Salem Clemens
Salem Clemens
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Salem Clemens has been in the hobby for a decade and has worked in the industry for the last five years. He has worked with numerous fish stores and now farms coral, phytoplankton, and copepods on his own.Salem is in his senior year pursuing a degree in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology with a minor in Chemistry. He is researching coral pathogens, zooxanthella, and holobiont-associated signal transduction pathways. He wants to pursue a doctorate and would like to go into conservation work eventually. His favorite corals are Goniopora and zoanthids, but he has recently fallen in love with Dendronepthya and Scleronepthya. His favorite fish are Blue Chromis and Moray eels.

Kush Corals Unveils One Of The Dankest Discosoma’s Around

Late last week Bobby Moon of Kush Corals got in an extremely unique batch of disco’s. Sporting a beige/yellow base with green highlights and blue/purple splotchy vesicles/pseudo tentacles these mushrooms are some of the nicest I have seen. They adeptly…

Maxspect Releases Sleek New Ethereal Infinite E8-230 LED Fixture

Key Features: –          Price = $599.99 –          Number of LED’s = 276 –          Consumption = 230W –          Coverage area = 24” x 24” – …

Coral Oasis Brings in The Zenith of Smooth Skin Acropora

Coral Oasis, a store based in Hanoi, Vietnam, has brought in, hands down, one of the best smooth skins I have ever laid eyes on. I spoke to the owner, who told me they had the piece for around six…

AquaBiomics Offers the First Pathogen Free Whole Microbiome Supplement on the Market

The TLDR: –          AquaBiomics has released new aquacultured reef rubble –          It has a balanced microbial community you would expect from a mature, healthy reef –          It contains…

Monsoon Aquatics Successfully Settles Acanthastrea pachysepta and Offers Them For Sale

In recent months, Monsoon Aquatics in Australia spawned Acanthastrea pachysepta. Their spawn has now had time to grow, and they are beginning to offer these pieces for sale to the public. This is a paramount achievement, being one of the…

Innovative Marine Releases New Automated Roller Mat for NUVO Systems

The TLDR: Top Level Desktop Model Mid/Full Model The Full Story: This weekend, Innovative Marine launched the NUVO Roller PRO a new automated roller mat for its all-in-one NUVO series. There are two versions of the roller – the desktop…

An Initial Review of The Jebao/Jecod DMP

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Orphek Launches OR4 Bars with Icon Dimmability Out of the Box, New Spectrum, Upgraded Chips, Sun and Moon Synchronization, and More

Orphek has just released the OR4, the newest version of its light bars. Since the OR3s, there have been many notable upgrades. Key Features: Unit Size, Specs and Price: There are four distinct bar sizes that are offered Available Spectrums:…

Insane Collector Heliofungia’s Land at Frost Corals

If you’ve ever been to a coral show, you’ve likely run into Frost Corals, who frequents nearly every trade show on the circuit. This week, he got in some truly special Heliofungia, the quality of which is rarely seen. First,…

Pest Nudibranch Tritoniopsis elegans Loves to Eat Soft Corals

My friend Tyler (inland_reef on Instagram) messaged me last week that he had found a strange white nudi hanging out on his Heliopora Blue Ridge Coral. After consulting Sean Ono, he determined it was Tritoniopsis elegans. This nudibranch species was…