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Idol Marine is celebrating its 11th birthday this month. To celebrate this achievement, we are going to raffle an Idol Marine custom rimless cube. One lucky customer will win this 600 x 600 x 450mm rimless cube complete with steel stand, sump and timber cladding. Included in this prize is a...

Hello Fellow Reefers, As always we hope this mail finds you and your tanks well. Spring is around the corner with 6 weeks till the public pools open. The prospect of warmer weather always encourages a tank spring clean and maintenance boost. We have recieved two shipments namely Sri Lanka and...

Hi Reefers, We have the following special offer for you. Ecotech Radion Gen2 Pro LED units R 8750.00 (limited stock). Ecotech Vortech Quiet Drive Mp10 Black Edition R 3900.00 (limited stock). Ecotech Vortech Quiet Drive Mp40 Black Edition R 5300.00 (limited stock). Please call the shop...

Hi Reefers. Peppermint shrimps,mexican turbo snails,emerald crabs,flame angels and yellow tangs landed today. A few nice sized engineer gobies and a rock beauty too. Remember our special this weekend. Yours in salt, Idol Marine Crew.

Idol Marine Early Winter Specials. Hello fellow Reefers, We have recieved a stunning coral shipment. We recieved Sri Lanka fish and are expecting TMC fish this evening. We hope to land USA tommorrow incl.peppermint shrimps,emerald crabs,flame angels. This weekend from Friday till Sunday we...

Hi Guys!:) We are currently in Singapore on a 10hour layover. It is extremely hot here and the humidity is insane. We managed to go to a reputable marine shop here in Singapore...All I can say is that we are very spoilt with the quality of shops we have in SA. We are flying out to Bali this...

Flying out today. Bali here we come. Long flight to Singapore then Bali, should touch coral Thursday Afternoon. Will keep you all posted. :peroni:

Good afternoon Idol Marine friends and fellow Reefers. We are very exited to announce our first trip to Bali to handpick some of the best corals the world has to offer. Adriaan will spend a little over a week in Bali and surrounds visiting coral farms,wholesalers and coral reefs. The aim of...

We have much stock available. Another TMC (MAC) order arrived this week. We do however have many cleaner shrimps, fire shrimps, emerald craps and even flame angels. Our display tanks have many yellow tangs too. We hope to see you soon.

Brooklynellosis (Clownfish Disease) Cause Brooklynellosis is caused by a ciliated protozoan, Brooklynella hostilis. It commonly affects wild-caught clownfish, thus its common name “clownfish disease.” Entire shipments of wild-caught clownfish have been lost to this infection. It is also been...

What is The Marine Nitrogen Cycle? The element Nitrogen is essential for all living things on Earth. However, in the atmosphere, Nitrogen is found in a triple bonded state, which is extremely hard to break and cannot actually be used for crucial life processes in Earth's living organisms. The...

Fish Disease of the week. Vibrio sp Beow is a picture of a female Watanabei angel showing symptoms of Vibriosis Vibriosis is one of the most prevalent fish diseases caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Vibrio. Vibriosis is most often found in marine or brackish water fish. Fish...

@Viper457 and @NO3. I hope that clears that up.

The PROFIUX (GHL) aquarium controller GHL ProfiLux, the award winning aquatic controllers from Germany has long been associated with strong proven reliability. The ProfiLux has been designed for the reef keeper that demands 100% proven reliability at all times with the most advanced functions...

Dear Idol Marine friend. I am sure many of you are back to work this week. We hope you all have a prosperous work year filled with many rewards. It’s important to remember that your work environment is your second “family” and we need to make the best from its experience and the...

As we have developed a better understanding of the processes occurring in our reef tanks, equipment has been developed that mimics some of the natural conditions. Sadly, one major aspect which is one of the most noticeable aspects of the natural reef, water movement, is often overlooked. This is...

Dear Idol Marine reefers We welcome you back from what we hope was a well-deserved break. We hope and trust you are well rested, and waiting to get stuck into the New Year with a renewed vigour and wish you a prosperous 2015. We are pleased to advise all our phone lines have been restored...

We can do that @RiaanP. Thanks for the help.

FOR THIS WEEKEND. All Ocean Nutrient food (flakes, pellets and frozen foods) have a twenty percent, (yes that’s 20%) additional rewards going towards your Fish Bux.

Every week we will try and feature a parasite or disease that is important in our reefing world. Flatworms on Fish This is a serious group of diseases that is caused by flatworms termed monogeneans, (requiring only one host to complete their life cycle). Because they do not require a...