Photo-Chop: What You See Is Not What You Get obvious photoshop coloring job of some palys original true to the color photo of the sunnyd paly Have you ever shopped online and purchased a coral that looked extremely bright and full of color only to receive a dulled down version? It has you [...]
Seahorses are not just beautiful creatures that fascinate young and old; they are flagship species, symbols of the sea grasses, mangroves, coral reefs, estuaries and seaweeds. Their use in traditional medicine, aquarium displays and as curios makes them a valuable commodity, but this unfortunately [...]
ORA has a very large farming operation worldwide, including their Marshall Islands Mariculture Farm (MIMF). Ocassionally they will release several new corals without names, so this coral may look familiar to some lucky people who scooped it up a while back. The Ant Insignis (Acropora insignis) [...]
For those of you with Orphek pendants, check out this picture of the new DIF 100. They have redesigned a large amount of the light. In addition to much better environmentals (runs 15C cooler than before), and lower weight, there is even a ball-socket mounting system included in the package. [...]
I’m not sure what’s worse, being confined to a goldfish bowl with goldfish or being confined to a bowl with a giant head. I now have an idea for next [...]
Last week, while on a business trip to San Francisco, I had the pleasure of visiting the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences. It’s a terrific place and it should be at the top of your list should you find yourself in San Francisco. You’ll discover a tremendous variety of [...]