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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…

Reef Factory starts shipping Smart Roller M – more details released

Polish Equipment manufacturer Reef Factory has started shipping its new Smart Roller Filter today and releasing more precise information on its size and features. Named the Smart Roller M, this new fleece filter boasts a slimline design yet a wide…

200 fish survive AquaDom aquarium explosion

Berlin Zoo has confirmed that 200 fish that were rescued from a giant aquarium disaster have survived the ordeal, and are currently in their care. The one million-liter AquaDom cylinder-shaped public aquarium burst in the early hours of December 16,…

Aquascaping adventures with Tropic Eden Morocca rock

We’ve spent a lot of time aquascaping lately, using everything from rocks to plates to branches, white rock, purple rock, dead rock, ceramic rock, and everything in between. The aim with every aquascape we’ve created was to make minimum contact…