by Austin Lefevre | Feb 15, 2016 | Conservation, Corals, Events, Eye Candy, Fish, Industry, Invertebrates, Opinion, Reef, Science, Sustainability, Tanks
A recently announced new exhibit at California Academy of Sciences is slated to open June 10th, 2016, “Twilight Zone: Deep Reefs Revealed“. For this mesophotic reef nerd nothing in a zoological setting could be more... by Austin Lefevre | Feb 15, 2016 | Aquaculture, Conservation, Corals, Eye Candy, Industry, Invertebrates, Reef, Science, Sustainability, Tanks
There’s a plethora of choices that comes with setting up a new marine aquarium; these days the seemingly simple task of adding rock provides no break in the daunting decision making... by xeniaforever | Feb 2, 2016 | Conservation, Fish, Industry, Sustainability
As many of you know, MASNA, the Marine Aquarium Societies of North America, is a non-profit organization whose focus is to educate, assist, support, and encourage marine aquarium groups, clubs, and hobbyists across North America. … by Austin Lefevre | Jan 18, 2016 | Conservation, Corals, Eye Candy, Industry, Sustainability
The Alternative Reef has been developing new ceramic coral propagation products for years. Owner Scott, known as “gooch” online, started producing “Branching Frag Holders” late... by Saltwater Smarts | Jan 1, 2016 | Reef, Science, Sustainability
“Top 10” lists are always popular features around the New Year, and with good reason. They offer an idea of what resonated with people or had an impact on our culture over the preceding year—and, by logical extension, what didn’t. They also, to a certain extent, give us a sense of where we’re headed in the future.Here at Saltwater Smarts, we rely on various site metrics as well as comment-section feedback to help us gauge which posts or other offerings are of interest to our visitors. Based on these analytics, we’ve compiled our Top 10 Posts for 2015. You’ll find they touch upon a wide variety of topics, so there’s something here for everyone to enjoy: Thanks to each and every one of you for another wonderful year! It’s our pledge to keep bringing you content that educates, inspires, and hopefully provides a little entertainment along the way. From Caribbean Chris, myself, and all the regular contributors and sponsors here at Saltwater Smarts, happy New Year and all the best in 2016! by Joe Rowlett | Dec 17, 2015 | Conservation, Reefs in Art, Science, Sustainability
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been counting the days until the BBC broadcasts its upcoming nature documentary on the Great Barrier Reef, presented by the legendary Sir David Attenborough. Now, at long last, we are less than two weeks away from the airing of the...
