Gyre pump technology radically changed the form factor of controllable water pumps that can create this highly efficient continuous motion in reef tanks. The Glamorca GP03 gyre pump is one of Maxspects licensed product partners and it packs much of…
Hacked Aquarium Controller Used In Casino Cyber Attack!
An internet connected aquarium controller has just been confirmed as the gateway into the secure network of a casino, and it was used to steal up to 10 gigabytes of data! We knew this day would inevitably come, and it’s…
Semilarvatus Butterflyfish Hybrid Is An Extra Rare Specimen!
When it comes to hybrid reef fish, angelfish crosses are very stunning, but butterflyfish hybrids are more nuanced, and highly desirable. Some butterflyfish hybridize more often than others, but this is the first time we’ve reported on a hybrid of…
Is Feeding Marine Aquarium Fish Produce For People Still A Thing?
In the saltwater aquarium hobby we tend to focus a little too much on the latest and greatest, while collectively forgetting the successes of our pioneers. One interesting techniques which hasn’t died out, but still seems to be becoming less…
Hotspot Of Bicolored Plate Corals Has A Very Cool Explanation
Humans have a special affinity for living things that are bicolored, and we especially love it when we see striking two-tone coloration in corals. For some of these specimens, genetics are at work, and for others we collectively believe that…
Twenty6 Salt: ACI Aquaculture Just Launched Their Own Professional Salt Mix
Twenty6 is a new formula of salt offered by ACI Aquaculture to specifically address the needs of professional and commercial coral handlers. ACI began looking into making their own seawater mix several years ago when cheap salts proved to be not clean…
The Long Term Progression Of Viking’s Reef
You’ve probably seen the progress shots of people’s reef tanks over a few months, maybe a couple of years. But YouTuber Viking V has a sequence of his reef tank stretching all the way back to the bony, rocky beginnings…
Redescription Of The Gorgeous Antlantic Anthias, A. asperilinguis
Anthias are some of the most beautiful and graceful small reef fish in the ocean, and today we get treated to an unfamiliar species. First described in the 1850s, Anthias asperlinguis has the hallmark pink coloration of an Anthias but…
This Scroll Coral Is Bigger Than Most Fish Stores!
Aquarists have unfortunately become so far removed from natural reefs and the sizes of truly large corals, that many often forget how big corals actually grow. I often crack an internal chuckle when a coral grower points to a few…
Vectra S1 DC Pump Coming Soon From Ecotech Marine
The Vectra S1 is the third and smallest model in Ecotech Marine’s lineup of controllable DC water pumps. Due to the M1 and L1 naming convention of the medium and large Vectra pumps, we knew that the small Vectra S1 would…