The aquascaping scene has brought much to reefing from dry hardscape layouts to rimless tanks, negative space and low-iron glass. And one aquascaping feature – backlighting, looks like it’s about to spill over into the mainstream. Scaping founding father Takashi…
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Jump SK-800 Skimmer From Maxspect: Hands-on and Comparison
The Jump SK-800 Skimmer is a new device from Maxspect that we learned about just around two months ago and we’re lucky enough to have a review unit to start putting through its paces. Virtually all the features of the…
Echinopora forskaliana, a Rare and Unique Coral from the Red Sea
Echinopora forskaliana is an uncommon species of stony coral that we’d never heard of other than seeing it in passing in Veron’s Corals of the World. But now thanks to a pair of great photographs by Andrey Ryanskiy we can…
Carribean Coral Fluorescence Featured in Neon Video
Fluorescence is one of the things we love most about keeping and growing corals in an aquarium so we relish the opportunity to see new corals under the blue light treatment. We don’t have to tell you that although we…
Jebao update with Jecod MDP Wi-Fi return pumps
Chinese pump manufacturing giant Jebao has added a new pump to its Jecod range. Six models make up the new MDP return pump range with adjustable flow rates from 2500-10000lph/660-2642gph. All have a fresh new look for 2022 with a…
2021年的十大新水族产品
The turning over of a new calendar year might be an arbitrary milestone but we do appreciate this time to reflect on our reef tanks and the aquarium world, in the previous twelve months and those to come. With the…
Rare Prognathodes geminus Photographed in Stunning Detail
It’s been less than two years since Prognathodes geminus was minted a distinct species from the other barred deepwater butterflyfish and today we have some of the first live images of this species in an aquarium setting. Collected by Cairns Marine…
Leap Habitats Springs Forth from the Founders of Ecotech Marine
There’s a lot of crossover in the broader world of animal husbandry so it should come as no surprise that the company which has been pushing the envelope of aquarium keeping is dipping its toes into the more terrestrial side…
The Price and Size of Frags in 2013 Will Shock You!
You never know what you’ll come across when you stumble down an internet rabbit hole because sometimes the things you find are way more interesting than what you might have initially been researching. Our most recent surprise discovery is exactly…
A Realistic Video of World Wide Coral’s Amazing Collection
One of the most challenging aspects of sharing pictures or video of blue light heavy reef tanks is trying to genuinely represent the fluorescent colors of so many different coral species. Smartphone camera sensors are particularly sensitive to the overwhelming…