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Mantis Shrimp Are Masters At Seeing And Controlling Light

The killer punch of the mantis shrimp is the fastest strike in the animal kingdom, a skill that goes hand in hand with its extraordinary eyesight. They can see an invisible level…

The ‘Fiji’ Yellow Leather Coral, Sarcophyton elegans

The ‘Fiji’ Yellow Leather is a living conundrum of a coral that is readily available in the hobby, but somehow also seems a little inaccessible. Contrary to most leather corals, there is a consensus that this yellow toadstool coral is…

Beginner Tips For LPS Corals

While researching online, you will come across the word LPS corals without knowing much about them. So, we’ve put together these tips for a better understanding of these large puffy colorful corals. For new aquarists, Large Polyp Stony (LPS) corals…

GNC BluRay Pro Goes Even Deeper Into the Blue

The BluRay Pro is a new high performance LED light from Italian aquarium light manufacturer GNC. This is their newest light model that we would have seen had InterZoo taken place which is a shame because GNC makes some of the…

Ecotech Vortech and Vectra Pumps Start Shipping With Mobius Software

Mobius is a new software control platform that Ecotech Marine has been working on literally for years. The development of Mobius has been in beta testing for a very long time, only recently releasing to the wider public with the launch…

MACNA 2021 – Set to arrive in Atlanta, Georgia September 3-5

When and where will MACNA 2021 take place? MACNA 2021 will take place in Atlanta Georgia from September 3-5. Previously we reported on MACNA 2020 being shut down due to the current health environment across the world caused by the…

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Euphyllia baliensis, the Holy Grail Quest!

It’s been over eight years since the small polyp Euphyllia baliensis was described from the deep waters around the Indonesian Island of Bali. It’s also been around eight years that we’ve been searching for this coral, pushing the limits of…

‘Cthulhu’ Fossil Reveals Monstrous Relative of Modern Sea Cucumbers

An exceptionally-preserved fossil from Herefordshire in the UK has given new insights into the early evolution of sea cucumbers, the group that includes the sea pig and its relatives, according to a new article published in the journal Proceedings of the…

2020 Edition of the Typhoon Skimmer by Ultra Reef

As we’ve seen with the entry level Borei skimmer and the small footprint Akula models, Ultra Reef takes great pride in constantly improving their protein skimmers year over year, and this is especially true of their flagship Typhoon range. The Typhoon…