Category: Saltwater

2 years ago I wrote an article outlining how 3D printing is intertwining with the aquarium hobby.  As a mechanical engineer, maker, and reef hobbyist I appreciate seeing others …

. Biofiltration is an important natural aspect in the aquarium. The amount of surface area for denitrifying bacteria to grow on will determine the health of a closed system. …

In this episode Ben asks Rich a lot of questions about science literacy and Ben talks about rusty aquarium hardware. Time Stamps00:00:00 Intro00:01:31 Rich’s system00:02:59 Rich’s Pond00:04:10 Daily water …

An intelligent and inquisitive being (it has the largest brain-to-body ratio for any mollusk), the tree octopus explores its arboreal world by both touch and sight. Adaptations its ancestors …

Originally published on Ellery’s Reef Notes Facebook page on 2/15/2019. Edited to reflect today’s prices and available parts. In Part 1 I covered some cheaper but short-term power outage …

For this video, we got together with one of our good friends, Chris Meckley of ACI Aquaculture, to talk about his latest coral obsession, Goniopora sp. He shares his …

The rarity of certain coral strains is completely relative but there’s ten times more species that reefers have never seen in the aquarium hobby that are completely absent from coral …

Originally published on Ellery’s Reef Notes Facebook page in 2/15/2019 but updated slightly for today. The Tipping Point When it comes down to things that can go wrong with …

Ecsenius pulcher is a gorgeous and colorful blenny from Oman that we’ve never seen in the hobby before, but which might soon be making a debut in the slip …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFCQltYMLQk The Monterey Bay Aquarium published a paper to the Public Library of Science on Wednesday detailing their findings of a deep sea female Graneledone boreopacifica octopus found with a …