by xeniaforever | May 2, 2020 | Eye Candy, Reef, Video
The ocean awaits you…virtually. While we can’t visit coral reefs, shipwrecks, and kelp beds in person right now, we can experience their wonder online through these 10 marvelous websites, curated by Antonia Wilson at The... by xeniaforever | Nov 6, 2019 | Eye Candy, Photography, Reefs in Art
Do yourself a favor and check out this beautiful new website from one of our favorite ichthyologist/taxonomist/fish guys, Yi-Kai Tea (Lemon TYK). Filled with his photography and some wonderful insights, it is a true pleasure to scroll... by Marcin Smok | Oct 28, 2019 | Corals, Eye Candy, MACNA, Photography
Fluorescence is an amazing natural phenomenon and one of the main reasons so many of us reef aquarists got hooked into keeping reef aquariums at home. When illuminated with black light, corals transform into these otherworldly creatures, glowing in the dark in a... by Marcin Smok | Oct 25, 2019 | Corals, Eye Candy, MACNA, Photography
In the last edition of Fluorescence Photography: MACNA Edition, I tried to shine some light on the topic of coral fluorescence- what it is, how does it manifest itself in corals and what’s the difference between this phenomenon and other forms of naturally occurring... by Marcin Smok | Oct 24, 2019 | Corals, Eye Candy, MACNA
It’s sad to say goodbye to big show picture taking for the year, but I am going to look back at it as one of the best, if not the best, year for the aquarium industry. New people are increasingly interested in owning a reef tank, the knowledge base grew at a... by Marcin Smok | Oct 19, 2019 | Eye Candy, MACNA, Photography
Welcome to the second segment of Eye Candy: MACNA edition. I have even more pictures of beautiful corals and other invertebrates (and one particular fish) to share with you. There is really no shortage of photographic subjects of the tiny, colorful kind when attending...