Holiday Hours and Shipping Information (12/19/08)
Quality Marine will be closed on Christmas and New Year’s Day (Thursday, December 25 and Thursday, January 1). Note that we will be open for a half-day on the day before and after these holidays. We...

Cold Weather is Here and Quality Marine Can Help You with Your Shipments (12/17/08)
Fall is here and with it comes weather changes for North America. Please let us know if you are experiencing any significant weather conditions so that we can modify our packing and shipping methods...

Quality Marine Now Offers Hobbyist Registration (12/16/08)
QM is pleased to announce the launch of a new program aimed to educate the marine aquarium hobbyist about their captive organisms, their aquariums, the trade in marine ornamentals, responsible...

Be Green - Get the QM Stocklist by Email, Not Fax (12/11/08)
Quality Marine can help save paper and ink by providing our Stocklist to you via email instead of by fax.

Welcome to the New QualityMarine.com (12/08/08)
Quality Marine is pleased to announce our new website with many changes and features to enhance functionality, appearance and user friendliness for our customers and hobbyists.

Super Stars Galore! (12/03/08)
Quality Marine has an outstanding variety of starfish in stock. We are also pleased to announce the availability of the Yellow Spotted Nardoa Star (Nardoa tuberculata), a new species from Papua New...

Thanksgiving Hours and Shipping Information (11/20/08)
Quality Marine will be closed on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 27). We will remain open for our normal hours during the rest of the week. We are able to arrange for shipments which will arrive...

Our Great Selection of Live Rock is in High Demand (11/20/08)
Quality Marine is presently stocking six varieties of live rock from Fiji and Vanuatu. Supply is limited and demand is high. Because of this, we suggest that you place orders before the stock is...

Be Prepared for the Thanksgiving Rush (11/14/08)
We know that the Thanksgiving holiday brings great increases in air and land shipments for all sorts of commerce. Quality Marine can make arrangements so that your stock arrives when you expect and...

Six Varieties of Live Rock from Fiji (11/12/08)
Quality Marine is now stocking all kinds of great live rock from Fiji. The quality is excellent and the rock is available in a range of shapes. You will generally find a nice assortment of attached...

Open Brain Coral from Fiji (11/10/08)
The Open Brain Coral (Trachyphyllia geoffroyi) is a well known, common and hardy large polyp stony coral. Virtually all of these corals are imported from Southeast Asia. Quality Marine is featuring...

Act Fast for Maricultured Hard Coral Shipments (10/20/08)
We are excited to announce two shipments of exceptional maricultured Indonesian hard corals this week. These will be available on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.

Halloween Super Specials (10/17/08)
Bring Out Yer Dead! Quality Marine is offering a buyout special on our competitors DOA credits. See your sales representative to hear about all the spooky details.

Changes Made To Our Supply Region Designations (10/15/08)
With the addition of supply from Papua New Guinea, Quality Marine has implemented a few changes to our livestock supply region designations.

Have You Really Checked Out The QM Website? (10/14/08)
Our goal at Quality Marine is to provide you with interesting and helpful information in a continually updated presentation. The Quality Marine website offers a variety of topics for industry...

Eco MINI Aquariums with Protein Skimmer in Stock (10/06/08)
Quality Marine is pleased to announce that the Eco MINI Aquarium with protein skimmer is in stock. This complete aquarium has many wonderful features and options and is now available with a built-in...

Introducing the AquaBeam 500 LED Lighting System (10/03/08)
Quality Marine is pleased to announce the premiere introduction of a high-technology high-efficiency lighting system to the North American market. The AquaRay AquaBeam 500 is a solid state LED system...

Ramadan Will Affect Some Supply Lines (09/25/08)
Beginning next week (September 28), exports from some countries with Muslim populations observing Ramadan, are expected to be inconsistent. This year, the holiday of Eid ul-Fitr falls on October 2,...

Nutramar Ova Is Back In Stock (09/22/08)
Quality Marine is pleased to announce that after several months of shortages, Nutramar Ova is back in stock. The supply issues have been solved and we anticipate no shortages for the foreseeable...

Epoxonite Frag Plugs (09/22/08)
This frag plug offers coral aquaculturists and hobbyists a great new way to affix and handle small stony coral fragments.

Hurricanes Have Reduced the Supply of Scarlet Reef (09/19/08)
The availability of the popular Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab (Paguristes cadenati) has been temporarily reduced because of the recent hurricanes moving through the Caribbean and Tropical Western Atlantic.

Nutramar tigrio - Live Copepods Now Available (08/26/08)
Nutramar has added another fine addition to their growing line of all natural foods. Tigrio is packaged live Tigriopus copepods which are full of protein and essential fatty acids.

