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  • xeniaforever

    As senior editor here at reefs, I get to work with scientists from all over the world, and have made some wonderful friends in the industry! I also write for the site, and am the office manager at FRESH New London and the mother of two brilliant, talented young women.

Recent Content

MASNA 2017-18 Student Scholarship Winners Announced

MASNA 2017-18 Student Scholarship Winners Announced

Congratulations to Mathias Wagner and Benjamin Titus, the winners of this year's MASNA Student Scholarships! The two students will receive their awards, including a $4,000 scholarship each, this weekend at the 29th annual Marine Aquarium Conference of North America...

MACNA 2018 Las Vegas

MACNA 2018 Las Vegas

The announcement has just been released - MACNA 2018 will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada! As if speakers and vendors from all over the world, thousands of reef enthusiasts, and a full suite of events, meals, and demonstrations aren't enough, the longest-running...

Two new Club Resource Articles from MASNA

Two new Club Resource Articles from MASNA

Reef clubs can be an invaluable resource for saltwater aquarium owners. The advice, frag swaps, events, access to information and new ideas, and camaraderie of these groups can help grow a hobby into a passion, and make the often-solitary endeavor a lot less lonely. A...

ATI Lab: Available now from Marine Depot

ATI Lab: Available now from Marine Depot

ATI, the German company most well-known for its T5 lighting products, has just released an exciting new test kit, the ATI Lab Test Kit for ICP-OES Complete Water Analysis. Available through Marine Depot for $39.99 (and free shipping), the water testing service...

Apex Users 5th Annual MACNA Meetup

Apex Users 5th Annual MACNA Meetup

MACNA 2017 is right around the corner, and with it comes an extremely popular event: the Apex Users MACNA Meetup! This is the 5th year that Neptune Systems is holding the meetup, which includes a champagne breakfast, speakers, and an impressive raffle. If you...

SurePure Isolation Box

SurePure Isolation Box

Zetlight, the Chinese aquarium lighting and equipment manufacturer has just introduced its newest product: The SurePure Hatching Isolation Box. The box, made of crystal-clear acrylic, is designed to hang on the aquarium, and can be used for feeding small fish,...

Charlie Veron’s Memoir: A Life Underwater

Charlie Veron’s Memoir: A Life Underwater

"The godfather of coral", Dr. Charlie Veron, has just released his memoir through Penguin Books, titled A Life Underwater. It's touted as "The extraordinary memoir of marine biologist Charlie Veron, a maverick Australian who transformed our understanding of coral...

Cherry Fish is now LIVE!

Cherry Fish is now LIVE!

Breaking news, reefing world - Aquabox and Cherry Corals have just gone live with their collaboration, Cherry Fish! Drawing upon 14 years of experience designing, building, and stocking reef aquariums, Austin Lefevre has perfected his methods of acclimating reef fish...

Cherry Fish!

Cherry Fish!

So, Austin Lefevre at Cherry corals has just posted a very quick, 25-second-long video on youtube, titled "Cherry Fish Teaser". It's intriguing, to say the least! Cherry Corals, based in Livonia, Michigan, has a well-deserved reputation for carrying beautiful, unique,...

Cephalopod Week is BACK

Cephalopod Week is BACK

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Cephalopod Week has just kicked off with this new video, featuring Richard Ross, his secret home aquarium/lab, and some great footage and information about breeding octopuses – specifically, octopus chierchiae, the lesser Pacific striped octopus.…