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EcoTech Marine MP40w Quiet Drive Prototype Released
The whispering began when EcoTech lowered pricing on their flagship pump, the MP40w ES. Was this to better compete with the Maxspect Gyre? Was there something else on the horizon? No reason to...
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Octopus Inspired Submarine Is Fastest Underwater Vehicle Ever
A group of scientists from the University of Southampton, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology (MIT) and the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technologyhave developed a new submarine that...
View ArticleVideo: A Leisurely Look At One Of Our Fave Fishes
[embedded content] We’ve been pretty busy recently with a whole stack of product reviews but it was nice to grab a few minutes to process some of the HFR footage we’ve managed to capture in the odd...
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May The Fish Be With You
This may be the coolest named new species yet. A paper published last week in the Zoological Taxonomy Journal has identified a new species of Loricariidae (catfish) from the Gurupi River in Brazil....
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Be a good aquarist.
In many ways the future of the marine aquarium hobby lies within every hobbyist. Whenever an environmental challenge is faced, often artists and musicians pose the question, “What will we tell our...
View ArticleEcoTech VorTech ‘QuietDrive’ Pumps Announced
Rumour and speculation have been rife over the last couple of weeks but now the embargo has finally been lifted, we can stop ‘keeping it quiet’ as it were, and bring you official details on the latest...
View ArticleThomas Brown Joins Salty Supply
We’d like to pass along congratulations to our friend Thomas Brown for his recent appointment to Lead Video Content Director at online aquarium retailer, Salty Supply. Thomas has produced a wide...
View ArticleWhat Gives When Herbivores Won’t Graze Nuisance Algae?
Some yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) specimens devour nuisance algae, while others do not.The practice of adding herbivorous fish and/or invertebrate species to marine aquariums for the purpose of...
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Study Examines Influence of Aquarium Fish Collector Preferences on Catch
Photo by Adrian Pingstone. Generations ago, aquarium fish keepers may have seen themselves as sharing little more than a “pastime”. But, with the rapid growth of marine aquarium keeping that began in...
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Dive in with Citizen Science!
Photo: Tewy A scientific course for all levels of divers, what a good idea! Rendezvous Dive Adventures staff from The Seattle Aquarium have teamed up to offer this training. Shawn Larson (Curator...
View ArticleHoneycomb Cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonia
Good morning friends, I have a pair of Honeycomb Cowfish, Acanthostracion polygonia for you all today that I photographed just moments before sunset. Every day here on the Caribbean reef around dusk...
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Researchers Take Closer Look at Novel Form of Fish Coloration
The walleye or walleyed pike (Sander vitreus) is a perciform fish species that can be found in freshwater lakes and rivers across Canada and the northern United States. Thought they are better known...
View ArticleThe Zoanthid Tree – See it to Believe it! HD
This CoralFish12g video features a one of a kind Zoanthid tree created by Tyler Bell. My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/coralfish12g Information: "Tyler Bell, Milwaukee WI. It is constructe...
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Exclusive Sneak Peek! New Addition to the Orphek Lineup
One of these things is not like the other! If you’re familiar with Orphek’s pendant lighting, you’ll possibly recognize three of these shiny LED aquarium lights. From right to left, you see the NR12...
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The Most Tragically Unlucky Sex Lives of the Deep
Being that it’s the eve of the oh-so-wonderful holiday filled with gushy romance and flowers and chocolate that is Valentine’s Day, and this eve falling on the most unluckiest of days (according to...
View ArticleTank Profile: Joe Garza’s SPS-dominate Reef Savvy Rimless Aquarium
Looking down the length of Joe Garza’s 120 gallon reefThe blue thumb behind this beautiful reef, Joe Garza, is a U.S. Navy veteran who spent years traveling the oceans, exploring the globe, and...
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Pacific Island Ecosystem To Be Captured In Online Model
Mo’orea, a volcanic island in French Polynesia, will soon be captured in a computer model that will allow its users to track climate change and the effect of human habits on the island. The Mo’orea...
View ArticlePanther Grouper: The Tankbuster “Poster Fish”
Panther grouper (Cromileptes altivelis)Every time I need to make a point about marine fish that are sold as small, cute juveniles but grow into real behemoths, the panther grouper (Cromileptes...
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Do protein skimmers remove nitrate?
Nitrates can be the bane of existence for many reef aquarists. They aren’t nearly as toxic as nitrite or ammonia and unless they exist in very high amounts (excess of 50-100 ppm) they don’t have a...
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The Reef Table: Trouble in Paradise? Making Heads or Tails of Hawaiian...
There’s been a good deal of rumbling going on in the Aquarium community the past few weeks erupting out of beautiful Hawaii, with a slew of ban bills threatening Hawaiian fisheries. As with anything,...
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