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Live Sale – Cherry Corals – Summer Meltdown!
Our friends at Cherry Corals realized they had too many incredible pieces to hold until MACNA so they will be unloading a trove of WYSIWYG frags and colonies this Saturday here at reefs.com. In...
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Genicanthus lamarck: An Elegant, Reef-Safe Angelfish
Owing to the natural tendency of many species to nip at or outright consume sessile invertebrates, angelfishes are often of dubious suitability when it comes to their inclusion in reef aquariums....
View ArticleNow You Can Swim In An Aquarium Too
Ever wonder what is would be like to be a fish in the aquarium? Well no more imagination needed. You can now experience what it is like to be on the inside of an aquarium, with people looking in at...
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Jebao Launches DC Powered Protein Skimmers
Jebao is making its first foray into the protein skimmer department with the release of their DC pump powered D700 Curve Skimmer. Based on the same controllable pump line we’ve seen over and over...
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This is how marine biologists go fishing
Captain Greg Metzger of Reel Science Charters If you live on Long Island and you want to hire a charter boat to take you out in search of a trophy shark, tuna, striped bass, or anything else they...
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Commence Drooling Over This Amazing Favia
Setting faces to stunned! We always love sharing hot new corals, and this one is absolutely unbelievable. Arguably one of the best releases of the year, this unnamed favia comes to us via Exclusive...
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Blue Tang Aggregation, Acanthurus coeruleus
Hi friends, Here’s a colorful photo of a big school of Blue Tangs cruising through the reef with a single goatfish (yellow fish) trying hard to blend in. I really had quite a laugh underwater watching...
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Clearing the Air on Ozone: Part 1
The use of ozone in home aquaria is far from a new idea. In fact, 20+ years ago, ozone was commonly used by both public aquaria and hobbyists alike. I experimented with the use of ozone on my classroom...
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Old School
Old school captive grown corals have a certain appeal. The fact that they are recognizable by the trained eye and hold their pigments throughout the years can surely add to their allure. A small...
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Boat Noise a Culprit for Decline of Sea Hare
Scientists from the Universities of Bristol and Exeter and the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) CRIOBE in France have long understood that artificial marine noise can affect the ecology of...
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EcoTech Marine Looking to Conquer the Freshwater World with the XR15FW LED...
Did you know that EcoTech Marine has a light designed specifically for freshwater applications? Neither did we. Amidst all of the fanfare of the XR15w Pro launch, EcoTech quietly slipped their XR15FW...
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New Aquatic Works Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye
Keng Lye is a world apart when it comes to art. Lye carefully layers paint within layers of clear resin to create these one of a kind masterpieces. Over the last year Lye has moved from bowl pieces to...
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Survival of the Fattest and Most Flexible Corals Amidst Climate Change
Coral reefs are theorized to annual undergo a “bleaching” event in where corals die off as a result of ecological changes. As climate change rears its ugly head those impacts are slowly becoming a...
View ArticleFriday AM Quick Tip: The DIY Nori Feeder That is Actually Secure
Feed your fish and keep your feeding device in one place. [embedded content] MORE: Friday AM Quick Tip: The DIY Nori Feeder That is Actually Secure… More: The post Friday AM Quick Tip: The DIY Nori...
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Picture of the Week, Dragonface Pipefish
For this installment of the AquaNerd Picture of the Week, we’re digging up a blast from the past. We’re showing off an image we took years ago of a dragonface pipefish, which is probably one of the...
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It Pays to Put Marine Fish on Hold
Marine aquarists are always hearing that it’s unwise to purchase fish or other marine livestock on impulse—that they should thoroughly research any stocking decision to make sure the animal in question...
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Let’s All “Indie Go-Go” Over Here and Fund the ReefGen St. Martin Artificial...
The brains behind ReefGen, based out of Riverhead, New York, have a great conservation project in the works over at www.indiegogo.com. St. Martin has long been neglected in the conservation and rebuild...
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Endangered Bumphead Gets Much Needed Attention
Ever wonder where that vividly white sand on the beach comes from? Underwater giants produce the sand themselves through biological methods of metabolism. Yep thats right its technically fish poop. One...
View ArticleRare Jellyfish Spotted For First Time In 70 Years
Divers have spotted a species of jellyfish which hasn’t been seen since 1945! The Drymonema dalmatinum, also known as The Big Pink, was spotted last week of the coast of Italy. This gorgeous jellyfish...
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Too Cute! Baby Octopus Edition
I found this tiny octopus last week, clinging to a piece of sargassum weed 20 miles off the coast of Long Island, NY. I don’t know if he would have survived with the schools of hungry Mahi Mahi and...
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