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Hydra 64 Hands-On: Top 10 Changes to AI’s Most Powerful LED Light

It’s no exaggeration to say that the new line of LED lights from AquaIllumination including the Hydra 64HD, Hydra 32HD and multitude of Prime 16HD variants are the company’s most powerful and feature rich to date. Aside from the completely…

Red Sea ReefWave Pump Sneak Peek from ReefStock Australia

The Red Sea ReefWave was first introduced to the public over a year and a half ago and finally, it appears that the Reef Wave is approaching a real release date. At InterZoo 2018 Red Sea revealed a multipack of…

France’s Marineland Has Rare Captive Breeding of Gramma Dejongi

It appears that Gramma dejongi, once a very inaccessible reef fish is about to become a lot more common fish in the reef aquarium world. Right after Biota showed their first captive bred G. dejongi, a French Public Aquarium called Marineland…

Maxspect Aeraqua Duo Skimmer Review; a Milestone in Reef Tech Design

When it was first announced, the Maxspect Aeraqua Duo came out swinging out the gate with not one, but two needle wheel impellers while using just a single motor. This on its own, or coupled with the static ring of…

Grow Your Brain by Learning About Corals

By Dr. Laura Walton Earlier this year I attended a Reefdivers talk and was introduced to the idea of “Seeing the Reef with new eyes”: As divers we see the reef all the time, without ever really seeing it! Sure,…

Great Barrier Reef Coral Larval Recruitment Declined in 2018

A new study published in the journal Nature, scientist have showen that coral larval recruitment on some parts of the Great Barrier Reef is on the decline, with up to 89% less recruitment compared to historical level. The greatest decline…

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…