Many of us measure the nitrate and phosphate levels in our aquariums regularly, hoping to find a value of zero, and being disappointed by a high reading. Why? This is the biggest point of misunderstanding in aquarium keeping. When a beginner measures nitrates and phosphates, [...]
In some interesting research, a UC Davis research team has concluded that planting multiple species of Seagrass during reef restoration efforts can actually improve restorative conditions for reefs all around the world! “Seagrass beds are important habitats for fisheries species, for protecting [...]
Just in time for MACNA 2017 in New Orleans, PaxBellum announces an update to their ground-breaking line of patented ARID Algae Reactors. Four new models, featuring a redesigned heatsink and completely new electronics and internal components, all wrapped in an eye-catching new housing, will be on [...]
We were browsing online one day when we saw some interesting information given by a reputable company in our hobby. We were curious about the validity of their claims, so we decided to put it to the test. Does non-viable phytoplankton cause an increase in your tank's nitrate and phosphate levels in [...]
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen Halimedia in such profusion as I did on my trip to the Maldives. The stuff is everywhere, and I don’t think I'd ever realized just how much this algae can contribute to the building of coral sand islands. Look at this amazing creation, full of [...]
For this episode, we traveled down to Miami, Florida to visit master of Two Little Fishies, Julian Sprung. We got together with him and talked about using algae as a effective filtration method for our reef aquariums, and we busted some myths along the way. There is so much information in this [...]
For the first time ever researchers from The Queensland University of Technology have documented through time-lapse photography, the event known as coral bleaching. Using a combination of technologies scientists were able to record what they dubbed "pulsed inflation" in-where the coral actively [...]
Researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have engineered a microscopic camera system to view corals underwater in their natural habitats. Co-lead author and PhD student at Scripps Andrew Mullen says “This underwater microscope is the first [...]
