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The Pacific Sun Intelligent Dosing Pump Sets a New Standard for Automated Dosing

When they’re not dabbling in LED and T5HO lighting, apparently the guys from Pacific Sun also spend their spare time tinkering with other high end aquarium equipment…namely this 5-channel...

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Montipora Placement

Many Montipora species can co exist and add striking color differences in reef aquariums.  This is one quality that compliments the lower light and less demanding bio types as well as shaded areas in...

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Worldwide appeal finds last remaining wild Madagascan Cichlid

Seven months ago things looked pretty bleak for the Mangarahara cichlid Ptychochromis insolitus. The only habitat for this rare Madagascar fish species had been destroyed and the cichlid was down to...

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AquaNerd’s Top 10 Stories from 2013

This year is quickly becoming a thing of the past, and as we creep forward to 2014, we couldn’t help but stop and reflect on all of the stories that made 2013 so memorable. While we have a handful of...

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Happy Holidays to All!

Remember what’s really important.… More:The post Happy Holidays to All! appeared first on reefs.com.

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Reef Threads Podcast #162

http://cdn.wso.net/reefthreads/podcasts/rt162.mp3 A rainbow of polyps.The end of the year is upon us and this is the last podcast for 2013. This week we talk about Gary’s Wisconsin Reef Society talks,...

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Rare Lipogramma Basslets Aplenty at Blue Harbor this Holiday Season

While everyone was tearing into Christmas presents yesterday, we couldn’t help but check in with the aquarium keeping world a time or two to see if there was anything exciting going on besides the...

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Video: Red Seas Max-C® Range In-depth

 Further to our report following Aqua2013, we notice the Red Sea have just released a detailed video highlighting their all-new Red Sea Max-C® range of Plug & Play™ aquaria. Having been really...

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[Reef Junkie Insider Interview Series] Mr. Saltwater Tank Interviews Dr. Kate...

Coral pests come in many forms and the one I fear the most is acropora eating flatworms (AEFW). Not much is known about these pests and very little scientific data exists on how to eradicate and...

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70 injured in carnivorous fish attack

An attack by a school of carnivorous fish has injured 70 people bathing in an Argentine river, including seven children who lost parts of their fingers or toes.  A seven-year-old girl had her finger...

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Reef Wrasse: Aquarium Duty

Every fish has its reasons on this planet. Some are designed to control fish populations. Other fish have evolved into algae grazers. There are even fish who are designed to keep specific coral safe...

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Picture of the Week, Acropora granulosa

For the latest AquaNerd Picture of the Week, we’re digging up an oldie but goodie. This image of an Acropora granulosa is one that we took a few years ago at a local fish store, T&T Fish and Reef....

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California Academy of Science Opens Up a Pair of Live Webcams on Philippine...

Have you ever wanted to visit a public aquarium but just haven’t had the time to make the trip? Alternatively, do you frequent these aquariums and just can’t seem to get enough? Well, if you fall into...

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Branching Anemone, Lebrunia danae, Cnidarians

Good morning from Curacao. If there is a downside to living in the Caribbean other than not being able to find the goods and services one is used to in the States, it’s not having seasons! Honestly, it...

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Dolphins Seem to Use Toxic Pufferfish to Get High

Humans aren’t the only creatures that suffer from substance abuse problems. Horses eat hallucinogenic weeds, elephants get drunk on overripe fruit and big horn sheep love narcotic lichen. Monkeys’...

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Major reductions in seafloor marine life from climate change by 2100

A new study quantifies for the first time future losses in deep-sea marine life, using advanced climate models. Results show that even the most remote deep-sea ecosystems are not safe from the impacts...

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Holiday appeal – leave the cone snails alone , their venom may save your life

Those who fly to tropical shores this Christmas in search of sea and sun may be unaware that an exotic shell picked from the beach could potentially bring relief to many thousands of people suffering...

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Mangroves move north as hard frosts become less frequent.

Cold-sensitive mangrove forests have expanded dramatically along Florida’s Atlantic Coast as the frequency of killing frosts has declined, according to a new study based on 28 years of satellite data...

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ORA Kicks Off the New Year with Their New Shortcake Acropora

It is a brand new year that is only days old, but that doesn’t seem to slow down the guys over at ORA. Along with the recent release of their beautiful Blue Hypnea macro algae just a few days ago ORA...

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Flathead Perch (Rainfordia opercularis)

More: Flathead Perch (Rainfordia opercularis)… More: Continue reading →The post Flathead Perch (Rainfordia opercularis) appeared first on reefs.com.

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