Tiger Grouper
Hi all, it’s Friday!!! As a friendly reminder Mothers Day is this Sunday, so do whatever it takes to make yours feel super special! Yesterday was yet another Curacao holiday, that’s two for this week alone making this week fly by! I have a Tiger Grouper for you all today that I found on one of my many dives in beautiful Bonaire.A Short Tale of This Aquarist’s Evolution
All images by author It seems that everyone and everything on Earth follows the same principle- to survive, evolve, and finally morph into something better, more sophisticated, far superior. A cloud of galactic dust that aligned, through a nearly-impossible...Reef Threads Podcast #273
Reef animals can add a whole new aspect to education.
We return after a week off to talk about MACNA and the role of reef aquariums in education. Use this week’s show as inspiration for how you and/or your reef club can get involved in sharing our tremendous hobby with kids through your local school. And we’re not just talking about the standard tank in the science room. At your next reef club meeting, talk about what you can do to increase awareness of reefs and reef animals. Download the podcast here, or subscribe to our podcasts at iTunes. Also, follow us on Twitter at reefthreads.—Gary and ChristineSponsor: Rod’s Food
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Prognathodes guyotensis captured on the Okeanos Explorer for the first time!
The NOAA Okeanos Explorer‘s live feed broadcast has resulted in an amazing display of unity amongst aquarists and scientists from all corners of the globe, as they gather together as a single entity to appreciate what the deep reefs of Guam and the Marianas have...Kessel Releases new AP700 Optical Kits
Recently Kessil announced it’s new Optical Kits that help further enhance the AP700’s color mixing while reducing shading and scattering the light at a wider angle. The diffusers allow the user to subdue the shimmer, or disco effect as it’s sometimes called. Kessil claims the Optical Kits are great for acclimating new corals to the Kessil LED lighting and no tools are required to attached the kits because they magnetically attach to the fixtures. These graphs show the spread and intensity of the light produced by the AP700 with and without the Optical Kits attached. With an Optical Kit installed, the hotspots are less intense, reducing the likelihood of coral bleaching. As you can see from the graph above, the hot spot in
