Giant clams, like most coral species, survive in a symbiotic relationship with photosynthetic marine algae called Zooxanthellae. And while there are a small number of species which inherit zooxanthellae cells from their parents, the vast majority need to acquire these…
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Rare Liopropoma latifasciatum Spotted in the Diver’s Den
The blackstripe basslet is a very uninspired name for a little fish we just spotted in the Diver’s Den that deserves a moniker a whole lot more inspired. Better known as Liopropoma latifasciatum to the initiated rare fish fanciers, the pale colored…
Download Cardinalfishes of the World by Rudie Kuiter for Free
Cardinalfish are a diverse and very numerous group of marine fish that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime in the reef aquarium hobby. Save for a few species like the pyjama and banggai cardinalfish, there’s more than 350 known species of…
AquaC Skimmers Getting ‘Resurrected’ by Cobalt Aquatics
The AquaC line of ‘spray injected’ protein skimmers is an entire lineage of foam fractionators that carved their own path in the reef aquarium hobby, and interestingly were never really copied or imitated. Once the darling of the reef aquarium…
Seneye Spectra Goes Way Beyond Measuring PAR
The Seneye Spectra is an exciting new light measurement tool that should make understanding the quality of our aquarium lights a whole lot more informative. Seneye has developed the Spectra to go way beyond making simple measurements of light quantity in…
JBJ Neon Cube is Quite a Fancy Nano Tank
The new Neon Cube line of nano aquariums from JBJ may have been designed mostly with GloFish in mind, but these are going to go much further than genetically modified fish. With all the super fluorescent strains of corals we…
Triton Infusion Broad Spectrum Trace Element Additive
Triton Infusion is an exciting new trace element additive from the company that has put big emphasis on real, analytical chemistry of reef aquarium water. Proper temperature management, lighting quality and water flow speed are all important parts of keeping…
Small Gigas Clams Grow Incredibly Fast
Giant clams, especially the giant clam is one of the most fabled reef animals growing to absolutely massive proportions. After a fifteen year absence from the reef aquarium hobby Tridacna gigas returned through the farming efforts of Oceans Reefs & Aquariums better known…
Snorkeling With Manta Rays at Uepi Island Resort Solomon Islands
Snorkeling with Manta Rays Snorkeling with Manta Rays is on the top of many ocean enthusiasts wishlist. An encounter with this charismatic megafauna inspires ocean dreams and can even be the foundation of planning a tropical getaway. Manta encounters can…
New Research Grade Spectra SP200 has Obsessive Spectrum Control!
The Spectra SP200 LED light is an interesting collaboration project between Blue Harbor Japan and Eco-Lamps which is nearly ten years in the making. Way back in 2011 we first saw the KSP-93 which was the two companies’ first attempt…
