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Great Barrier Reef Coral Cover was at 38-Year High before Bleaching and Cyclones 

A new report on the Great Barrier Reef shows that coral cover was actually increasing in 2023 before a serious bleaching event in 2024, and damage from back-to-back cyclones in 2023/24. The report carried out by the Australian Institute of…

Georgia Aquarium President Dr. Brian Davis passes away

Georgia Aquarium has shared the sad news of the loss of its president and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Brian Davis.  “It is with immense sadness we announce the passing of our leader, friend, and mentor, president and CEO, Dr. Brian…

Pachyseris – So Much More than Meets the Eye

Pachyseris is a name you might not be abundantly familiar with, and I don’t blame you. Like the majority of other aquarists, if your only experience with corals is through the aquarium hobby (which there is absolutely nothing wrong with),…

Five Alternative Fish to Green Chromis

Life is short when you’re a reefkeeper, with so many fish, so little time, and so few tanks to keep them in. Here are some alternatives: Common name: Blue Chromis Scientific name: Azurina cyanea Origin: Western Atlantic Size: 15cm/6″  Blue…

Control KH AND pH with D-D KH Manager and Reef Zlements

We all know the positive effect that proper pH can have on coral growth, so when we heard that Reef Zlements, Kamoer, and D-D The Aquarium Solution were working together on a new pH control method, we had to know…

Dana Riddle Announced as ReefStock Chattanooga Speaker 2024

We’re excited to announce Dana Riddle to the Reefstock Chattanooga speaker lineup! The title of his talk is “Successful Coral Husbandry. A Compendium of 30 Years of Research,” and we cannot wait. For seasoned reef aquarists, Dana Riddle needs no…

Maxspect MJ-GF Gyre Flow Pumps Bring More Power and Customizable Water Flow

Maxspect has revamped its popular Jump gyres with the launch of two new upgraded wave pump models. The new MJ-GF308 and MJ-GF316 look similar to their predecessors, with the classic handlebar style gyre design and orange propellors, only with three…

How to Mix Aggressive and Territorial Marine Fish

One of the biggest pains in the butt with saltwater aquarium fish is not just those who are a threat to our corals, it’s those who are a threat to each other! Here are some tips for how to manage…

Cirrhilabrus heterodon: valid species or nah?

Let’s get deep in the weeds with fairy wrasse biogeography, specifically, the Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura group. In 2022, Kai et al enlarged this group with the description of a pair of colorful new species, C. chaliasi and C. aquamarinus, both of…

Aquacultured Branching Galaxea Now Available from Biota

Recently we learned that Biota has some unusual Branching forms of Galaxea, and they are aquaculturing them at their facility in Palua. We reached out to Felicia McCaulley to find out more:    “The Biota Group stocks many species of fully…