by Barry Brown | Aug 21, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
Good morning friends, we have a busy day on tap and I was already underwater once this morning. I often tell folks that a some fish can be spotted from a long ways away as is the case with todays photo showing a very colorful Queen angelfish. I spotted this beauty while photographing the submersible which was quite a distance from the reef out in the deep blue. Once finished with our customers I turned around and in seconds re-spotted our little Queen and slowly dove down to his or her level and took this shot from from around 15 feet away. As I have said for years to those of you listening, these Queen angels are scared of their own shadows and can be very difficult to approach and chasing them is just a plain waste of your time and air! There have been only a few cooperative Queens that I can even remember in the past 12 years and those are some of the best shots I have in my collection by Saltwater Smarts | Aug 20, 2016 | Corals, Fish, Photography, Reef, Science, Tanks
Your choice of reef lighting can dramatically affect how corals look in your aquariumI always say that you only really need three things to be successful in this hobby: good water quality, good water flow, and good light. by Barry Brown | Aug 20, 2016 | Corals, Fish, Reef, Science
Hi all, we had such a crazy day here yesterday…. I was in the water three times with our submersible and went home completely wiped out. For me it’s not the three dives that is so tiring but the running around in-between dives doing photoshop and getting my gear and camera ready to go for the next run, the day goes by super fast! These are two of my buddies that live on our reef and are usually out there to greet us each day showing very little fear and a whole lot of curiosity! by AquaNerd | Aug 19, 2016 | Fish, Reef, Science
With distinct tubular eyes and a natural glow, two species of bioluminescent deep-sea fish nicknamed “barreleyes” have been identified. The newly described species are part of the family Opisthoproctidae. Barreleye fish are not well-described, due to the rareness and fragility of specimens, the researchers said. These fish are “one of the most peculiar and unknown fish groups in the deep-sea pelagic realm, with only 19 morphologically disparate species,” the scientists wrote in their new study. However, the scientists were able to determine the two newfound species through comparisons of pigment patterns on the fish’s “sole.” This organ, found along the belly of some bioluminescent species, controls the light emitted from a different, internal organ. These two organs give the fish their glowing by AquaNerd | Aug 18, 2016 | Equipment, Reef, Science, Technology
GHL, the makers of the Profilux aquarium controller, dosing pumps and Mitras LED lights releases the Lightbar 2 with a pre-order special*. GHL’s Ultra-Bright High-Power LED Lightbar 2 is made in Germany and offers many features not included in other LED strip lights, especially when it’s linked to GHL’s Profilux aquarium controller. The new Lightbar 2 boasts maximum output power with it’s GHL Power Balancing Technology® and super smooth Perfect Dimming Technology®. *Pre-order special – To celebrate this new release, GHL is offering the first 500 customers a 15% discount! Special LED Overheat Protection LEDs are protected by monitoring the operating states of the LED diodes while monitoring the lightbar temperature. The microprocessor-controlled automatic brightness reduction and powerful heat sink promise efficient and safe operation by Barry Brown | Aug 18, 2016 | Corals, Reef, Science
Good morning friends, I have a glowing section of brain coral for you all this morning as seen under blue light late at night. Most of the coral are very fluorescent especially the mountainous star corals and these brain corals come in at a solid second place. When we are out there at night with our blue-lights you can see these corals glowing from a long ways a way making it very easy to decide which one will be photographed first. NEWER POST:
