Blastomussa angulares is a new species of scleractinian stony coral recently described from India by Mondal & Raghunathan. Blastomussa are a very popular group of fleshy LPS corals that are mostly supplied from the Indo-Pacific and Australia so we don’t…
Red Sea Offering Free Saltwater to Texan Reefers Suffering from Power Outage
Red Sea is a global aquarium brand and in the United States their distribution center is based near Houston Texas where intense winter storms knocked out power for millions of residents. The lack of power and severe cold weather have…
Texas Man Dies from Apparent Exposure to Palytoxin
Palytoxin from zoanthids is a well known and widely documented potential danger from our reef aquariums that we have tried to keep in focus many times over the years. Toxicologists have ranked palytoxin as one of the most dangerous natural…
Bulk Reef Supply takes investment from Bertram Capital
Bulk Reef Supply – the popular saltwater aquatics retailer has taken an investment from Bertram Capital. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bertram Capital invests in growing digital commerce companies such as Bulk Reef Supply to help grow…
Reefbot releases Version 2 with upgraded features
We first spied the Reefbot at an in person event back in 2016. (remember when we could attend in-person events safely?) Then it was known as reefbits but thankfully the company behind the product rebranded and produced Reefbot and started…
Rewatch ReefStock @ Home – Episode 4
You can rewatch the ReefStock @ Home series Episode 4 if you weren’t able to watch it live. The series a spinoff on our popular line of branded ReefStock events we host internationally. Because of the current health environment, we…
Solid Yellow Clownfish Are Being Developed by SFC
The idea of a solid yellow clownfish is one that first came to our attention with the discovery of a single, stunning specimen collected way back in 2014. Although this lone individual went to a private collector, the seed of…
Clover Nozzles Dramatically Improve Flow Coming from Outlets
A clover nozzle is an old school trick which never really had a name but has been independently created for a wide range of applications, but not limited to aquariums. Water flow is one of the most paramount details of…
There’s Another Situation Looming Regarding Wild Corals from Indonesia
The global reef aquarium hobby has suffered a lot of setbacks in recent years, mostly due to the interconnectedness of businesses all over the world. It started with the closure of all coral exports from Fiji, both wild and maricultured,…
Captive Bred Yellow Tangs from Biota are the only option!
All of you should know by now, that the aquarium fishery in Hawaii has been shut down so wild yellow tang are not available anymore. Luckily, Biota company invested few years ago together with Oceanic Institute in Hawaii into commercial…
