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There’s Still Hope For Caribbean Coral Reefs

Hope For Coral Reefs Globally coral reefs are under threat. Climat change, population growth, and coastal development all pose a greater risk than even to the survival of these critical underwater habitats. But…

Hotspot Of Bicolored Plate Corals Has A Very Cool Explanation

Humans have a special affinity for living things that are bicolored, and we especially love it when we see striking two-tone coloration in corals. For some of these specimens, genetics are at work, and for others we collectively believe that…

Enter to Win a Free ProShot Case and Floating Hand Grip

Last year we got our hands on a ProShotCase underwater housing and loved how easy it was to share photos right after a dive. The ProShot Case is a durable waterproof housing for the iPhone 6/6s and iPhone 7. We had the…

Twenty6 Salt: ACI Aquaculture Just Launched Their Own Professional Salt Mix

Twenty6 is a new formula of salt offered by ACI Aquaculture to specifically address the needs of professional and commercial coral handlers. ACI began looking into making their own seawater mix several years ago when cheap salts proved to be not clean…

The Long Term Progression Of Viking’s Reef

You’ve probably seen the progress shots of people’s reef tanks over a few months, maybe a couple of years. But YouTuber Viking V has a sequence of his reef tank stretching all the way back to the bony, rocky beginnings…

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Redescription Of The Gorgeous Antlantic Anthias, A. asperilinguis

Anthias are some of the most beautiful and graceful small reef fish in the ocean, and today we get treated to an unfamiliar species. First described in the 1850s, Anthias asperlinguis has the hallmark pink coloration of an Anthias but…

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This Scroll Coral Is Bigger Than Most Fish Stores!

Aquarists have unfortunately become so far removed from natural reefs and the sizes of truly large corals, that many often forget how big corals actually grow. I often crack an internal chuckle when a coral grower points to a few…

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Awesome Fish Spotlight: The Ornate Butterflyfish

The Butterfly Effect We have always been told a swift “NO” on keeping most butterflyfish species in reef aquariums and it constantly reminds us of an old Mark Twain quote: “There is a charm about the forbidden that makes it…

Deepblu Partnership With Scubapro – Deepblu Connect

Since its launch in November 2016, Deepblu’s rapidly expanding online community has grown to include tens of thousands of divers and ocean enthusiasts. Today SCUBAPRO, the most iconic name in dive equipment, became the first to support the newly introduced Deepblu Connect, a feature…