by ReefBum | May 30, 2017 | Equipment, Supplements, Tanks
During all my years keeping reef tanks I have always stuck by what has worked for me and resisted change. For instance, I have had great results using metal halide lighting for my SPS dominated tanks and have resisted jumping on the LED bandwagon despite the success of others using this type of light. In fact, I like to use a particular “system” or a standard set of equipment to run a reef tank and have been hesitant to change an individual component given my fear it would upset the balance of the tank. One of those components is Granular Ferric Oxide (GFO) and I have always used it to keep phosphates in check, despite my love/hate relationship with it. On the plus side it is by Marcin Smok | May 30, 2017 | Equipment, Industry, Technology
It’s not often that we see Apex programming language expanded with new commands, so I was pleased to see that with the recent update, version 4.52 firmware update for Apex Classic/Gold, Apex Lite and Apex Jr models, a new “When” statement has been added to the... by Leonard Ho | May 30, 2017 | Advanced Aquarist
Reefkeepers who run calcium reactors and keep their tanks at a lower pH than natural seawater know that coralline algae is unphased by the acidified water. Research now shows why: Coralline algae is able to adjust its internal chemistry to continue the process of calcification. by Barry Brown | May 30, 2017 | Fish, Reef, Science
Here’s a WOWZERS fish for you all this morning called a Decodon puellaris or a deep-sea red hogfish and this is the juvenile of that species. When older this crazy colorful little fish will loose a lot of these colors and markings and turn a dark orange or reddish color, still beautiful but nothing like his or her baby colors. For those of you wondering about size, this one here is about three inches in length. These fish are incredible little hunters and love brittle stars, crabs, shrimps and urchins, in fact it’s fish like this that keep most of the invertebrates hidden on the reef most of the day. On many occasions I have seen these fish picking on and trying to eat hermit crabs as well, they are true reef bullies and not as nice as they appear to be. This was another in the long list of cool finds from St by danireef | May 29, 2017 | Equipment
This is the new Waveline DC6000. For this review, we measured hydraulic head, flow rate, consumption, and cos(fi). In addition, the Waveline DC6000 is an electric pump with a dedicated digital controller, so we were able to measure all the values for each incremental... by Admin | May 29, 2017 | Fish, Photography
Every diver and photographer enjoys trying to capture anthias. Here are a few of my favourite anthias images from my recent Maldives... by Admin | May 28, 2017 | Fish, Photography
It is no surprise that clownfish make such popular photographic subjects. Not only are they attractive, but unlike most fish, they tend not to swim away, choosing instead to hunker down in their hosts’ tentacles and stare resolutely at the... by Joe Rowlett | May 28, 2017 | Fish, Science
The Ember Goby (Palatogobius incendius) is a spectacular new deepwater species that exudes a stunning conflagration of colors across its tiny transparent body. With its minute dimensions and vibrant colors, it would be easy to mistake this fish for a freshwater tetra...
