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Focus Stacking and stereoscopic imaging using Helicon Focus

Posted on November 17th by Dr. Paul Whitby. 2
Focus stacking and stereoscoping imaging are some unique new ways to take your photography further. Not many things make me stand back and say "wow", but that was recently the ...
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Steinhart Aquarium the first to successfully breed dwarf cuttlefish

Posted on November 13th by Brian Blank. 11
The California Academy of Sciences’ Steinhart Aquarium recently became the first aquarium in the U.S. to successfully breed Sepia bandensis, more commonly known as dwarf cuttlefish. Pioneered by Academy ...
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GFP “infection” radically alters the look of stony corals, like the Green Jacket

Posted on November 4th by Jake Adams. 2
Green Fluorescent Protein is one of the most ubiquitous and recognizable fluorescent colors in soft and stony corals. In some cases the GFP is expressively produced, sometimes it's a byproduct ...
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In Tuamotu, Maxima Clams are the Reef Builders

Posted on November 3rd by Jake Adams. 4
Tuamotu Maxima clams are the hottest thing to hit the Tridacna reef scene since the Maxea hybrids from earlier in the year. This past week ...
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ULNS is a load of detritus: an Ultra Low Nutrient ‘System’ is a desert

Posted on October 29th by Jake Adams. 16
Ultra Low Nutrient System or ULNS is a load of crap made up by people who don't understand the words "Ultra" and "System". The ULNS moniker was pulled from ...
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Prisma Canvas reef fish illustrations by Kaitlyn Cameron

Posted on October 27th by Jake Adams. %
Prisma Canvas is a new enterprise that showcases the reef aquarium art by the extremely talented Kaitlyn Cameron. We had the great pleasure to view some ...
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Solid Vodka Dosing from NP Biopellets could usher in a new era of reefing

Posted on October 19th by Jake Adams. 21
Solid Vodka Dosing is a relatively new concept from a company called NP Biopellets.  The carbon source-infused polymer beads are meant to grow bacteria in layers that could usher ...
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Live Bottles are reborn as Aquacultured Art by Atlantic Reef Aquaculture

Posted on October 15th by Jake Adams. 8
Live Bottles for use in Mini Reef aquariums used to be as common as normal output fluorescents, bristle worm traps and dolomite. It was absolutely commonplace to see at least ...
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Chalice Coral Collage by Greenwich Aquaria

Posted on October 14th by Jake Adams. 6
Chalice corals are raging hot and despite the overpriced frags, there are still plenty of coral vendors and growers out there who are willing to charge a fair price for ...
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SEASMART building marine aquarium trade in Papua New Guinea the right way

Posted on October 6th by Brian Blank.
The SEASMART Program is coming together in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to create a new sustainable, environmentally conscious and profitable trade. The marine aquarium livestock collection trade has ...