GNC BluRay Pro Goes Even Deeper Into the Blue

The BluRay Pro is a new high performance LED light from Italian aquarium light manufacturer GNC. This is their newest light model that we would have seen had InterZoo taken place which is a shame because GNC makes some of the…

Euphyllia baliensis, the Holy Grail Quest!

It’s been over eight years since the small polyp Euphyllia baliensis was described from the deep waters around the Indonesian Island of Bali. It’s also been around eight years that we’ve been searching for this coral, pushing the limits of…

The Challenge Of Adding Bubble Tip Anemones To A Stocked Reef System

Adding Bubble Tip Anemones The various color morphs of the bubble-tip anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor) are mainstays in the marine aquarium hobby, and justifiably so. Not only are they genuinely gorgeous, but they’re also relatively easy to maintain as anemones go,…

The Versa Might Be the Only ‘Smart’ Pump With Continuous Dosing

The Versa from Ecotech Marine is a dosing pump with many different applications, making it versatile for a wide range of utilities. It’s programmable, controllable, and most reefers will use it for precise dosing of additives and water changes, but…

We Found These Nano Tanks While Searching #reefbuilders For Tiny Tank Inspiration

Anytime we find ourselves looking for some reef tank inspiration we head over to Instagram. We find ourselves scrolling through what people have been posting under #reefbuilders and we’re excited to see the hashtag reach nearly 100,000 mentions! We love…

Plectranthias purpuralepis is Taiwan’s Newest Basslets Species

Plectranthias purpuralepis is a brand new species of deepwater basslet coming from the North end of Taiwan in the Three Northern Islands area. It’s not surprising that this new Plectranthias is found in deep water like so many of its…

This Night Dive Was FULL Of Polychaete Worms

It’s normal for people to feel apprehensions of the unknown especially when it comes to night diving. And while most of these dives are full of action, and unique night-time predators, every now and then your lights soon become flooded…

Top 10 Tips for an EASY & Successful Nano Reef Tank

There’s never been a better time to get into miniature reef aquariums, and setting up a small nano tank is a great way to get started. Reef tanks used to be mystical, magical glass boxes of reef biology but since…

Hungry Hungry Scale Worms: Scientists Discover Four New Species of Deep Sea Dwellers

Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have described and named four new species of scale worms from deep-sea habitats in the eastern Pacific Ocean. These deep-sea worms are known for their iridescent overlapping scales and have…

Hippocampus nalu, the First Pygmy Seahorse in Africa

Hippocampus nalu, the Sodwana Pygmy Seahorse was officially described today and it represent the first of these cryptic species to be found in Africa. For many years there were only three species of pygmy seahorses but today’s publication of Hippocampus…