While gathering equipment for my new tank build, I ran across a GEO 624 calcium reactor on ReefCentral. I immediately jumped on it and the buyer quickly shipped it to me. The package arrived within a few days and it was packed very well, but the bubble counter had broken off of the PVC manifold. I thought about repairing it, but before I got my hands dirty I decided to contact GEO to inquire about purchasing a replacement. George contacted me back in less than 24-hours and asked for a picture of the damage to see if it was even worth fixing. After sending him the pictures, he contacted me back   read more

Seems like Aquactincs, LLC is getting in on the LED action with a set of new light fixtures called the Constellation Hybrid T5/LED series and TX5 Hybrid T5/LED series fixtures. Details are a bit sketchy at this point, but judging from other T5/LED fixtures, the Aquactinics fixtures will put out plenty of energy efficient light while retaining the shimmer effect traditionally given out by metal halides.Here's the statement from the Aquactinics website: Coming soon. Constellation Hybrid T5/LED series and TX5 Hybrid T5/LED series fixtures. These fixtures will give you the shimmer of Metal Halides   read more

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It doesnt seem fair. As soon as I posted a story about Teddy, a former foster dog, I heard from my friend Ilona, who adopted Oscar from me years ago. It was one of the saddest phone calls Ive received. She was inconsolable. She came home from babysitting her granddaughter to find Oscar had died with no warning. The only sign was that he seemed tired and wouldnt eat that morning. Even though Oscar was adopted through Southern California Lab Rescue, I confess he wasnt even close to a Lab, but when I was at the Escondido Humane Society, picking up a Lab, here was this gorgeous white dog with   read more

This is the writeup for the AquaNerd November Tank of the Month contest winner. This month's winner is Clint from Houston, Texas. He will be receiving a $50 gift certificate to ReefExotic.net. Below is a little information about Clint's aquarium obsession along with lots of pictures of his gorgeous LPS dominated reef aquarium. Background: I got my first saltwater tank when I was 11 years old in 1991. It started as a 65-gallon glass tank with an under-gravel filter and a normal fluorescent light strip. Over the years it was converted to a nice reef tank that ultimately succumbed to hair   read more

Blue Zoo TV has released their 4th episode of their show. This time, Frank visits Gerber's Saltwater Warehouse, which is actually not just limited to saltwater but includes freshwater livestock as well. The owner of Gerber's Saltwater Warehouse, John Gerber, shows Frank some a lot of livestock, the store mascot (a giant Stars and Stripes puffer), as well as some aquarium filtration.Check out the part 1 and part 2 of the video below   read more

One of the best parts of our job is meeting people who swim against the current to help nearly forgotten animals in their corners. In so many cases, those people are shelter workers who work to help those ostracized pit bulls without the cushion of a supportive community. (We are so spoiled in the SF bay area!) BR’s sister organization - Partners in Shelter Services – has identified three diehards who went above and beyond to make positive change during tough times in 2009. Because it was the year of the bust dog, It just so happens that all worked to help the victims of cruelty   read more

Live Science is reporting that a new ocean may soon appear in Ethiopia. In 2005, a giant crack began to develop in the African country of Ethiopia, and has sense grown to be over 35 miles long and 20 feet wide in some spots. This view has been disputed by many, but has confirmed by a new study involving an international team of scientists. Their report in the journal Geophysical Research Letters finds the processes creating the Ethiopian rift are nearly identical to what occurs at the bottom of oceans. Additionally, similar seismic activity is causing the Red Sea to grow.According to researchers,   read more

Fun time! Haley the Bearded Collie, Rex the Lab and Porter the Lab cavort in the yard. These are the two biggest labs I’ve ever seen, except maybe Nate, who also spends a lot of time here. They are each about 100 pounds and never sit still. As for Haley, well they don’t call them Bouncing Beardies for nothing. She loves all the action, but whoa, what a grooming project! 2009 Terry Albert. All rights reserved.   read more

It’s done! It’s done! The top 13 most popular photos of the My Dog is Family photo contest are now in calendar form and ready for your walls. Let me tell you what a pleasure it has been to fall in love with your dogs and their stories thru this contest. 2010 My Dog is Family Calendar Thanks to everyone who entered and racked up votes one dollar at a time, we raised 37K towards our general budget for 2010. Can you believe it! This year end report from ‘08 outlines how we spend your hard earned dollars. You can see why we’re jumping for joy about the contest’s success.Next   read more