We’ve all seen how wild animals can develop excellent camouflage for the habitats where they are found. Creatures like stonefish, geckos and especially insect can just about disappear in their environments but there’s at least one animal which trumps them all. …
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Cyphastrea magna, New Species Of Stony Coral From The Red Sea
I always say this when a new species of TRUE stony coral is described, these are rare and few between. We only see a few new Scleractinia described every year, and it looks like Cyphastrea magna will be the second species, and…
The Frag Fuge Reef Sump Is A Proper Coral Nursery
You know what’s silly? Having a refugium. You know what’s sillier? Using a refugium to shelter sand and algae while putting precious corals on your sand bed or precariously throughout the reef. The Frag Fuge Reef Sump is an exciting new…
EKoral Is New Controller That Promises A Fresh User Experience!
EKoral is a new aquarium controller which is promising to deliver some real advances in the aquarium monitoring and controlling space. The hardware from EKoral includes all the same basic components that we’ve become familiar with from the incumbent players but…
Day 1 Coverage of Reefapalooza 2017 – A Spread of Cool Corals, Fish & Reef Gear
For those of us that have been looking forward to Reefapalooza Orlando 2017, the first day of the show truly didn’t disappoint. No matter what you came here to see, this year was about as stacked with livestock and equipment…
This Is What A Metric Boatload of Wild Corals Looks Like!
If you enjoyed our first video walkthrough of Cairns Marine with a focus on the fish systems, you’re definitely going to love this next part with more emphasis on the corals. We’ve been to coral collectors around the world plenty…
New Global Mass Coral Bleaching Database
Despite hundreds of click bait articles shared millions of times around the internet “the reef is dying” or “worst coral bleaching ever”, our global information map of coral bleaching is still quite sparse. While millions are concerned with this prevalent topic,…
Japanese Minister Prepared Emergancy Declaration Over Coral Extinction
Naha Japan The Environment Ministry of Japan has prepared an emergency declaration over coral deaths caused by rising sea temperatures from global warming. In an emergency meeting of experts held in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday, the ministry inked out the declaration,…
Fish Friendly Hoods From Coral Key Scuba
Fish Friendly Dive Hoods Looking for a new dive hood? We’ve got you covered. Last week we spotted these extra cute dive hoods from a local dive shop here in Colorado. These friendly neoprene hoods jumped right off the rack…
Guide to Caribbean Coral Identification
Guide to Caribbean Coral Identification Hi there, my name is Nicole and I am in love with coral! I want to inspire scuba divers to explore the reef with new eyes by taking a closer look at corals. I have created…
