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David Saxby Wins Coral Freaks Aquarist Of The Year and Lifetime Aquarist Award, 2024

Reefing veteran David Saxby received not one but two prestigious awards at the Coral Freaks event in England at the weekend.  Coral Freaks creator Paul Hughes of Advanced Aquarium Consultancy was keen to introduce an awards show for outstanding British…

MASNA Announces Closure of Operations

The Marine Aquarium Societies of North America (MASNA) has announced that it is shuttering operations. MASNA is the non-profit organization that manages MACNA (the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America), the oldest marine aquarium conference in North America. MACNA was…

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…

First Photos of a Rare Indonesian Cup Coral, Trochocyathus cooperi

Cup corals are a fascinating group, but one that is almost never available in the aquarium trade. If you’ve ever encountered this common name before, it was likely misapplied to one of the regularly available dendrophylliids, like Tubastraea, Turbinaria, and…

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…

Algae Reactors Return to TMC, with Reef Bio-Gro 2.0 

Tropical Marine Centre has released a new follow-up range of algae reactors called Reef Bio-Gro 2.0. Following on from the popular Reef Bio-Gro, Bio-Gro 2.0 comes in two sizes and incorporates a double-sided AquaRay LED strip light populated with Samsung…

An Initial Review of The Jebao/Jecod DMP

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Aqua Medic’s Ocean Clear Roller Filter Looks Well Thought out and Amazing Value

Aqua Medic has launched its own unique aquarium roller filter called the Ocean Clear. Aimed at mechanically filtering sump-based systems up to 850 liters, the single-size fleece filter uses a conventional 40m long x 100mm wide fleece, a float switch,…

RVS finds Genicanthus melanospilos x semifasciatus hybrid

RVS Fishworld INC has shown off a male angelfish that appears to be a hybrid between the Japanese swallowtail angelfish, Genicanthus melanospilos, and the Mask swallowtail angelfish, Genicanthus semifasciatus. Keen to know more, we spoke to Barnett Shutmann at RVS, who…

Craggs and Co breed The Pink Sea Fan, Eunicella verrucosa

A threatened species of Sea Fan has been bred in captivity by the Horniman Museum and Gardens in London, England. The Pink Sea Fan, Eunicella verrucosa, is native to western Ireland, southwest Britain, West Africa, and the Meditteranean, but is…