We have seen studies on warmer ocean temperatures and the effects it has on coral disease and bleaching events but a new study shows the link between mild water temperatures during the preceding winter period with outbreaks of coral diseases.…
Nudibranch on Bing Search engine today
Search engine Bing has been known to feature a high quality image on the home page of their website. Today is no different except they have featured a creature some of us might be familiar with. A Spanish Shawl nudibranch…
Hydor USA loves some Aquatronica, sign distribution agreement in US
Hydor USA and Aquatronica have entered into an agreement for Hydor USA to offer the full selection of Aquatronica products for North America. The Hydor and Aquatronica union was even seen at MACNA in Orlando with the Aquatronica products being…
Trigger Systems Bursa skimmer caught on film
[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxXPu-56P-g[/youtube] We all know you skimmer-heads love seeing skimmate videos so we decided to share this short video of new Trigger Systems Bursa protein skimmer in action. Just what we love to see — plenty of bubbles making the…
Whitleychoeres, the dampier wrasse from Western Australia has landed in the US
The Dampier Wrasse, Whitleychoeres brownfieldi sp #1, is an interesting new wrasse which hails from the Dampier archipelago of Australia’s North Western coast. We’ve seen only one specimen of the Dampier Wrasse make it to the Japanese Aquarium outfit B-Box…
Microsoft internet explorer 9 promo puts betas in a reef tank
The company which brought you Windows Millenium Edition, Vista and the failed DRM protocol Plays for Sure is now bungling the very fabric of the aquarium fresh-salt continuum. In it’s latest promotional ad for Internet Explorer 9, Microsoft has put…
Tunze Nano RO Station winning limerick and haiku announced
Last month we asked to submit your reefing haiku or limerick for a chance to win a Tunze Nano RO Station and the entries were so good, we’ve been debating for over a week on which one is the best.…
The tang collection at World Wide Corals ought to make the Tang Police implode
You may not have heard of the Tang Police but they surely have heard of you. As we speak the Tang Police has surveillance on all the reef tanks in North America making sure that everyone has only one surgeonfish…
Aquarium rock lobsters might soon be a reality from research by AIMS scientists
Scientists working at the Australian Institute of Marine Science are looking at the prospect of raising rock and spiny lobsters artificially for the aquarium trade and for food. Like many of the giant clam farms, the AIMS scientist have struck…
Hippocampus paradoxus, a new seahorse species discovered from specimen holdings of South Western Australia
Hippocampus paradoxus is newly described species of small seahorse from South Western Australia which was discovered from holdings of preserved specimens. Hippocampus paradoxus bears some resemblance to the similarly sized and shaped H. minotaur, of which only a few samples…
