blue tang with far crazier [...]
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