I’ll discuss my “hot takes” on the reefing industry in this new series. In this first installment, I will cover N-DOC testing and the importance of measuring organic nutrients for our tanks. What is an N-DOC test? N-DOC is a…
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Massive Taxonomic Shake-up Sees Tuna and Seahorses As Related
The minute you first set up an aquarium, or buy your first fish, like it or not, you will be involved in fish taxonomy. Taxonomy is the science of putting living things in order, and in aquarium fish and invertebrates,…
Aqua Illumination Launches Orbit Crossflow and Axis Centrifugal Pumps
Aqua Illumination has launched two surprise new DC pump ranges called the Orbit, and the Axis, only with some very familiar form factors. The Orbit is an unashamedly rebadged Maxspect Jump gyre flow pump – Bulk Reef Supply tells us…
$12.6 million Missouri Mansion comes with a 900-gallon Reef Tank built-in
One of the most expensive homes in the Kansas City area is being offered for sale. At nearly 17,000 square feet, the Lake Winnebago lakeside property boasts a five-stop elevator, a 1000-bottle wine cellar, a movie theater, an indoor spa,…
Rare Black Ear Candy Hogfish is First One In USA
A single specimen of a rare deepwater hogfish has arrived in America for the first time. Named the Black Ear Candy Hogfish, Bodianus tanyokidus comes from the Indo-West Pacific, Comoro Islands, and Mauritius to southern Japan, and can be found…
Raja in Pajamas is the Hottest Coral in the World Right Now
With the dark-rimmed yellow mouths and green base of a Raja Rampage, and the blue streaks of a Jelly Bean Chalice, the second we saw this coral we knew we had to find out more. Blaine Shivley from Top Shelf…
Lionfish Challenge removes 30,000 Lionfish from Florida state waters
The eighth edition of the Lionfish Challenge concluded this October, shattering previous records and crowning Baye Beauford Lionfish King, 2023. The competition saw 281 registrants embarking on 917 dive trips over a four-month period, which collectively removed 30,494 invasive Lionfish…
AquaDom Investigation Closed: No one Responsible for Giant Aquarium Collapse
Prosecutors in Berlin have closed their investigation into the giant AquaDom cylinder aquarium collapse, concluding that the cause could not be pinpointed and that they had no lead to follow on who might be responsible. According to the Associated Press,…
Is the Hobby Getting Too Expensive? Part II Livestock
As was discussed in Part 1 the cost of getting into the hobby, equipment-wise was surprisingly not as expensive as I had thought. This was the case even when some of the best equipment was being used. Even when inflation…
Charterhouse Aquatics Provides 3D-Printed Product Solutions
British e-commerce retailer Charterhouse Aquatics has begun designing and 3D-printing its own range of reef aquarium products. It already lists over 40 own-branded products in its portfolio from frag racks to media baskets, frozen food defrosters to CO2 scrubbing collars…