Gardens of the Queen, Cuba The Coral Diaries series is a list of corals we have seen while diving around the world. We’ve created this series so that you can learn more about corals, and how to identify them on…
Behold the Aquatic Art Splatoon Chalice Coral
No matter how you look at the new Aquatic Art Splatoon Chalice coral, its color and pattern is really bordering on truly unbelievable. If we hadn’t seen and photographed this coral in person, we wouldn’t believe it either and it’s…
Get Inspired With This Dragonface Pipefish Breeding Video
Among all marine fishes, the seahorses and pipefish are considered some of the more delicate and hard to keep species in aquariums. Except . . . for dragonface pipefish of the genus Corythoichthys – these fish are hardy, flexible, and do well…
Radion XR15FW Pro Is Ecotech’s First Light Specifically For Planted Tanks
The Radion XR15FW Pro is a new light from Ecotech Marine that features a different spectrum from the flagship reef lights. For the last three generations Ecotech has seen fit to release a standard and pro model of the Radion…
Responsible Shark and Ray Tourism Guide: Free Download
Shark and Ray Tourism Guide Shark and ray tourism is a major draw for scuba divers. Globally the industry has some 376 well-established tourism operations which focus on getting divers in the water with charismatic megafauna and apex elasmobranch species.…
Saint Patrick’s Snake Polyps Are The Craziest Zoanthids Ever!
Just in time for St. Patrick’s day, we’ve come across a fantastic colony of snake polyps that totally knocked our socks off. These wildly colored orange and green Isaurus snake polyps are unlike anything we’ve ever seen before, despite being a…
Seachem Vibrant Sea Coming Soon With Bonus Potassium
Vibrant Sea is a brand new salt mix from Seachem which has just begun to be teased in leaked promotional materials. The new Vibrant Sea will be the fourth salt mix in Seachem’s product catalog, following their original Marine Salt and Reef…
Nisso Micro Disc Heater For The Smallest Of Tanks
The Nisso Micro Heater is a new waterproof and aquarium safe heating element which is among the tiniest we have ever seen. Instead of having a glass tube or a titanium heating element, the Nisso Micro Heater uses a ceramic…
ReefStock Pulled Out All The Stops For Its 10th Year
After having been to and spoken at virtually every reef show that has occurred in North America over the past 30 years I may be a bit jaded in terms of what I expect at a…
Salty Q&A: Why so Much Emphasis on Evaporation in Saltwater Systems?
Question I’m a long-time freshwater aquarium hobbyist but considering branching out to a saltwater reef system. In talking with some of my reefkeeper friends, I’ve noticed that they’re rather fixated on evaporation from their tanks and doing daily top-offs. Why…
