Report Marine Debris With The New Project Aware App

Project Aware: Dive Against Debris App Marine debris, including plastics and other trash which end up in the ocean, is becoming all too prevalent on our favorite dive sites, even in the most remote of locations. It is estimated that more than 250 million…

WATCH: Mandarin Dragonets Spawning In The Wild

The Mandarin dragonet (Synchiropus splendidus) is one of my favorite fish, and I know I’m not alone. Mandarins are a fan favorite when it comes to saltwater aquariums for their vibrant psychedelic patterns and friendly personalities. So when the team…

Best Advice I’ve received in the hobby

While cleaning out my office, again, I came across some old written notes, yeah they had to be old as they were hand-written, that were a listing of some of the advice I had received over the years that I…

Sera LED Moonlight Makes Nighttime Viewing Fun and Easy

I remember a time, when LEDs were just a twinkle in our collective eyes, and dedicated moonlights were the breakthrough LED device. As our lights have become increasingly LED-powered, we’ve mostly lost that LED moonlight category, with most LED fixtures…

Maxspect Turbine Duo Has Two Outlets With Just One Motor!

The Maxspect Turbine Duo is a radically new pump design that we know reefers will love. Much like the Gyre pump, the Turbine Duo has a centrally mounted motor which powers two water moving assemblies on either side. However unlike…

Taking Control Of Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium

One of the things that fascinates me and probably helps fuel my passion for the hobby is that I have been able to watch and learn through the years as we have gotten better at just about every aspect of…

Underwater Exploration Sure Has Come A Long Way!

Modern recreational SCUBA diving is a freeing, world-altering experience which allows millions of people to spend a reasonable amount of time underwater. Today’s diving setups basically consist of an almost naked human swimming freely with just the bare essential equipment…

ATI Essentials System now available in US

ATI Essentials have been getting favorable attention for a few years over in Europe, but many on this side of the Atlantic have been left waiting. Now that might change as Marine Depot announced it will start carrying ATI Reef…

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…

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…