Reef Safe SunCare has developed a biodegradble and more environmentally friendly sunscreen and has earned the approval of Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society. The Florida-based company Beach Buff that owns the brand is hoping to increase the public awareness of…
Unboxing the Coral-Shop Nano-Reef SET PR
The CS Nano-Reef SET PR from Coral-Shop is a complete lab in a box to keep your nano-reef happy. Thanks to Sea Side Aquatics we were given a box to research and evaluate. There is no doubt Coral-Shop is great…
Ecoxotic’s 25 Gallon LED Aquarium — The Stunner Strip and Final Impressions
Matt continues his review of the Ecoxotic 25 gallon LED aquarium system which will be the future home of the Lightning Maroon Clownfish. Following up on his unboxing of the stand and the tank, and the Panorama LED fixture, here is Matt’s…
Seaweed fossils may be Earth’s oldest plants
An abundance of fossils resembling seaweed uncovered in southern China may prove to be some of the oldest plants ever discovered. Previously the earliest uncovered evidence of creatures resembling what we would consider modern organisms was dated around 580 million…
Reef Dart target feeding kits for phyto and for mysis
The Reef Dart from Crystal Clear Aquatics is an interesting target feeding kit which the first of its kind that isn’t just a glorified turkey baster. We’re looking at you you Kent Marine Sea Squirt and Rio Coral Feeders. What…
Our own Jake Adams discussing LEDs in Utah tomorrow
The Utah Marine Aquarium Society (UTMAS) has invited out our own Jake Adams to discuss LED lighting at the club’s meeting tomorrow evening (Thursday, Feb. 17). With all the LED lighting systems coming out on the market its hard to…
Zap-Tasia aiptasia eliminating gel
Crystal Clear Aquatics Zap-Tasia is new gel formula designed to eliminate aiptasia and other pesky nuisance anemones and polyps in marine aquariums. The brief information we could find calls it an all natural, non-toxic solution to combat aiptasia. Made of…
New Odontanthias discovered in Puerto Rico
Odontanthias is a popular genus of deepwater reef fish that includes the Borbonius and Yellow Fin Anthias. Odontanthias is so far only known from the Indian and Pacific Ocean but the unusual fish from Puerto Rico pictured above is a…
AlgaeBase a great online reference for aquarium macroalgae identification
AlgaeBase is an often overlooked resource available to hobbyists looking to identify and gain more information on macroalgae in the marine aquarium trade. Macroalgae identification can be tough once you get outside of the caulerpa and chaetomorpha varieties most common…
