6 Comments Non-Hobbyists Make When Viewing Marine Aquariums

The other day, two installers were in my home laying a new vinyl floor in my kitchen when they took note of my aquariums. One of them was especially enthralled by my reef tank (which is ironic—more on this later)…

Top 10 most popular stories of 2014

It’s that time of year again, not only when we recap our favorite new species of corals and fish, but also take a look back at what YOU the readers really liked the most. Through a combination of page views,…

ORA’s Hector’s Goby – A Breeding First That Isn’t, But Is

Tuesday, ORA announced their latest in-house accomplishment, the successful spawning and rearing of the Hector’s Goby, Koumansetta hectori. Ask yourself, when was the last time you’ve seen a captive-bred Hector’s Goby? You haven’t. But is this a species first? ORA believes…

Neptune teases a few DoS pumps, approves Kessil A160we & Red Dragon 3 as Apex Ready

Neptune Systems is in the news today for announcing that they’ve begun shipping a few of their highly anticipated DoS dosing pump units. The $349 super high performance, controllable dosing system was first revealed in time for MACNA a few months…

Awesome Fish Spotlight: Serranus luciopercanus, the Walleye Basslet

Today’s Awesome Fish Spotlight features another Curaçao gem from the genus Serranus. We love Serranus, and over the years we’ve covered articles on a wide range of species from this genus. The genus attains highest development in the Atlantic, especially…

BioTek Marine USB PAR sensor appears for pre-order on Aquairum Specialty’s website

Less than a week after discovering that Apogee is working on a USB PAR sensor we’ve spotted this very device under the BioTek Marine brand over on Aquarium Specialty’s website. As we suspected the USB PAR sensor will retail for…

Lightning X Lightning Maroon Clownfish – Preliminary Results are IN!

We all were holding out hope that, just as the first matings of two Picasso Percula Clownfish yielded a 2nd new designer form of clownfish, so too people anticipated that  the mating of two Lightning Maroon Clownfish would hopefully create…

7 Questions: Joe Yaiullo

In our next installment of “7 Questions” we sit down with Joe Yaiullo, the Curator and Co-Founder of the Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center in Riverhead, New York. Known for curating an amazing 20,000 gallon coral reef at the…

AccuraSea salinity reference gives you no excuse not to calibrate refractometers

For a hobby that is founded on reproducing the needs of saltwater animals, reef and marine aquarists are woefully undereducated about what salinity actually is, and how to accurately measure it. So many problems with chemical and mineral imbalances in…

Triton Elementz Base now available in the U.S. from Unique Corals

Unless you’ve been reefing under a live rock this year, you will no doubt have heard the aquarium chemical additive buzzword of the year, Triton Elementz. Triton first gained our attention with their interesting Lani LED light fixtures but the…