Manta Rays are known to occasionally breach the water surface and splash down, presumably to remove parasites. Once in a while, many Manta Rays can gather and show off their aerobatic skills in some kind of aerial display that we…
Red Sea reforumlates Red Sea Salt, gets new packaging
Red Sea apparently has decided to reformulate their popular Red Sea salt with a different formula. As taken from Red Sea Directly: “Red Sea Salt is designed to provide the exact parameters of tropical reef water with a slightly elevated…
AVAST Marine DIY Cone protein skimmer kit
Avast Marine is taking pre orders for their DIY cone skimmer kit. The do-it-yourself cone protein skimmer kit comes with everything you need to create a cone skimmer from scratch. This makes a great kit if you would like to…
Invasive lionfish now being colleced from the Caribbean and offered for sale to the aquarium trade
The “Plague” of Lionfish invading the Caribbean and Florida continues. One of the latest solutions to at least control their populations has been to popularize the Caribbean Lionfish as a target for spearfishers and haute cuisine for your dinnerplate! To…
Fish Brains offers reefing t-shirts with snazzy designs
Fish Brains, a new start up offering reefing based t-shirts are sure to please the reef addiction in you. These premium t-shirts are printed with a range of graphic designs and great for group meet ups, club events and just…
Corals are cool, mistakes happen, planning for the worst is awesome
In an effort to make Jake’s head explode, I like to write about all the mistakes I make with my home reef system. Even though they may seem embarrassing, everyone makes bone head mistakes, and I think we all learn…
Proflex sump puts Aqueon in the Berlin, Wet-Dry and Refugium filter game
The Proflex sump from Aqueon is one of the first mass produced filters we’ve seen that is modular enough to swing three ways. The base model of the Proflex is a standard Berlin filter style sump with a bubble baffle…
Vitrea coming to the United States Finally
Vitrea, a Italian aquarium and design company we first showed you back in 2008 has secured a US distributor for their products. In fact, the new company named Vitrea -USA LLC plans to release the full Vitrea line into North…
Amphiprion pacificus, a new species of clownfish discovered
Amphiprion pacificus is a new species of anemonefish discovered by Gerald R. Allen, Joshua Drew and Douglas Fenner described in the latest issue of the Aqua, the International Journal of Ichthyology. The researchers discovered A. pacificus in the Wallis Island and Tonga in…
