Captive coral spawning is a big deal right now and represents the cutting edge of decades of trial and error when we learned first how to keep them alive, then how to frag them, and now, most importantly, how to…
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Denver Zoo’s French Angel Gets Fish CT Scan
Our hobby is a strange one when compared to others in the pet sector. If your dog or cat gets ill you take them to the vet, where they are examined and treated by trained veterinary professionals. In contrast, when…
Sicce Scuba Contactless Heater is the First of its Kind
Fifty-year-old Italian equipment manufacturer Sicce has launched a revolutionary new combined heater/thermostat called the Scuba Contactless. It is fairly conventional in size and look, being manufactured in-house from durable glass and coming in seven different wattages up to 400 watts.…
Maxspect’s Pastel Reef Magnifier is a Light, Phone Lens, and Magnifier In One
A good product is one that you didn’t know you needed until you tried it, and Maxspect’s new Pastel Reef Magnifier and Filter Lens has proved to be exactly that. In essence, the reef magnifier is similar to what we…
Magnificent Macroalgae: The Sublime Scapes of Tigahboy.h2o
Macroalgae is a growing sector of the saltwater aquarium hobby, and one of the pioneers of that movement is Macroalgae Scaper @tigahboy.h2o with his numerous sublime saltwater scapes. We asked the man himself about his tanks, his background in the…
Flashback Friday: Jake’s love for Anacropora
Those who knew Jake Adams knew his passion spanned all Scleractinians, but there is one lesser known, lesser kept genus that he was particularly passionate about and even got to collect them in the wild – Anacropora. So we thought…
ReefMat 250 is the Newest and Smallest Roller Filter from Red Sea.
Red Sea has just announced the newest addition to the ReefMat Series of Smart roller filters, the ReefMat 250. Aimed at sump-based reef aquariums up to 250 liters or 65 gallons in volume, the ReefMat 250 is the latest, smaller…
Ranching – a Different Way to Collect Saltwater Fish for the Aquarium Industry
In the last week, our social media feed lit up with a new term that describes a different way to collect saltwater aquarium fish – Ranching. Spearheaded by Quality Marine in the US and Tropical Marine Centre in the UK,…
Crazy Ludicrous Chalice in the wild!
Once in a while, you come across a coral during a dive, and you can’t not share it with everyone. This was the case during an exploration dive in the south of Sumba. Exposed, high swell, cold up-wellings, everyone was…
Flashers from down under! Australia’s Flasher Wrasses and the newest species from the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea
The eponymous flasher wrasses are so named for their dazzling courtship displays, in which males flash iridescent neon colours to attract females and to ward off rival males. This behaviour is best appreciated about an hour before sunset, or as…