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Living the Reef Life Part Two

Recently I have tried to go back in time and enjoy one of the aspects of hobby that I really miss: the road trip. As I discussed in an article last year,…

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Gold X Lightning Maroon Clownfish From ORA Is Full Of Surprises

The Gold X Lightning Maroon Clownfish has finally been fully revealed, and no one could have imagine that it'd be such a variable fish. We did however foresee that the Gold X Lightning Maroon would be very different from the 'common'…

Coral Identification

Caribbean Coral Diaries: Mycetophyllia ferox

Mycetophyllia ferox Mycetophyllia ferox has to be on the top of my list when it comes to Caribbean corals. This plating coral can be found tucked into caves or on the side of rocks, and I just love seeing those…

Alkalinity Monitor Coming Soon to Pacific Sun & Kore 5th Doser Ecosystem

If you needed any indication that alkalinity monitors are all the rage, here’s another company throwing their hat into the ring of this burgeoning segment of the reef aquarium market. Pacific Sun, a creative designer and manufacturer of interesting aquarium…

New Species

Helcogramma atauroensis, A Gorgeous New Species Of Triplefin

Helcogramma atauroensis is a new species of triplefin from Timor Leste, in the far eastern Indian Ocean. Triplefins are distantly related to the more common blennies with an elongated body and propensity to perch on rocks and the reef. The…

Redesigned Mindstream Housing Hints At Progress Towards Launch

The Mindstream has been a long time coming, and questions of its continued existence seem to arise every couple of months. There is a reasonable amount of doubt that the Mindstream could possibly do all that it claims, but in all…

Coral Identification

Caribbean Coral Diaries: Mycetophyllia aliciae

Mycetophyllia aliciae Mycetophyllia is a group of fleshy corals found in the Caribbean. They are part of the Mussidae family and there are five distinct species. Mycetophyllia aliciae is one of the most common Mycetophyllia species and is easy to distinguish with white…

Waterbox Aquariums Launching New Platinum Series AIO Next Week

Waterbox Aquariums is a new company making its debut next week at Global Pet Expo with the launch of their Platinum Series of all in one aquariums. The Waterbox Platinum AIO Aquarium is a fully modern and turnkey aquarium system…

Captive Raised Hawaiian Yellow Anthias Are Quite The Stunners

Karen Brittain has been quietly breeding some very exciting fish in Hawaii for the last few years. She brought us a big batch of captive bred personatus angelfish, a batch of bandit angelfish yielded some novel ‘ghost bandit’ angels, and…

Crazy Self-Fragging Azoox LPS Has TWO Life Stages!

The marine aquarium hobby and especially the practice of keeping and growing corals is all but dominated by photosynthetic corals, but corals of the dark have some really cool surprises. Take Truncatoflabellum for example, a deepwater and turbid environment coral that basically…