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It was a very good month. Dig in. Every entry is a classic.

InterZoo 2008 Tunze Release

InterZoo, a large trade show dedicated to the care of pets, is where the European heavy weights in the marine aquaria hobby release there latest and greatest. Roger Vitko, owner of TunzeUSA, was kind enough to take a step away to share some of Tunze’s (pronounced toon-zah) newest product developments with his loyal customer base…
We […]

Weekly Sojourn - 5.19.2008

sojourn 

Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English sojorn, from Anglo-French sujur, sujurn, from sujurner
Date:
13th century

: a temporary stay <a sojourn in the country>
 
Monday’s are dull and painful as we get back into the swing of things. How about some beautiful photos to cheer you up? Starting from now on, we’ll do our best to post a captivating image every Monday to take you away when you need it […]

New Warner Marine Skimmers Impress

We’ve wanted to talk about these for a while, and now they are finally released! Warner Marine Research, the company that brings you Phosar, Ultimate Amino’s, and the balanced Reef Pure Potassium Supplement has released a new Protein Skimmer line.
Warner Marine has created a complete line that we feel can satisfy every hobbyist. There will […]

A trip to our local fish store - Old Town Aquarium

Old Town Aquarium is the best store in the city.  We don’t have many stores downtown, but Old Town’s livestock makes up for it. We got an e-mail from them stating they were getting some Clarion’s in… so of course we had to stop in and see them in person. 
We have seen a video of […]

Beautiful Nudibranchs on White

Nudibranch is from the latin “nudus” meaning naked and the Greek “brankhia” meaning gills, identified by the flower like plumes.
 
Unfortunately we do not know what many of these amazing creatures eat, making most best left in the ocean.  Some feed exclusively on tunicates, hydroids, and sponges, all of which as hobbyists we have yet to […]

amino acids, do they work? update

Many people scoff at amino acids. Some even equate them to the likes of Marc Weiss. While there isn’t any hard science directly applicable to our reefs on their use, I feel there is adequate support and observable benefits for their usage. Below is my stance and experience on their use.
 
As bacterioplankton (read bac driven) systems […]