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Five Ways To Go Beyond The Basics Of Aquarium Lighting
I can clearly remember a time when understanding light on our aquariums was more like trying to wrap your head around alchemy than actual science. We discussed light in number of tubes,…
The MACNA 2017 App Is Here!
MACNA 2017 is only three months away and the best way to prepare for the show is to download the new MACNA 2017 Attendee App for iOS and Android devices. The new app comes with more social integration and tagging…
Minimix Of Aquatic Art’s Zoanthid Collection!
You know, for years I always described myself as not a zoanthid nut, I mean I really like them but not in the same granular detail that self described zoanthid collectors might entertain. But something has changed recently as I’ve found…
Adelotremus deloachi, a Newly Described Fangblenny from Indonesia
Adelotremus deloachi is a new species of fangblenny that was discovered in Bali of all places. We mention the type locality with some degree of surprise since Bali is so well travelled and dove, you’d think that most of the…
Caribbean Coral Diaries: Orbicella franksi
Orbicella franksi Orbicella franksi is one of three species of Orbicella coral found in the Caribbean. This species of Orbicella grows into large plates covered in irregularly shaped nodules. The three species of Orbicella are O. faveolata, O. annularis, and O. franksi. The…
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…
Reef Aquariums Through Time
As the Rolling Stones once sang “Time waits for no one, he won’t wait for me”. With the passing of yet another long-time hobbyist, Albert Theil, recently it got me to thinking about time and its relationship to the hobby.…
Close Look And First Impressions Of The Wild Focustronic LED
We’ve been writing about and reporting on Focustronic LED and their first product, the Focustronic One, since about fall of last year. This weekend at Reefapalooza may have been dominated by hot and sexy corals and frags, but a few…
Huge Giant Squid Is About To Stink Up This Beach!
You know an animal is large when people first mistake it as a grounded boat! That is exactly what happened on this beach in Maluku Province of Indonesia when they sighted a huge brownish shape bulging from the shallow waters of…
Sacura parva Pictured and Filmed Alive For The First Time
Sacura parva is a gorgeous little anthias that we’d only seen in pictures of dull, freshly dead preserved specimens. But thankfully, there’s a few intrepid ‘biofreaks’ like ourselves who actually leave the comfort of their armchair to bring us face…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
