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Vectra 2, Ecotech’s Powerful Pumps Get Second Generation Upgrade

In a short amount of time Ecotech Marine’s Vectra pumps have quickly become some of the most popular smart controllable DC return pumps in the aquarium hobby. It’s only been a few years and while many refinements have been made…

2018 Was The Hottest Year On Record For The Ocean

Last year was the hottest for the planet’s oceans since global records began in 1958, according to an international team of scientists who track the data. Their findings were published Wednesday in the scientific journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. The…

AI Prime Fuge Review: An LED Light With Uncompromising PAR Power

The AI Prime Fuge LED light is an unrelenting PAR monster designed to grow macroalgae and if we’re being honest, it’s really only intended to grow the Brillo-pad algae Chaetomorpha. This is the first time in the history of the aquarium…

195 Coral Species Most Diverse Site Ever Recorded On Great Barrier Reef!

Great Barrier Reef Legacy The Great Barrier Reef Legacy “Search for Solutions” expedition has finished with some truly inspiring results. The team of volunteer divers and scientist have finished off the expedition with some incredible footage of coral reefs in Australia…

Available now: Psychology for Scuba Divers eLearning

Ever wondered what makes us do what we do as scuba divers? Psychology for Scuba Divers explores behavior and emotion in diving. With reference to established psychological theory and specific research in scuba diving, topics include: anxiety and the panic…

50 Reefs Around The World That Could Survive Climate Change

Coral reef ecosystems around the world are facing serious threats from the impacts of rapid climate change. Rising ocean temperatures are causing corals to bleach and die at an alarming rate and it is estimated that 70–90% of the world’s…

Removing Predatory Snails Can Increase Coral Resilience Throughout a Bleaching Event

Coral reefs are under increasing pressure. Threats from climate change, overdevelopment, increasing population, and overfishing have a compounding effect to weaken coral resilience, making them more vulnerable when ocean temperatures rise and coral bleaching sets in. But the more we…

Solomon Airlines Now Offering Flights To Munda From Brisbane

It’s time to start planning your trip to the Solomon Islands with the launch of a new flight from Brisbane Australia to Munda Solomon Islands! To celebrate the launch of this new route Dive Munda and the Agnes Gateways Hotel have…

Girls That Scuba Attempts Guinness World Record For Most Female Divers Underwater

What happens when you get a group of scuba girls together and attempt a Guinness World Record?? One of the most epic days underwater full of laughter and new friends 😀 Luckily I was able to attend the event, and…

Muricella: Pygmy Kingdom !

Following our series on coral host to famous critter subject, here is another important one, that everybody has high on their list of Holy Grail ! The host of the King of all critters, the Pygmy Seahorse, Hippocampus bargibanti. This…