Reef tanks have all but taken over the saltwater side of the aquarium hobby but we’ve still got a special place reserved in our hearts for tanks dedicated to showcasing nice marine fish. Today’s feature is quite possibly one of…
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Harlequin Shrimp Successfully Captive Raised by Aquatic Technology
Captive breeding generally tends to focus on desirable reef fish but let’s not forget that there’s some dedicated folks working to raise inverts too, not just corals. Last year we learned that the cleaner shrimp was successfully captive bred in…
22 Rare Deep Sea Images From NOAA Okeanos Explorer In Samoa
Okeanos Explorer 2017 National Marine Sanctuary or American Samoa NOAA Okeanos Explorer is currently underway exploring unknown seamounts in the National Marine Sanctuary or American Samoa. This is the first mission of the year in a series of deep dives…
An Introduction to Protein Skimming
A protein skimmer is a device designed to clean the water in a reef aquarium by removing dissolved organic compounds. Put even more simply, it is a controlled overflow of dirty water. Imagine a chamber that vigorously mixes air and…
First Look At The Huge Juveniles of Goldenback Triggerfish
The Goldenback Triggerfish is a beautiful species of marine fish which way too rarely seen. Par tof the reason for this species’ notable scarcity in the aquarium hobby is that this is one of the larger species of Xanthichthys. And when we…
The Most Expensive Yasha Gobies In The World
The Yasha goby is such a beautiful nouveau iconic reef fish, it’s easy to forget that this fish is not that common or widespread. This fish had its aquaristic debut as recently as 1999 and while they are common in…
Echinomorpha Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
Even if you’re into chalice corals and consider yourself a connoisseur of Echinophyllia Mycedium and Oxypora, there’s still a pretty good chance you don;t know or don’t have an Echinomorpha. With only one species in the genus, Echinomorpha is kind of an odd…
Okeanos Continues To Amaze With Deep Sea Dives In Samoa
NOAA is back to wowing us with incredible images of marine life from the deep sea with the latest Okeanos expedition. The first mission of the year is a series of deep dives with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) exploring the…
Safeguarding Your Aquarium With Redundant Design
Redundancy We have all been admonished by the phrase at some point in our lives “Don’t be redundant. To most that simply means don’t say something twice. By definition it also means don’t exceed what is necessary or…
COSMIQ+ Dive Computer Review
COSMIQ+ Dive Computer Last month, we had the opportunity to test out the new COSMIQ+ Dive Computer. COSMIQ+ and its parent company Deepblu, are forging a new path in the world of scuba diving, with their platform of connecting divers,…
