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…

Meet The Desert Dwelling Australian Shield Shrimp

Australian Shield Shrimp Last months after heavy rains in Australia, tiny shield shrimps (Triops australiensis) started hatching after years of lying dormant in the middle of the desert. The shrimps are adapted to desert conditions and their eggs can remain dry…

We went Aquabionic with Whale Sharks and Sea Lions!

Cetatek Aquabionic Fins The Cetatek Aquabionic fins have been modeled on a design that has been perfected by natural evolution! The fins of various marine creatures are the inspiration for these unique (and pretty cool looking) fins. Straight out of…

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…

How To Create A COSMIQ+ Digital Dive Log

COSMIQ+ Digital Dive Log COSMIQ+ is an innovative new dive computer which connects its users through the Deepblu social network. The COSMIQ+ has all of the safety features you need for recreational scuba diving, and stores up to 25 dives on…

Salty Q&A: Okay to Add LPS to Established Softy Tank?

Question Hi guys! My husband and I really enjoy your site and the commonsense advice you always give. My question for you is about the feasibility of adding an LPS coral to an established 60-gallon soft-coral tank. We’ve been keeping…

Homophyllia bowerbanki, a reintroduction to ‘Bankies’ and ‘Hillae’

It’s been nearly a year now since the familiar Australian ‘Scolymia’ and Bowerbankis were removed from Acanthastrea and placed into their own new genus Homophyllia. Unsurprisingly, most reefers still call them ‘Acans’ by convention, but there is a lot that we…

Using Trace Elements In Saltwater Aquariums

Trace Elements           There was an old commercial jingle that ended with “because little things mean a lot”. As we all know in this hobby that is a definite truism. Whether it is doing the little…

The Modern Reef Aquarium Fish Room

One of the notions that most of us are familiar with is the “man cave”. This room of the house is usually dedicated to our enjoyment of sports, large television screens and adult beverages. In the best of circumstances, it…

The Dive Spot Team Visits Medes Islands Spain
Scuba Diving In Medes Islands Spain By Dirck Zadeh A couple of years ago, me and my dive buddy Jeroen worked out an idea to locate prime dive destinations within the European continent that have fantastic diving opportunities, good dive…