The Sea Plume Gorgonians of the Caribbean Sea are more unique than previously thought, having recently been reclassified into their own genus, Antillogorgia. The genus Pseudopterogorgia formerly contained the Caribbean Sea Plume gorgonians as well as a host of other…
Hands on with the multicolor I Touch LED Aquarium light fixture
A few years ago, it was hard to believe that in 2012 led lighting would be so close becoming the standard for reef lighting. For many people, one of the main drawbacks to adopt to this new energy saving technology is…
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New Book: Groupers of the World
Groupers are an important family of fishes which taste delicious but also make up the apex predator of many marine ecosystems. Being part of the family Serranidae groupers are closely related to Anthias, hawkfish and a multitude of little basslets.…
Oxypora joins the crazy rainbow chalice coral party
Oxypora is a genus of the popular chalice corals which doesn’t get the proper recognition it deserves but that’s about to change. Global Reef Supply is at it again with another, singular, post-worthy specimen of a wondrous colony of multicolored Oxypora.…
Leptoseris skeletons specialized to double-dip into into available light
The amazing stony coral genus Leptoseris is far from staying out of the spotlight since researchers have just teased out one of its mesophotic tricks. Fort eh longest time scientists including Rich Pyle have worked on projects to investigate how Leptoseris could grow so…
Coral-shop releases Anthracite carbon and calcium reactor media
Coral-shop produces more than just acrylic filtration media, with chemical media playing a major role in the business. As the latest addition to these additives coral-shop is now releasing their own carbon and calcium reactor media. Seemingly not very interesting…
Waveline DC 6000 & 12000: The pioneering DC pump gets a major upgrade
The Waveline DC 6000 & 12,000 are the next generation of controllable DC water pumps from Reef Life Support Systems which come with a long list of refinements. For the pump which was one of the breakthrough products of 2012…
Australian Leopard-wrasse Quarantine Technique
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Labridae Genus: Macropharyngodon Species: choati, Randall, John E. 1978 Common Names: Choati Leopard-wrasse, Australian Leopard-wrasse Of all the Leopard Wrasses one can acquire for their reef aquarium Macropharyngodon choati is…
Friday Smorgasbord: Tiny people, electric paper, fish paintings and more
The first Friday of February and winter is in full swing for much of the US and heading into Groundhog Day (who needs six more weeks of winter?) and Super Bowl Sunday we have a few intriguing bites of smorgasbord goodness. Leading…
