Neptune Systems to Offer Apex Gold Package for More Savings, Convenience
A week removed from the news that the Apex Lite was being discontinued, Neptune Systems has announced that they would be packaging their popular Apex controller into a new gold bundle. This new gold...
View ArticleExhibits From Closed National Aquarium Find A New Home In Detroit
Volunteers from the Belle Isle Aquarium hope to restore some sparkle and excitement to the Aquarium. The Belle Isle Aquarium in Detriot, Michigan opened in 1904. When it closed in 2005, it was the...
View ArticleThe Challenges of Collecting Natural Sea Water for Your Marine Aquarium
Collecting natural sea water for your aquarium can present a number of unique challengesGiven the ready availability—and relative affordability—of high-quality synthetic sea salt mixes, it’s not...
View ArticleThe Calcium Reactor: A Device Well Worth its Salt
A hobby like reef keeping has its fair share of intimidating technologies. I suppose it doesn’t help to call certain technologies sterilizers, fractionators, or reactors, which further instills a sense...
View ArticleWar on Lionfish Shows First Promise of Success
It may take a legion of scuba divers armed with nets and spears, but a new study confirms for the first time that controlling lionfish populations in the western Atlantic Ocean can pave the way for a...
View ArticleOne Quarter of the World’s Cartilaginous Fish, Namely Sharks and Rays, Face...
One quarter of the world’s cartilaginous fish, namely sharks and rays, face extinction within the next few decades, according to the first study to systematically and globally assess their fate. The...
View ArticleReefs App v4.1 – Coming Soon
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View ArticleBottlenose Dolphins, Female Bottlenose with Calf
Hello from a little place called Curacao. We have a very busy day on tap here at Substation Curacao today and I’m not looking forward to jumping into that cold water!! This is typically our coldest...
View ArticleMr. Saltwater Tank Friday AM Quick Tip: The Easiest Way to Save Copepods and...
First things first: copepods and amphipods are beneficial to your saltwater tank. Second, it is worth your effort to save them when they get caught in your filter socks. Here’s how to rescue the little...
View ArticleStep Up Your Coral Photo Game
This is the Proscope Micro Mobile, a tricked out underwater camera bag designed specifically for an iPhone. Not only does it fit your iOS device, but it has a build in ‘macro’ lens and light to...
View ArticleScientists in Brazil Discover New River Dolphin Species
The Araguaia river dolphin, named after the Araguaia river where it was found, is only the fifth known species of its kind in the world. Researchers in Brazil say it separated from other South American...
View ArticleModular In-Wall And Peninsula Design Aquarium
When we dream of the perfect tank we often think of having an in-wall setup for the simple fact that it looks awesome. You don’t have ANY fish stuff in the room, not even a stand. In-wall setups keep...
View ArticleSaltwater Refractometer or Seawater Refractometer?
One of the most important parameters to monitor in our reef aquariums is salinity. There are many ways to test salinity, however I have stuck with a specific type of refractometer due their accuracy...
View ArticleHow Little Do We Know Our Biodiversity?
True river dolphins are some of the rarest and most endangered of all vertebrates. They comprise relict evolutionary lineages of high taxonomic distinctness and conservation value, but are afforded...
View ArticleUnraveling Jellyfish Metamorphosis
How does one genome create two completely different body plans in one animal? This was the question Konstantin Khalturin was attempting to answer when he began working on jellyfish. The...
View ArticleVideo: Fish Yawnfest Is Actually Fascinating
Yawning is a really interesting behaviour exhibited by fish and this video from the Blennywatcher blog features several different Scorpion and Frogfishes showing off their cavernous mouths in just...
View ArticleCORAL Featured Video: Reef Life of the Andaman Sea
This is Part 9 of Nick Hope’s excellent series, also available in feature length on the Andaman Sea, also known as the Burma Sea, part of the eastern Indian Ocean. MORE: CORAL Featured Video: Reef...
View ArticleAmazing Orange Hammer Coral at Pacific East Aquaculture is Truly Deserving of...
We have seen plenty of orange and yellow Euphyllid corals in our time, whether it’s the gold torch corals or the yellow hammers, but more often than not, those that are being labeled as with these...
View ArticleReef Threads Podcast #166
http://cdn.wso.net/reefthreads/podcasts/rt166.mp3 Your basic goniopora colony.It’s time once again for more reef-hobby yakking. Our topics this week include the flu, our tanks, Manhattan Aquariums,...
View ArticleYellow Tang Captive Breeding Program Gets Big Funding Boost
Captive-bred yellow tangs (Zebrasoma flavescens) may be coming to an aquarium near you. That’s the reality thanks to the efforts of the Oceanic Institute of Hawai‘i Pacific University (OI-PHU), who...
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