Royal Nature is adding to its product line with three professional-grade test kits for magnesium, calcium and alkalinity this month at Zoomark 2013 in Blogona, Italy. Keeping the tests user friendly was a big concern for Royal Nature and the…
Pulsing Xenia mystery solved
The pulsing Xenia has been a scientific mystery for that last 200 years since it was first discovered by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829). Why does this particular coral spend so much energy pulsating? Corals are extremely efficient organisms and do not waste energy…
Friday Smorgasbord: Algae apartments, ocean currents and more
The worlds first algae-powered building is now operating in Hamburg, Germany. The 15-unit apartment building uses 129 algae filled louvered tanks hanging over the exterior of the south-east and south-west sides of the building. The algae grows and shades the building…
Coral groupers use body sign language to communicate on the reef
Slinking across the reef, the coralgrouper shimmies its body and from out of nowhere, a giant moray eel slithers into a crevice to snare the prey and share in the hunt. This unusual scenario actually happens more than you think,…
New Pacific Sun Pandora Hyperion S designed for the shallow tank
Pacific Sun has another new fixture with the Pacific Sun Pandora Hyperion S T5+LED hybrid designed for the shallow tank. A much smaller form than the Pacific Sun Ariel we covered this week, the new Pacific Sun Pandora Hyperion S is designed sans…
UK’s NT Labs joins the probiotic fish food trend
UK-based NT Labs is joining in on the list of probiotic fish food companies with the introduction NT Labs Tropical Fish Food-Probitoic. In this case, the NT Labs Tropical-Fish Food is designed to be highly digestible to decrease waste in the…
Pacific Sun Ariel is designed to brighten up the deep tanks
The Pacific Sun Ariel is a T5+LED hybrid light that will give you plenty of spread and punch to illuminate your long, wide and deep aquarium. Pacific Sun says the most powerful version (1200W) of the new Pacific Sun Ariel…
Google Hangout underwater at the Great Barrier Reef to celebrate Earth Day
We love the Google Earth mapping of the Great Barrier Reef and were pleased to discover the special event planned to celebrate Earth Day. National Geographic is putting together a special “Hangout” on Google+ that includes one participant that will…
Friday Smorgasbord: Coralbots, shark-stalking robots and a tongue-eating louse
We all made it through the first month of spring and have another fun edition of the Friday Smorgasbord to set your weekend off in a fun, entertaining way. First off, we have to say we do have a thing…
New website Lionfish Lair looks to connect hobbyists with “things that sting”
Lionfish often get a bad rap. One reason is because they are invasive in the wild and secondly, many times these unique fish get in the hands of hobbyists that don’t know how to care for the exotic beast. Lionfish…