TMC Food in Full Supply (08/12/08)
After facing some complications at their distribution facility, TMC is finally up and running at 100% once again. Each of their new lines is available and priced better than ever. Look for the new...

Leng Sy to Demonstrate Eco MINI This Week at QM (07/29/08)
Leng Sy, founder of EcoSystem® Aquarium will be at Quality Marine this week to demonstrate his latest product the Eco MINI aquarium. You can find him here in the morning on Wednesday, Thursday and...

QM Introduces Another Fish to North America (07/15/08)
Quality Marine is proud to be the first company to introduce the Privitera Deepwater Anthias to North America. Named after Professor Lisa Privitera of the University of Hawaii, the Pseudanthias...

Eco MINI Aquariums Are Here! (07/10/08)
The line of Eco MINI Aquariums, developed by EcoSystem® Aquarium have finally arrived to Quality Marine. These new high end mini-aquariums offer the aquarist a sleek and elegant aquarium with a...

Holiday Schedule (07/02/08)
Our sales office will be closed on Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Our sales staff will be available to take orders on Thursday the 3rd however these orders won't be packed for...

New Helfrichi Firefish Color Variant (06/25/08)
We currently have a limited supply of Helfrichi firefish with a rare color variation. This is the first time we have ever seen this color morph and we don't expect to see too many more.

Mexican Turbos in Varied Supply (06/23/08)
Our Mexican Turbo snails will be in erratic supply until mid September due to scorching temperatures at the collection sites. In the meantime, we recommend utilizing some of our other snail options.

Are You Ready for Summer? (06/09/08)
It's a good time to catch up on routine system maintenance in preparation for summer. Higher temperatures mean higher bacteria counts and pathogens can reproduce more rapidly.

End of May CITES Update (05/30/08)
As June draws near, we have some updates to report on the recent CITES restrictions.

Memorial Day and the Beginning of Summer News (05/19/08)
We would like to remind our customers that Quality Marine will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 26th. Business will resume as normal on Tuesday.

Added Value Specials (05/19/08)
Quality Marine is pleased to now offer our customers ‘Added Value Specials'. These deeply discounted items will be mixed amongst the other specials on our daily stock list and will be comprised of...

Time to Pull the Trigger (05/08/08)
It's time to pull the trigger as the season for these hardy tank inhabitants is now in full swing. We have a wide variety of varying sizes in stock now to cater to those with an interest in...

Recent CITES Updates (05/05/08)
Due to recent CITES enforcements by the Secretariat, the following countries have been restricted from trading species listed in Appendix II: Tonga, Marshall Islands and Cook Islands. Until further...

Mustard Tangs In Stock (05/02/08)
We just received a shipment of Acanthurus guttatus also known as the Mustard Tang. Click here to learn more about these fish.

Dark Banded Fusiliers in Stock (04/25/08)
Dark Banded Fusiliers (Pterocaesio tile) are running again and QM will be offering them for a limited time. Click here to learn more about these great fish.

Aquacultured White Maculosus Angels in Stock (03/25/08)
We have recently discovered a source for a rare colormorph of aquacultured Maculosus angels (Pomacanthus maculosus). These unique fish are all tank raised and come with a rare colormorph seen only...

Spring is in the Air (03/25/08)
With the onset of Spring, we are seeing the normal fluctuations in weather and temperatures that typically occur this time of year. In order for us to best prepare your orders we need to be aware of...

Nutramar Foods (03/10/08)
Nutramar is a new and exciting food product for the fish and aquarium industry. Made from 100% all natural food sources, Nutramar products elicit voracious feeding behaviors in fish and...

FedEx Door To Door and Overnight Shipping! (02/28/08)
Quality Marine is proud to inform its customers about our new door-to-door overnight freight program with Fed-Ex. Fed-Ex Freight will deliver your order from our door to your door, overnight.

QM Introduces DrTim's Nitrifying Bacteria (02/25/08)
From the creator of BioSpira® comes a new line of Nitrifying bacteria for speeding up the cycling process of aquaria. This product is ideal for new tank set ups and greatly reduces the amount of...

New Tank Tag Options (02/08/08)
Due to increased demand, we now offer 3 different kinds of tank tags: Clear, Frosted (semi-transparent), and White. Especially useful for customers with black backgrounds on their tanks, the two new...

Australian Corals Now In Stock (01/25/08)
We have recently boosted our supply of the increasingly popular Australian corals. We currently have a number of Acanthastrea lordhowensis, Duncanopsamia axifuga, Scolymia sp., and many more...

Updates on the Current Fish Shortages (01/08/08)
As expected, the disruption in fish collection that we normally experience this time of year is in full swing. The rough sees affecting the Indian Ocean are contributing to the majority of the...