by Marcin Smok | Oct 21, 2017 | Equipment, MACNA
To anyone still unaware of Pax Bellum’s ARID reactor, it’s essentially a product that made Cheatomorpha macro algae cool again. Before ARID, cheato had the status of a secondary method of controlling nutrients in a reef tank and a good choice for in-sump refugiums,... by Marcin Smok | Oct 20, 2017 | Equipment, Industry, MACNA
It looks like Reef Octopus is venturing into yet another branch of the aquarium industry with their latest product, which doesn’t even have an official name yet, other than “Wave Pump” stamped on the back of its dry side magnetic mount’s... by Leonard Ho | Oct 20, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Austrolebias pelotape is a newly described seasonal killifish. All known populations of this species are limited to urban areas around the town of Pelotas, Brazil, making this beauty very rare and critically endangered. by Joe Rowlett | Oct 19, 2017 | Fish, Science
Earlier this summer, researchers from the Auckland Museum and Conservation International completed a six-week expedition to some of the planet’s most remote and obscure reef systems, discovering several new species along the way. by Felicia McCaulley | Oct 19, 2017 | Eye Candy, Home Decor, Industry, Opinion
House of Fins in Greenwich, CT, just north of NYC, one of the oldest aquarium stores in America, is about to celebrate its 60th anniversary. This store is top notch. Done right. The real deal. It is packed with fish and corals beyond your wildest... by Marcin Smok | Oct 19, 2017 | Equipment, MACNA, Technology
A number of new products from Maxspect were introduced at the MACNA show in New Orleans this year, and to talk about them, I stole a minute of Howards Roy’s, the company’s Sales and Marketing Director’s, time for a little... by Joe Rowlett | Oct 18, 2017 | Science
Slowly but surely, the undescribed butterflyfishes of the world are at long last getting the recognition they deserve. Last year, it was the Orangemargin Butterflyfish (Prognathodes basabei) that was given a proper scientific name after decades of anonymity, and the... by danireef | Oct 18, 2017 | Fish
The color of the fish has a lot of useful functions, it’s one of the most interesting systems we have. For us reef enthusiasts, it’s a peculiar point of interest and wonder. The color is used to mimic, scare, and...
