[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I53eV3VJrrs&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Coral Shop Organics test kit to measure dissolved organic matter (DOM) was recently released from the manufactor best known for its line of aquarium additives lines, test kits and now innovative digital dosing pumps. Organic test kits are nothing new…
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How to: Reverse-photoshopping a totally blown out coral photo
Let’s face it, the online coral WYSIWYG space is completely inundated with unrealistic photographs of corals for sale. The Photoshopping of coral images has reached such extreme proportions that it is getting extremely hard to even believe your eyes when…
Coral larvae know the meaning of stoplight colors, backwards
It is common knowledge in the coral reef aquarium world that corals fluoresce in a multitude of colors, but coral larvae fluoresce as well. Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) is one of the most common fluorescent pigments found in the natural…
Rising ocean temperatures is making some coral populations move to cooler reefs
In addition to coral bleaching events, increases in ocean temperatures are having another affect on reef building corals, with populations of some species migrating away from the equator. A new study found corals around Japan shifting north to waters thought…
Mauritius coral beauty angelfish has a beautiful “Tiger Tail”
The “Tiger-Tail” coral beauty is an interesting specimen of Centropyge bispinosa that was collected around Mauritius. Like the Paracheilinus piscilineatus we posted about yesterday, this West Indian Ocean reef fish was imported by Yadokariya of Japan. It is unclear whether…
Coral Library: San Diego Marine Aquarium Society re-engineers the AIMS CoralSearch
AIMS CoralSearch has been the go-to website for finding out what name scientists are calling that coral. If you’ve ever used the CoralSearch you know that it is slow, finnicky, prone to downtimes and simply not user friendly. The Coral…
Ponape birdsnest coral now commercially available from ORA
The Ponape Birdsnest is a strain of Seriatopora which has been an iconic coral in the American reef aquarium hobby since 2003. Like the purple monster Acropora and the sunset Montipora, the Ponape Birdnest coral is one of those coral…
New Coral Shop dosing pumps are a little different from the norm
Coral Shop dosing pumps are a little bit puzzling at first but we don’t think it is necessarily a bad thing. When we first received the pictures of these new dosing pump from Coral Shop we were quite pleasantly surprised to…
Vietnam may soon begin exporting hard corals
Details are scant but we’ve just got word that Vietnam may soon begin exporting stony corals. So far we’ve only seen some soft corals, giant clams and fish species exported from Vietnam. The most notable Vietnamese marine life exports have…
AlgaGen Coral Smoothie is a tasty blend to feed your corals
AlgaGen Coral Smoothie is a brand, spanking new product aimed to get you a coral food that mimics what is found in nature. Reading over the ingredient list it sounds like a pretty tasty and nutritious blend — for a…
