Friday Smorgasbord: “What if” edition
“What if…” What If Ocean? What if the ocean treated us the way we treat the ocean? Posted by Our Planet on Thursday, August 16, 2018 What if the ocean treated us like we treat it? Th…
Chalice Coral Family Gets New Paraechinophyllia Genus
Paraechinophyllia variabilis is not only a new species of chalice coral, but also a new genus which was recently described by Arrigoni et. al. The new Paraechinophyllia genus and the single speci…
This is the Coolest Picasso Triggerfish Hybrid to date
The picasso triggerfish is one of the most recognizable patterns of tropical marine fish, and it is one of the few that we occasionally see hybrids from. As the Picasso name implies, Rhinecanthus…
New Research Shows Zooxanthellae are Older than Dinosaurs
Symbiotic zooxanthellae are the backbone of tropical reefs built by photosynthetic corals. Therefore understanding how zooxanthellae ‘works’ and how different they are is paramount to unde…
Friday Smorgasbord: 30 days to MACNA edition
We are less than 30 days away from MACNA and we’re officially panicking because summer is almost over! Gladly we have a great event to look forward to and a great way to say goodbye summer! But …
Orphek Amazonas 960 is yet another new model
Orphek has been jamming out new models of late and the Orphek Amazonas 960 is the newest model in its lineup. Following along the four multi-LED format we saw in the Orphek Amazonas 320, the Amazonas …
The All New Nero 5 Pump from Aqua Illumination
The Nero 5 is an all new water pump from Aqua Illumination, the company best known as one of the pioneers of aquarium LED lights such as the AI Sol, AI Prime and Hydra. The Nero 5 is Aqua Illumination…
Reef-A-Palooza Is Coming To Chicago!
Industry Breaking News: Reef-A-Palooza America’s Largest Saltwater Aquarium Show has recently announced they are expanding to the mid-west part of the country. Reefapalooza is part of a small gro…
There’s a Swarm of Raffle Prizes Headed to ReefStock Australia
If you know whats good, then surely by now you know that we’re taking our ten year old ReefStock conference to Sydney next week for Australia’s first full-on, modern reef aquarium conferen…
Hippocampus japapigu, the Japanese Pygmy Seahorse officially Described
Hippocampus japapigu is a precious new species of seahorse that was recently described from Japan. Despite its recent description, this very tiny seahorse has been documented for over a decade in the …
Check out these cool curved nano AIOs from Aqua Japan
VolxJapan Vesta Skim is the internal protein skimmer from Japan
VolxJapan Vesta Skim is a new internal protein skimmer the company added to its small, but growing line of products. The Vesta Skim comes in tow…
No sump? Try the XP Aqua Sumpless ATO
If you have a tank without a sump or filtration chamber (like in an all-in-one) and you’re looking for a way to take advantage of automatic wate…
The All New Nero 5 Pump from Aqua Illumination
The Nero 5 is an all new water pump from Aqua Illumination, the company best known as one of the pioneers of aquarium LED lights such as the AI Sol, AI Prime and Hydra. The Nero 5 is Aqua Illumination…
Clownfish
Mocha Storm Clownfish is Sea & Reef’s second Designer Storm Clownfish
The Black Storm Clownfish may have taken a few moons to be released to the aquarium public but the Mocha Storm is hot on its heels. The hotly anticipa…
aberrant angelfish
Blue Skeleton Majestic Angelfish Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen!
Every now and then a very special reef fish that we’ll never forget pops up on our rare fish radar, and the ‘Blue Skeleton’ Majestic…
New Species
Chalice Coral Family Gets New Paraechinophyllia Genus
Paraechinophyllia variabilis is not only a new species of chalice coral, but also a new genus which was recently described by Arrigoni et. al. The new…
Gear
Check out these cool curved nano AIOs from Aqua Japan
Check out these new cool curved front panel all-in-one nano aquariums from Aqua Japan. If you’re looking for somethings outside the typical glas…
