A mysterious sea blob that looks like a psychedelic Slinky has finally been photographed, more than a century after it was first described. The translucent, sea-dwelling invertebrate, called Bathochordaeus charon, was identified recently off the coast of Monterey, California, by scientists using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV).…
If you are looking for an amazing rainbow chalice then you might want to consider this AquaNerd featured coral of the week for your Christmas wish list. The Confetti Cake Chalice looks good enough to eat but at $299.00 for 3/4″ – 1″ frag you’re better off watching it grow into a beautiful colony. …
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs announced that Princess Cruise Lines Ltd. will plead guilty to seven felony charges for deliberately dumping of oily waste from its vessel the Caribbean Princess and pay a $40 million penalty which will be the “largest-ever criminal penalty involving deliberate vessel pollution.”…
Quality Marine, located in Los Angeles, CA, has been on a streak of acquiring and distributing more and more captive bred ornamental aquarium fish in recent months. The latest captive bred species is the Glow-Tail Pipefish. …
Apogee Instruments has just announced the release of two new PAR meters: Underwater Quantium Flux MQ-210 and MQ-510. The new meters function almost identically to the MQ-200 and MQ-500, but with the added feature of a built-in immersion correction factor.…
Just in time for the holidays, the Artisan Drop-Off aquarium from Mode Aquariums is the first all-glass model to hit US market. A unique 75 gallon footprint is molded into a perfect drop-off peninsula to make this tank a visual feast.…
Aqua Illumination debuted its new impressive HMS mounting system at MACNA in San Diego and we had a chance to take a look at it with Tim Marks. The lines are clean and the system can be configured in various configurations. …
Put your experience in customer service, affinity for technical consumer products, and love of aquariums to work at Step Ahead Innovations, a rapidly growing Vermont startup that is launching the revolutionary MindStream Monitor for automatically monitoring up to ten aquarium water parameters in real-time!…
Bacto Reef Balls are the first fully available marine bacteria to feature nutrient control through the use of time release technology which Fauna Marin refers to as “depot nutrient control”.…
I’m felling a little extra patriotic today, so lets pay a little respect to the Captain America palythoa. The Captain America Palythoa has a red and blue pattern similar to the comic book character’s colors. …