[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GloAIzefGg[/youtube] You gotta give it up to Reef Angel founder Roberto Imai for the pace of progress he’s made getting his open source aquarium controller to communicate first with the Ecosmart controller for Ecotech’s Vortech pumps and now…
Aberrant diadema dottybacks are collected around the Indo-Pacific
We’re not sure what it is about Pictichromis diadema that lends itself to mutations and aberrations of its color pattern seemingly much more often than other species of Pictichromis and Pseudochromis. Is it possible that the unusually colored dottybacks are…
A nice comparison photograph shows the real difference between a sunburst and a rose bubble tip anemone
When we first heard about Sunburst anemones, the local Colorado strain of Entacmea quadricolor that is orange, we were skeptical as anyone that it was a trick of lighting causing the intense coloration, although back then there weren’t any LED…
Coral bleaching video tells you everything there is to know about zukes (Zoox)
Here is a fun little animated video which tells the amusing story of how corals live and what happens when reef ecosystems suffer from coral bleaching. If you have kids who are always asking questions about your reef tank, now…
More drool-worthy images of maricultured Bali acropora, coming to the US soon
Following our earlier post on some jaw-dropping colonies of Acropora speciosa we have since received additional pictures of other Bali Acros being maricultured in this part of Indonesia. What strikes us most about this new set of Bali Acros pictures…
Koralia SmartWave pump controller is perfect for producing desirable gyre flow
The Hydor Koralia SmartWave pump controller had the potential to be a really average product, even at $69 but everything about Hydor’s pump switching device indicates that attention was paid to the details. The user experience of the SmartWave begins…
Opinion: Mueller’s butterflyfish are gross
I’m sure there’s been plenty of times when we posted a rare fish with subtle beauty that few readers appreciated but the Mueller’s copperband butterflyfish is not one of them – it’s just gross. I scoured high and low for…
Avast Marine Top Off kit enlists magnets and controllers in the fight against evaporation
The Avast Marine Top Off kit is a new weapon in the never ending struggle between reef builders and the dropping water level in their sumps. Like a sailor lost at sea with a leaking dingy, the average reef aquarist…
Nice male Kenya fairy wrasse, Cirrhilabrus sp. 3 makes aquarium premier at Greenwich Aquaria
The Kenya fairy wrasse, Cirrhilabrus sp.3 is yet another never before seen species of exotic reef fish to get widely documented at Greenwich Aquaria before anywhere else in the country. Somewhat resembling Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis, the Kenya fairy wrasse also sports…
Reef Builders’ Reefapalooza tank featured a new aquarium, new LED light, fancy corals and a captive bred flame angelfish (video)
A few weeks ago we had the sincere pleasure of not only attending and reporting on the awesomeness of Reefapalooza but we also had the privilege of participating with some really cool reef things on display. We packed all of…