The scintillating brilliance that exudes from a coral is without a doubt the clinching factor for decision making in purchasing, propagating or just old school showing off. Yet the colour magic registered by your retina may just be a facade, masquerading a different…
Coral Fluorescent Protein (CFP) Checker Flashlight makes it easier to search for special corals
The Coral Fluorescent Protein Checker Flashlight is the coolest tool we’ve yet seen to help us reefers to “paint by numbers” with the different wavelengths of LED colored light. Like the full-spectrum edition KR93 the CFP Checker flashlight is a…
Coral larvae know the meaning of stoplight colors, backwards
It is common knowledge in the coral reef aquarium world that corals fluoresce in a multitude of colors, but coral larvae fluoresce as well. Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) is one of the most common fluorescent pigments found in the natural…
Green Fluorescent Protein from bioluminescent jellyfish used to make solar cells
Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) is a green pigment with which most coral keepers should be familiar with; GFP is the most common fluorescent pigment found in soft and stony corals, GFP is an antioxidant when corals are exposed to light…
