Innovative Marine just released another episode from their distinguished gentleman featuring Terrance Pennyworth. According to Innovative Marine, he just returned from Southeast Asia where he was teaching a class on snake charming with King Cobras and popped by the studio…
A perfect colony of Acropora cophodactyla in Tulamben, Bali
Acropora corals are clearly some of the successful corals on natural reefs, and the most popular corals in home aquariums. Their diversity of color, colony shapes, patterns and textures all come together to give these reef building corals an unrivaled appeal.…
Royal Exclusiv Dreambox now with Closed Loop built-in
Reef aquarium sumps are getting nicer every year and Royal Exclusiv hasn’t been resting on their laurels. Royal Exclusiv kicked off the high performance sump arms race with their Dreambox and now you can get it with a ‘Closed Loop’…
Interview with Waveline Part 1: the early days of their DC pumps
I recently attended the China International Pet Show, CIPS, in Guangzhou China. Guangzhou is the home of many aquarium manufacturers, including Waveline, maker of the first widely used DC water pumps. Eddie and Daniel greeted me with open arms and…
Treating a Sick Marine Fish? First Do No Harm!
When a fish in our care gets sick, it’s a perfectly understandable impulse to want to throw every cure we can lay our hands on at the problem. But sometimes rushing ahead with a medication or other treatment can do…
‘Blue Dragon’ sea slug washed ashore in Australia
The Blue Dragon sea slug is one of the reasons we love the underrated nudibranch so much. With bright and vivid colors, a surreal shape and deadly behavior, the Blue Dragon is certainly a sight to see. You might see…
Bashsea I-SEA coral viewer impresses
One thing about Bashsea’s products is they immediately grab your attention and this is the same for one of the company’s latest additions — the Bashsea I-SEA Coral Viewer. Made with thick acrylic in four colors, it also includes some…
Tridacna derasa: A Good Excuse to Clam Up!
Of all the Tridacna spp. clams available to hobbyists, perhaps the hardiest and easiest to maintain of them all is Tridacna derasa, the so-called smooth giant clam. This species is so smooth, in fact, that amorous, gold-chain-wearing male specimens have…
Take our Black Friday shopping survey!
Black Friday is right around the corner! Not only is this a great time to get a new toaster or TV, it is a great time to grab some deals around the aquarium. We wanted to see how you, the…
An intimate look at the amazing Montipora
While the rest of the world is currently going gaga for shrooms and fuzzy sticks, we’re rekindling our love interest with Montipora. In some ways, the multicolored polyps and nodules and growth forms of various Montipora species was strongly responsible for the…
