Today I managed to get some hands on time with D&D's new seawater refractometer. For those of you who haven't heard about it yet, it's the only true "seawater" refractometer on the market, and it gets this designation due to its range. To be considered a true...
Japan is well on its way to recovering from the earthquake that struck on March 11th and the re-opening of the Fukushima Marine Science Museum aquarium is a good indication of that. Due to black outs following the massive quake nearly all of their 200,000 animals...
The draw of photography for me has always been the learning experience that comes along with it, and reef photography is no different. This week while shooting some photos, I kept getting my lens closer and closer to the tanks, and discovered that the closer I can...
Sea urchins have more than big eyes; their entire bodies are essentially eyes! They may not be the complex ocular instruments we're used to living with, but in the true definition of an eye, nearly their entire body can sense light. University of Gothenburg...
In the wake of the article, Experimental Comparison of Measured Flow Output of Aquarium Propeller Pumps, a lot of Tunze owners and curious onlookers were left wondering what their next move would be. Due to the fact they were shown the article before it was published,...
I'm really impressed with all the coral fluorescence photos posted here by fellow bloggers, so I couldn't resist jumping on board the train. This is a photo of the fluorescence of my melanurus wrasse.
German Based company SMD Aquarastik recently released a new type of LED fixture using a RGB chip to bring better color and more flexibility to our aquariums. There's not much detail on their site about this fixture yet, but from the video demo of one in operation, you...
Since the Seneye monitor hit the market it has created a huge amount of buzz with reef keepers of all types, and I've noticed a major trend with the feedback floating around. Every time I Google "Seneye" I find countless people wondering why it's so cheap, and even...
Orphek announced today that their brand new Slimline, formerly called, T5 LED tubes are ready and shipping to dealers. If you've been watching and waiting for these sweet T5 replacements to hit the market, watch for them at your local Orphek shop! [stream...
It's common knowledge that there are certain things in the ocean that can kill a person, but it's not every day that a hobbyist runs into one of them. Earlier this year I cared for a fire urchin that is rumored to have that ability, and with its extreme colors and...