My Memories of Aquariums and Christmas

Christmas is probably the one holiday that makes many of us most feel nostalgic, it often makes us think of how things were in the past and at least in my case how simple life was and maybe better. As…

The Last Recap Episode of the Year

It’s been a crazy year of cool reef gear, new reef species, and mind blowing corals. As the world winds down for the holidays, we managed to squeeze in one more episode of our new weekly recap video series.  These new medium…

Chrismas Tree Worms

Christmas Tree Worm It’s that time of year again when all divers and dive blogs write about Christmas tree worms. The Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus) belongs to the family Serpulidae and can be commonly be found living embedded in the…

Zetlight UFO LED Review: This Light is as Good as it Looks
The Zetlight UFO is a very interesting LED light with a design that immediately grabs your attention. Oftentimes, manufacturers create designs to make up for limitations of their products in other areas, but the Zetlight UFO is one light that…
New Pink Spot Firefish is Only The Second of its Kind!
When we first reported on the existence of a common firefish with a large, unusual pink spot on its side, we thought for sure this was a fluke. Like the metallic green-faced goby, we thought that since the pink spot…
Invertebrate Spotlight: The Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Skunk Cleaner shrimp are one of the most useful crustaceans that aid in cleaning fish of parasites. Even before we saw Jacques in Finding Nemo, cleaner shrimp had already become one of the most popular invertebrates in our aquariums. Unlike cleaner wrasses,…

Why You Should Buy Captive Bred Fish

These past couple of years we’ve seen an influx of captive bred fish. This is amazing news and here’s why you should support captive bred fish in order to instill more research. Captive bred fish are fish that have been…

Sherwood Scuba Scope Mask Has A Soft Elastic Strap

Sherwood Scuba Scope Mask We spotted this frameless mask from Sherwood Scuba at DEMA 2016 and instantly feel in love. Not only does it look great but it comes with an elastic mask strap to minimize tangled hair. We are used…

XAqua Naked Sump is the FIRST All In One Stand!

The Xaqua Naked is a very interesting new device that blurs the line between form and fucntion. Is it a stand with a built in sump? Or a Sump that also happens to function as an aquarium stand? Either way,…

Incredible Photos of Galaxea Pipefish from Bali

The concept of symbiosis is the foundation of coral reef aquariums; everything from clownfish and anemones, corals and zooxanthellae, even the ecology of the aquarium is predicated on nitrifying bacteria cleaning the water for us. But there is an incredible…