For as long as reef tanks have existed so to have a wide range of undesired pests, possibly none more notorious than the infamous Aiptasia anemone. To avoid introducing Aiptasia in the first place and to keep a system free…
Dymax Blade Series protein skimmers use a Sawtooth impellor design
Singapore-based aquarium company Dymax has introduced a novel impellor design to its SLS range of protein skimmers. Named the Sawtooth Impellor, the standard (but highly effective,) pinwheel venturi impeller design with a multitude of short, thin vertical rods has been…
Cyanobacterial mats linked to transmission of Black Band Coral disease
A paper published in the Ecological Society of America has linked the prevalence of Cyanobacteria to coral disease in the Caribbean. A team of biologists noted that cyanobacteria mats were not only a sign of reefs degraded by nutrients and…
Aquarium NFTs and how they could help shape the aquatic hobby
An aquarium NFT platform has launched, in what is a first for the global aquatic industry. NFTs stand for Non-Fungible Tokens and in simple terms, it is a unique, one-off digital code applied to designate an item of property, and…
Royal Exclusiv release price for Re-Light aquarium LED fixture
Royal Exclusiv, the makers of Bubble King skimmers and Dreambox sumps have officially entered the LED market with the release of the Re-Light luminaire. Established as long as 1986, this German-made product line-up is synonymous with producing saltwater aquarium equipment…
New deepwater butterflyfish extends its range to North East Taiwan
A recently described butterflyfish has been reported for the first time from northeast Taiwan. Roa haraguchiae was described in 2020, but the only member of its genus represented in Taiwan until now has been Roa modesta. Most of the eight…
Aberrant Domino damselfish is one in one thousand catch
Kusuma Aquarium in Bali, Indonesia, has sold what they say is an aberrant Domino Damsel. The leucistic fish pictured clearly lacks the jet-black color its species is known for but you can just about make out where the black pigment…
Show soft corals some love with a shallow lagoon tank
We don’t show enough of our tanks from the other side of the Atlantic so I thought I would show my own little project from the UK – this 200 liter/52 gallon soft coral-dominated lagoon tank. It was devised over…
Ultum Nature extends with a new tall aquarium range
Aquascaping brand Ultum Nature makes some of the most beautiful low iron aquariums in the world, with 45-degree mitered corners, the cleanest, clearest glass, and minimal silicone. This summer they have expanded their aquarium range to include tall versions of…
PRS CO2 CUT removes carbon dioxide better by controlling humidity
CO2 CUT is a CO2 scrubber by Perfect Reef Systems, Japan. Like other scrubbers, it uses CO2 absorbing media inside a reactor to prefilter atmospheric air and decrease its CO2 content before being sucked in by the protein skimmer. Unlike…
