The Xaqua INOUT is an interesting aquarium gadget that really caught our eye more than six years ago, but which now is getting a renewed lease on life. Formerly called the X-InOut, the Xaqua INOUT is a combination drain and return…
Twist-In Filtration is a New Reverse Osmosis System from Aquatic Life
Twist-in Filtration is a new form of water purification from Aquatic Life. The twist-in form factor of Aquatic Life’s new filtration system streamlines the process of using and servicing this filtration, and it reduces the cost too. Aquatic Life is…
Tetra myFeeder is Automatic Fish Feeding for a Range of Foods
The TetramyFeeder is a new automatic fish feeder to help make sure your fish get enough to eat. Whether you’re going on vacation or just want to automate some or all of the feeding of your aquarium, the myFeeder can…
First video of unexplored reef off Tasmania’s east coast
Scuba divers off the East Coast of Tasmania have given us the first close-up look at the marine life on deep reefs in the Freycinet Commonwealth Marine Reserve. Their footage shows an explosion of colourful sponges, gorgonian fans and other…
Tantalizing Video Clip Of A Luscious Peppermint Angelfish
The Peppermint Angelfish is the undisputed holy grail of rare and exotic reef fish. We’ve written at length about what makes Paracentropyge boylei special, and every account of this species both in the wild, and in the aquarium world. Since it’s…
High Definition Time Lapse Can Actually Demonstrate Coral Behavior
Behavior is one aspect of biology which is hard to document in our slow moving corals. Over the decades we aquarists have learned a lot about what our corals do and how they behave over long periods of time, but…
Dave Botwin’s Reef Has the Most Eclectic Mix of Fish & Corals
Dave Botwin, AKA O2manyFish, is a veteran reef aquarist who has been in the epicenter of the reef aquarium scene for at least 15 years now. Dave loves all things reef, including fish, corals and aquarium gear, and his diverse…
Reef School is in Session With Red Sea’s Professor Sharon Ram
Since the beginning of the reef aquarium hobby, our understanding of what happens in our saltwater ecosystems has been a fine balance of art and science. Of course everything that we know is rooted in science and facts, but there’s…
Wesley Vreeswijk is the Ultimate Reefing Control Freak
In America, many of us have more than one tank, and sometimes more than one room of tanks. But for many European reefers where space is often a constraint, having a single display tank is more often the norm. Having…
How to Keep a Great White Shark in an Aquarium
The Great White Shark, Carcharhinus carcharodon, is the undisputed predator of the oceans, and one of the biggest fish swimming in temperate seas. Growing up to 20 feet long, but usually 15 feet in adult females, you’ll need a very…
