Back in April we shared the tentatively identified snail Aesopus spiculus that has been plaguing Asian SPS keepers with its taste for Acropora corals. The snails, from the Columbellidae shell family, feed on Acropora corals and have an affinity for soft skinned species, or what or hobby commonly labels deepwater. Our friend Hideki Mukai [...]
A few months back I began working on a lengthy ULNS / bacterioplankton article covering everything from Zooxanthellae to ZEOvit to VSV. In writing this article I received a lot of help sourcing images. Two men, Alexander Girz and Krzysztof Tryc, were extremely helpful and generous in sharing their stunning photo library.
A full tank shot [...]
Check out this video of a beautiful SPS dominated reef aquarium in Germany. The tanks itself is not my preferred style, but the mature German look is always beautiful and appreciated. Some of the Staghorns are quite large—Wie sagt man ‘bad ass’ auf Deutsch?
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As a marine biologist, Philippe Grosjean is no stranger to the animals we love to keep. He has a tremendous aquarium himself, that goes from reef crest to reef wall. Take a look at this stunning split level 660L (175g) reef.
It reminds me of the Smithsonian’s 3,000 gallon reef / lagoon system designed by Walter Adey… except [...]
DiveTube is a relatively new website that functions much like the popular video sharing site YouTube, but only for underwater diving videos. For divers and reefers it’s a dream come true. Some content examples are embedded below.
Shot at 55m in the Coral Sea, we see some beautiful Dendronephtya corals inflate and deflate with tides. Perhaps [...]
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A recent study commissioned by the always biocentric and deep World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has estimated the abundant coral reefs in the Coral Triangle will disappear by the end of the century, slowly taking the lives of these beautiful animals and devastating an economy that supports roughly 100 million people. The Coral Triangle in South East [...]
