The Rhyl SeaQuarium in Wales is looking to add a skilled mermaid to their staff. Paul Tyson, Head Aquarist and Display Manager at the Welsh aquarium exclaimed to our friends at PFK, “We are prepared to look far and wide to find just the right mermaid!” Unfortunately, they are only looking for “really wet and [...]
On June 8, 2010 an unassuming patent was issued to Dennis Fredricks for a “Curvilinear Aquarium Light”. The claim in the patent is for an “ornamental design for a curvilinear aquarium light, as shown and described.” The idea is simple, but potentially extremely helpful when performing tank maintenance. The light is described as an “aquarium light [...]
Dinoflagellates are one of the most common annoyances in reef aquariums. There are some tactics to eliminate them, such as elevated pH, manual siphoning and lights out; however, aquarists may find dinoflagellates can be quite stubborn. That’s why I was happy, yet extremely skeptical of the latest German product from Qualify Fish Imports (QFI) dubbed [...]
Aquarium controllers have made great strides to aid in the upkeep and monitoring of advanced marine systems. Unfortunately, they are still just aquarium controllers. As great as that RKE or Aquatronica may be, I’d much rather leave the hardware and architecture to computer professionals. Yes, I’m talking about the Apples, Dells and HPs of the [...]
Robert Lower, a 29 year old marine fish collector based out of Hawaii, passed away on Friday evening due to decompression sickness related to a series of deep dives in Kauai. Rob was a technical diver who often descended hundreds of feet with his Inspiration Rebreather, catching some of the most desireable marine ornamentals in [...]
At every MACNA the fish geeks become the industry’s equivalent of a drug dealer share their addiction. With a quick innocent looking handshake, an 8gb flash drive is exchanged with more fish “p0rn” than what was previously known to man. This particular flash drive was a rare LE Flash drive–it came from Japan. This MACNA was [...]
