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Ocean food web is key in the global carbon cycle
Everything in the ocean gets eaten and all that remains of anything is waste. That waste is pure gold to oceanographer David Siegel, Director of the Earth Research Institute at UC Santa Barbara. In...
View Article25 Best Aquariums In America
There are plenty of amazing aquariums in the U.S., and I have visited nearly of all them myself at some point. I have fond memories of starting my career at the Vancouver Aquarium. With exciting new...
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Soft robotic fish moves like the real thing – video
Soft robots — which don’t just have soft exteriors but are also powered by fluid flowing through flexible channels — have become a sufficiently popular research topic that they now have their own...
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Astreopora and Cyphastrea—So Similar, Yet Different
A few years ago, if you asked me about Astreopora or Cyphastrea, I probably would not have a whole lot to contribute to the discussion. They were (and still are to a large degree) some of the most rare...
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Candy Bass, Candy Basslet, Liopropoma carmabi
Good morning gang, here is one of the hands down most beautiful fish in the Caribbean and sadly no diver will ever get to see it!! This colorful beauty is called a Candy Basslet, Liopropoma carmabi and...
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Captive Bred Heniochus Butterflyfish – We’re “THIS CLOSE”!
How close are we? “This Close”! It occurred to me that sometimes we use the phrase “this close” in idle conversation, often holding up our fingers perhaps a centimeter apart, as if to give an actual...
View ArticleMr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip: Used For Specimens…And Frag Swaps
Plastic bags never biodegrade and let’s be honest – few of us ever reuse them. Here’s a more eco-friendly way to transport your frags. ) MORE: Mr. Saltwater Tank TV Friday Am Quick Tip: Used For...
View ArticleOverview of Sponges
Although commonly regarded as the most primitive multicellular animal group, sponges – members of the phylum: Porifera, are both diverse and interesting. Currently, this phylum is described as...
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Review: Prodibio BioKit Reef
Having set-up and managed several different reef aquaria over the last decade or so, we’ve used quite a few different biological methodologies and employed a range of different technology in the quest...
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Oldest Living Chambered Nautilus In Captivity
The Toba Aquarium, located in Toba, Mie, Japan, holds the worlds longest living Chambered Nautilus in captivity. Known as ‘Living Fossils’, the Chambered Nautilus dates back over 500 million years....
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Reef Threads Podcast #173
http://cdn.wso.net/reefthreads/podcasts/rt173.mp3 The Aurelia jellyfish aquarium, developed by Reef Eden International.It’s guest week once again! This week we welcome Simon Garratt, originator of...
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NERAC – THIS SATURDAY – LONG ISLAND AQUARIUM!
This Saturday is our favorite event of the year. Not because we get to rub shoulders with reef glitterati like Joe Yaiullo, Laura Birenbaum, Justin Credable and more, but because of the awesome...
View ArticleNew Product Video: Aurelia Jellyfish Aquarium
Aurelia Jellyfish Aquariums from Reef-Eden International are the newest jellyfish aquariums on the market. Working in collaboration with Tunze, the Aurelia Jellyfish Aquariums are manufactured in the...
View ArticleCORAL Video: Sulawesi Reef at Henry Doorly Zoo
Tim Morrissey, Coral Aquarist at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, recently shared this wonderful extra-high definition video of the Sulawesi Reef at Henry Doorly. The system is around 20,000...
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Unique Hawaiian Fish Dominate Deep Coral Reefs
Deep coral reefs in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument (PMNM) may contain the highest percentage of fish species found nowhere else on Earth, according to a study by NOAA scientists published...
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Back Pain and the Big Marine Aquarium
Somewhere around age 40, I passed a point of no return with respect to bodily aches and pains. In my younger, carefree days, when the various jobs I worked demanded a lot of heavy lifting, I could...
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Free-diving with Dolphins, Snorkeling with Dolphins, Ikelite
Good morning from the Caribbean all!! I’m about as wiped out as a person can be this morning after a crazy busy, but super fun weekend! Saturday was all about the dogs!! I first took them for a three...
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Reef Savvy Raising the Bar… Again
Reef Savvy is at it again, blowing the doors (panes?) off the competition with little touches that exemplify perfection in each and every one of their builds. These new pictures recently shared by Reef...
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Dolphins Underwater, Dolphins, GoPro, Ikelite, Snorkel
Good morning gang, so sorry again for the late mail but it has been a very busy morning! I did two dives already this morning and am now finally back inside where I can chill out and relax for the rest...
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PVC Plumbing Tips
Little did most of us know when we first entered the reef aquarium hobby that we would quickly become proficient plumbers. Between plumbing sumps, multiple systems together and simply performing water...
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