A partnership of six public aquaria and Roger Williams University have been collecting eggs from saltwater fishes that have been spawning in public aquaria. The eggs are collected and photographed before being submitted for DNA barcoding to identify the species…
Deltec goes green with the AR 2000 Algae Reactor
Deltec has launched a new algae reactor called the AR 2000. Designed to cultivate Chaetomorpha macroalgae the unit utilizes a conventional 6” diameter by 21.5” cylindrical reactor body with a vertically mounted dimmable LED light strip. A reflective film on…
Hermit crab pictured living in Walking Dendro
Walking Dendros are still fairly new to the reefing hobby, only being introduced as recently as 2009. The coral is Heteropsammia cochlea, a substrate-dwelling yet photosynthetic stony coral that gains its “walking” title by way of a Sipunculan (Peanut worm,)…
Fauna Marin’s Reef ICP Test Total includes nitrate, alkalinity, and more
Fauna Marin has released a testing kit that tests for over 90 parameters in seawater and reverse osmosis water. Named Reef ICP Test Total, the test is based on sending aquarium water off to a lab for ICP analysis, only…
Two companies plead guilty to unlawfully importing corals from Vietnam
Two aquatic companies pleaded guilty this week to federal criminal charges for illegally importing protected live corals from Vietnam, concealing their unlawful activity, and submitting false records with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The United States Attorney’s office…
Two Dipsastraea speciosa corals we wish we’d bought when we saw them
Do you ever regret not buying a coral? We were scrolling through our phone pictures recently when we were reminded of two “Favia” which were on sale when we worked in a wholesaler’s. There we dealt with thousands of corals…