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    Great Shoalers, Lyretail Anthias & Blue Eye Apogon Cardinals

    A few weeks back we received a trio of Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias cheirospilos) and a trio of Blue Eye Cardinalfish (Apogon leptacanthus) from LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den. They have settled in well and I managed to snap some photos of these guys over the weekend. For size reference, the Lysmata cleaner shrimp behind them is roughly [...]

    March 24, 2009
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    Up Close and Personal with ATB Cone Skimmer

    Since day one, ATB has been at the top of the cone skimmer pack. With the accompanying fanfare, it has developed a large following by users and non-users across the forums for its effective design and terrific customer service. At this early stage I cannot give a final conclusion, but my experiences so far are beginning to [...]

    March 10, 2009
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    1″ Baby Anthias from Diver’s Den

    We received this trio of 1″ Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias cheirospilos) from LiveAquaria’s Diver’s Den earlier today. When I saw the photo on Diver’s Den I realized they were small, but I had no idea how small. To give you a size reference, the glass they are in below is less than 3.25″ in diameter! They have [...]

    March 5, 2009
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    The Glassbox gets Sand, Clean Up Crew and Calcinus cf. elegans

    This past weekend the glassbox said goodbye to the beloved bare bottom (no substrate) method and incorporated a 1-2″ sand substrate. Although a bare bottom system makes maintaining a clean tank extremely easy and simple, I cannot stand coralline algae and to keep the bottom pane clean with a razor blade takes a considerable amount [...]

    March 3, 2009
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    The Glassbox Goes Conical with new Skimmer

    There’s been a lot of hype lately on the new cone based skimmer designs, but without ever actually using one for an extended period of time it is difficult to really see what the claims and excitement are all about. Currently no skimmer on the market is “hotter” than ATB and just yesterday GBD received [...]

    February 26, 2009
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    Gifts from Blue Harbor Aquarium Factory in Japan – 2009 Calendar

    Angelfish afficionado John Coppolino recently made his way back home from his trip to Japan, but before leaving Koji Wada, owner of Blue Harbor Aquarium, passed along a little gift for myself–Blue Harbor’s 2009 Calendar and a copy of the Winter 2008 Issue of Marine Aquarist magazine. In Japan, Blue Harbor’s calendar is popular for the [...]

    February 25, 2009
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