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The AquaNerd Weekly Recap
The weekend has drawn to a close yet again, which mean’s Monday is here and it’s time to reflect back on the article of last week that everyone was talking about. Our most popular posts during the week of March 11th through the 17th include the a new multichip LED, more trouble from anti-aquarium activists, [...]
The AquaNerd Weekly Recap
Monday is in full swing, and that means it’s time to take a quick glance at last week’s most popular posts. The most viewed articles that we wrote during the week of March 4th through the 10th include the massive aquarium at Marlins’ stadium, a hobbyist’s home being raided by the cops, a gorgeous but [...]
Tanked Season 2 Starts Soon, Let’s Hope for the Best
Animal Planet’s popular “Tanked” television show is gearing up for the official release of it’s second season, and while many aquarium hobbyists are excited about the new episodes centered around crazy aquarium builds, we cautiously await to see what exactly is in store. The first season was a smashing success for the most part, at [...]
The AquaNerd Weekly Recap
We’ve got a bad case of the Mondays, but we’ve got something to cheer us up a bit. We’re continuing on with our weekly recap with a revisit of our top five articles from last week, February 26th through March 3rd. This string of articles includes two new products from JBJ USA, a sweet new [...]
The Icy Finger of Death
We know this doesn’t exactly apply to our niche of the saltwater aquatic world, but it’s just too cool to not share. The video above, which is sped up during most parts, shows the formation of a very interesting frozen feature of the almost alien Antarctic world. This ice formation is called a brinicle, and [...]
The Ultimate Octopus Themed Aquarium Viewing Chair
Designing a living space around an aquarium isn’t always easy, but things just got a little more interesting thanks to this amazing octopus inspired chair from artist and animal lover Maximo Riera. Almost like a prop right out of a James Bond movie with an aquarium-loving villain, this Octopus Chair is a gaudy and enormous [...]
Neurotoxins Found in Shark Fins
Shark fin soup has been a long standing and traditional dish of many cultures, but due to the fact that its main ingredient is obtained in such a gruesome way, many of these cultures are moving away from the soup altogether, especially as generations get older. The practice that is being looked down upon involves, in a [...]
The AquaNerd Weekly Recap
It’s Monday once again, and that means it’s time to revisit a few articles with our weekly roundup of the most popular entries from the previous week. Both this week and last have been particularly busy weeks in terms of articles published and some of the buzz they created. Needless to say, it was very [...]
The AquaNerd Weekly Recap
Here’s our weekly roundup of the most popular articles from the previous week, just in case you missed them. These articles are from the week of February 12th through the 18th, and they include some great news for the aquarium industry in Hawaii, a couple of new LED products, a swanky new coral frag holding [...]
A Brief Glimpse Behind the Scenes at the AquaNerd Blog
We don’t typically discuss what goes on behind the scenes here at the AquaNerd Blog, as usually those details are boring and drawn out, but recently we’ve been hearing the same set of questions from curious readers and so we decided to reveal a little more about ourselves. One of the most frequently asked questions [...]







