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6 Wetsuits For Women From DEMA 2016

Women’s Wetsuits From DEMA 2016 There’s no better feeling than slipping into a brand new wetsuit and getting ready to dive. We had our eyes out for the latest and greatest women’s wetsuit…

Friday Smorgasbord

Friday Smorgasbord: Reef grazers, fake sharks, turles and toxic fish

Here we are, another Friday and another installment of the Friday Smorgabord. This week we examine the lawnmowers of the sea, fake pics, underwater adventures, good news for turtles and some toxic fish. Lawnmower of the Sea A Scripps Institution…

Aquaforest Protein Skimmers use double cones and AquaBee pumps

The Aquaforest Protein skimmers are the latest pieces of tech from a new company that has mostly been making foods, salt and additives. What we like about the Aquaforest Protein Skimmers is their massive bubble diffuser plate, which is concentrated…

New Species

Oxycheilinus samurai, a new wrasse species with the coolest name

Oxycheilinus samurai, the Samurai Wrasse is a new species of reef fish from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, and Panay Islands of Philippines. Among the maori wrasses of the Oxycheilinus genus O. samurai is a slender species, but not quite…

Coral Identification

Bubble Coral – How To Identify Four Species

Bubble Coral Bubble Corals are found throughout the Indo-Pacific and can be recognized by their smoothy pearly vesicles. The bubble coral is not to be mistaken for a soft coral or fish eggs, bubble corals are stony corals with skeletons just…

Octo CalReact is a worthy new calcium reactor

The Octo CalReat is one of the most polished and refined traditional calcium reactors released on the market in a long while. The CalReact is basically identical to Octo’s previous calcium reactor, with the very 2016 move of replacing the main…

Lipogramma haberorum & L. levinsoni, two more new species of deepwater reef fish

Lipogramma levinsoni and L. haberorum are yet two more new species to be officially described in the last 24 hours. Hot on the heels of Plectranthias takasei, a fish we knew about but didn’t have a name for, are two new Lipogramma species, neither…

Reef Builders Recap, Episode #2

This week on the Reef Builders Recap we go over all the latest and coolest news of the previous seven days. We discuss some exciting discoveries in the animal world, from hybrid helfrich’s firefish to xanthic eibl’s angelfish. We didn’t…

New Species

Plectranthias takasei, a gorgeous new species of basslet from Japan

Plectranthias takasei is the newest species of reef fish to be described and what a fantastic new fish it is. This attractive ‘Hinomaru Perchlet’ also has the honor of being described by some serious fish nerds, including the Ichthyologist formerly known…

Conservation

Goddess Garden Organics – Reef Safe Sunscreen

Reef Safe Sunscreen Goddess Garden Organics have gone above and beyond to eliminate all ingredients from their sunscreen which could be harmful to corals. Goddess Garden sunscreen is made with plant-based ingredients, is certified organic, reef safe, and biodegradable making it…