Octopus Cities Scientists have discovered an octopus city, and they’re calling it Octlantis! The cephalopod city is located in Jervis Bay off the coast of eastern Australia and suggests the gloomy octopus species (Octopus tetricus) are not the loners we thought they were.…
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Alkatronic Is The New KH Alkalinity Controller From Focustronic
The Alkatronic is yet another new Kh/Alkalinity controller, this time coming soon from Focustronic. Although Focustronic is just now starting to cut their teeth in the aquarium hobby with the Focus1 LED, they’ve been working to bring their own version…
Millions Of Prickly Pink Pyrosomes Invading West Coast Waters
Pyrosome Invasion Earlier this year millions of mysterious phallic object started clogging up fishing nets and washing up on beaches along the West Coast of North America. Populations of the non-native creature known as pyrosomes, are exploding along the West Coast…
Becoming A PADI Instructor Zambezi’s Story
Education There are three elementary schools on the island with classes up to the 8th grade. While current generations are more likely to attend school, growing up Zambezi and his age group were unlikely to study past the 3rd or…
Fins Attached To Name New Research Vessel After Sharkwater Rob Stewart
Marine Research and Conservation non-profit, Fins Attached, is excited to announce the recent acquisition of a research expedition vessel. Founder of Fins Attached, Alex Antoniou, Ph.D., wants to honor the late filmmaker and friend, Rob Stewart, who recently passed away…
The Scuba Show Is Happening THIS weekend, May 6-7!
Scuba Show 2017 Pack your bags, the annual Scuba Show is happening this weekend in Long Beach California. And, in case you needed an excuse to attend, we’re sure the Saturday night party will be extra festive as 2017 marks the…
All That You Need When Setting Up A Reef Tank
As you navigate the kind of muddy waters of “New-to-Reef-Aquariums-Land”, you’re bombarded by tons of different messages about what you need, what you don’t need, what you SHOULD do, what you SHOULD NOT do…it’s a very noisy world. So, here…
Watch This Swimming Yellow-Spotted Flatworm
Have you ever seen a swimming flatworm? These colorful animals can be found moving swiftly across the reef, but to catch one in open water is the real treat. Flatworms are soft-bodied invertebrates which propel themselves through the water with a mesmerizing wave of the…
Beyond the very beginning…stocking your reef for success
If you ask most level-headed reef hobbyists, one of the most enjoyable parts of the game is stocking our systems with corals and fishes. Now, on the surface, this seems like just a super-fun thing to do- and it IS-…