The Ballina Angelfish is the Holy Grail of all marine angelfish, only known from a few locations east of Australia, usually around Ball’s Pyramid near Lord Howe Island. This region is home to not one but three illustrious angelfish being joined by…
Maxspect Turbine Duo Demonstration Video
It doesn’t matter who you are, as humans we all love being able to do more with less. This is why we love great deals and coupons, why many of us drive SUVs that never go offroad, and precisely why the…
‘Coral Spotting’ Is The New Trend In Tropical Reef Diving
Coral Spotting is something that reef aquarists might do at the local fish store once or twice a week but believe it or not, divers in tropical locations have typically never bothered to learn the names of most corals. Most…
This is the BEST Parascolymia vitiensis we’ve ever seen!
Reef aquarium conferences like ReefStock and Reefapalooza are usually a great place to look for coral frags, but sometimes we get to see some truly stupendous coral colonies too. This past weekend’s event was a great new success for the…
ChaetoMax Is Innovative Marine’s New Macroalgae-Specific LED Light
The ChaetoMax (kee-to-max) is a new LED light from Innovative Marine which is especially designed to fuel macroalgae growth in the aquarium. This small affordable aquarium light now uses a mixture of red and blue LEDs to have even faster…
Get The Best of Both Worlds With The AquaticLife T5HO Hybrid Fixture
AquaticLife has a long track record of thinking outside the box, bringing us such novel ideas such as their All-In-One Power Deluxe reverse osmosis unit, the plug n play RO unit, the Flow Swing, and many more. Their newest offering harkens…
Siporax Algovec Is An Interesting New Phosphate Reducer From Sera
Siporax by Sera is one of the oldest commercial biomedias in the aquarium hobby and a new version is claiming to do even more in the biological arena. Siporax Algovec is a new version of the biomedia which is specifically…
New Trailer For Blue Planet II Is Next Level Cinematography
Blue Planet II is the long awaited sequel to the BBC’s groundbreaking nature documentary series Blue Planet released more than a decade ago. Earlier this year we learned that seven new episodes of Blue Planet would be available by year’s…
SDC’s Crazy Filipino ‘Snowflake’ Bubble Tip Anemones
Bubble tip anemones are the most important species in the aquarium hobby. Their hardiness, ease of propagation and diversity of colors all combine to create the perfect anemone species for reef tanks and now we’ve got another variety to look…
Some Corals Can Be Downright Vicious!
It’s well known that coral compete for space both on the reef and in aquariums, but some species fight with no holds barred. I just returned from Reefapalooza to find all my tanks in great shape, but with one massive,…