The Koi Scopas tang is a special variant of Zebrasoma scopas which appears sporadically in the aquarium hobby. The first specimens were discovered in the Maldives, and often made their way to European aquarists. In recent years a concentration of these…
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Milestones & Pioneers of The Reef Aquarium Hobby
Between the inauguration last week and Martin Luther King Day, you could not turn on anything without hearing the phrase “Events that shaped history”. That got me to thinking about the events that shaped the reef aquarium hobby. While I…
Oddball Reef System Symbiosis
Symbiotic relationships are among the most interesting aspects of this hobby. A coral reef is a battlefield for real estate; however, there are still amazing examples of cooperation between completely different animals. Everyone is very familiar with clownfish and anemones,…
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…
A Few of My Favorite Fish
This time of year when they play “These are a few of my favorite things”, and I am in the Christmas mood I thought I would list some of my favorite fish. Besides just listing them, I would also loke…
ProShot Case Underwater Housing Review
ProShot Case We recently got our hands on the new ProShot Case and decided to test it out at Aqua Medic USA, a local coral wholesaler. ProShot Case is a durable waterproof housing for the iPhone 6/6s and new iPhone 7…
The Changing Face of Marine Aquarium Wholesalers
During my time in the hobby I have been fortunate in that I have gotten to know pretty a lot of the key players in the hobby including the wholesalers. I have been lucky to have been a regular visitor…
The Amazing Reef Tanks of Italy
As I have mentioned numerous times in the past, I consider myself to be a lucky person. And one of the ways this luck has manifested itself, is that I have been fortunate to get to see one of my…
RapidLED Corona Has a Lot Going For It
The Corona LED is a new light fixture from RapidLED with a familiar form factor, but a full suite of useful features. The Corona LED has roughly the same shape and cooling system of the classic AI Sol, and an…
