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Innovative Marine Fusion 15 leaves out accessories to lower retail price

Innovative Marine has launched a compact new AIO aquarium called the Fusion 15 Gallon AIO Cube. Holding approximately 15 gallons, and 15 inches in every dimension, its makers are marketing the new tank as entry-level, yet it follows all the…

Reef Factory to launch Social Reef portal

Reef Factory is finishing the software on a new project which it says will connect Reef Factory users to each other using IoT technology. Called Social Reef, the new software aims to connect social media software with the all-encompassing Smart…

Four Aussie corals allowed back into UK for first time since the ban

A UK supplier has imported four coral species for the first time since the Queensland-UK import ban was imposed in 2021. Since then, all corals from The Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, have been prevented from import into Britain due to…

Get some Reef Therapy with Shane Danger Coleman

It’s been a difficult time since Jake passed away and one of the questions amongst the editorial team was what to do with Reef Therapy. Starting as a casual recording of reef-related conversations between long-term friends Jake Adams and Mark…

TMC shrink equipment and running costs with new Nano Range

Tropical Marine Centre has added four new products to its Reefefficiency Nano range, including the smallest Wavemaker and DC pump we have ever laid eyes on. Designed to compliment the Next Wave nano aquarium range, the four new products comprise…

Bubble Magus C3.5 Protein Skimmer: The 10-year review

We were maintaining our reef tank on the weekend when we realized that one of the unsung heroes of reefing was sitting there in our sump, right before our eyes. Furthermore, it’s been running trouble-free for 10 years. Here’s why…

Are Resting Copepod eggs the next Aquaculture revolution?

A Norwegian Aquaculture company has brought to market a very interesting product that could be the next revolution in the ornamental fish breeding industry. Until now, prey culture has always been the bottleneck of marine fish aquaculture. But C-Feed has…

Modern Reef’s Biodiversity is much more than bacteria in a bottle

Euro Corals brand Modern Reef has introduced a new microorganism soup called Biodiversity. Separate from their Nitri-Bac beneficial nitrifying bacteria for new aquariums, Biodiversity has been created to introduce diverse bacteria strains, microorganisms, minerals, and nutrients to reef aquaria, with…

Fish store facing 500% energy price hike

One of the world’s best aquarium stores is facing a five-times increase in the cost of electricity to run their aquariums. Pier Aquatics in Wigan, England has warned of the threat of possible closure as their electricity bill rose from…

Study finds Table Corals are fast to grow but first to go 

Scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) have found that some fast-growing coral species on the Great Barrier Reef slow down their growth rates when they are exposed to warmer water.   The study, published in the Proceedings of…