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We don't post a whole lot of pre-release product info here on the CA blog (how many products do you really need to keep an aquarium, anyway?), but we will for aquarium LED lighting products. A few new pics have been posted of the Skimz iBox (yes, that's the actual name...) nano aquarium and LED light and moonlight, so I thought I'd share.
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You get tired of eating the same thing everyday, right? So do your fish! Here is a quick tip on where to find live food that is good for your fish to snack on. Just make sure when collecting live food that the collection site is free of pollution and that you have permission to collect live animals from that location!
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Genesis Reef Systems has recently released what they claim is the most advanced aquarium auto-topoff controller on the market for home aquariums today - and they're right. With it's ability to control six float switches, your RO unit, and monitor your aquarium, freshwater resorvoir, and sump water level by the second, this is not your grandma's auto-topoff controller!
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The Monterey Bay Aquarium's new green sea turtle exhibit opened last month, and they've put up a short but fun video of green sea turtles being released into the exhibit. They are just a few from a clutch laid at Sea World in San Diego, most of which were released into the wild under the supervision of the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Check out the video below!
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CoralSky's new SL II LED reef aquarium lighting retrofit kits are out, and the latest SL II version features a wide-angle version without the spotlight optics of the original SL and intial configuration of the SL II. Jeff at CoralSky was nice enough to send over two review units, and I've had both kits sitting in my review pile for a few weeks now. My day job of installing aquarium hardware is keeping me from reviewing it! However, I've finally gotten around to taking some pics and videos of these (incredibly bright) aquarium LED lighting retrofits.
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Editor's Note: this post introduces Ryan Burdios, a Philippino native, biologist and our latest contributing author!
Tropic Marin salt (the salt used by every major wholesaler in the US) released their newest sea salt mix formula dubbed Bio-Actif last year. They sent a bucket to us here at Captive Aquatics, and I have recently switched to this new(er) sea salt mix. I purchased my second box after I was impressed with the first bucket! Tropic Marin suggests that changing up to 15% weekly will improve the overall health of the tank, and also boost colors, so we'll see if they're right in this review.
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Still have too much algae growth in your aquarium, even after proper aquarium maintenance and want to know what you should do now? Here are the top 4 algae eaters that many hobbyist purchase to help with their algae problems!
1. Mystery Snails - Snails of any species, specifically rams-horn and mystery snails are algae eating machines - I love snails in freshwater aquariums! They are fun to watch and easy to care for.
Continue reading "Aquarium Algae Problems? Four Great Algae Eaters for Freshwater Aquariums!" »
Captive Aquatics is growing faster than we would ever have thought (especially in this economy!), and I'd like to announce our latest partner: Southern Mills Custom Homes. Southern Mills is a premier custom home builder and renovator in the north Houston, Texas area. When they wanted to provide top quality and highly customizable aquarium design and installation, they chose to partner with Captive Aquatics. We're excited to begin work in the Spring, Texas and other areas with Southern Mills! Parnership details are here.
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The Captive Aquatics blog summer giveaway contest ended today, and winners will be notified via email. Check back soon for our fall giveaway contest - I promise the prizes will be even better! In the meantime subscribe to our free RSS feed or email updates so you don't miss out!
Skimz, a Singapore-based aquarium product manufacturer, has announced their new "iBox" (I know, I cringed at the name as well) ~8 gallon LED-lit nano reef (or nature!) aquarium. Not many details are available, but the iBox aquarium does have integrated filtration, 21 watts worth of LED lighting, and comes in red, black, and white. Check back for the hands-on review!
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