By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. Robert Kolenik is an avantgarde Dutch interior designer who founded Eco Chic Design, whose name “deliberately reflects the designer’s passion for nature.” Case in point: The Ocean Keuken, which is best described as a gigantic floor-level Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. Richard Ross should need no introduction to readers of Advanced Aquarist, attendees at MACNA, cephalopod fanatics, and marine aquarists. But if you really don’t know who Richard Ross is, here is his California Academy of Sciences’ Read more here…

By Paul Poeschl Carbon reactor plumbed before a large biotower From the ferocious great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) to the graceful white-spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari), Elasmobranchii are a diverse group of boneless fishes that are circumglobal, inhabiting a diverse array of habitats, …

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. After nearly two years of evaluation, NOAA has decided to list 20 new corals as Threatened under the ESA. Originally, NOAA proposed to list 66 species, but scientific review deemed only 20 species necessitated Threatened protection. Read more here…

By Than Thein Calcium and alkalinity are vitally important chemical parameters in reef aquariums. They are used by stony corals to build their calcium carbonate skeletons. A lack of calcium and alkalinity in the water will inhibit the growth of reef-building corals and invertebrates, which Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. Macropharyngodon pakoko (what a cool name to say!) is most closely related to M.meleagris (the classic leopard wrasse) and M.geoffroy (the Hawaiian potter’s wrasse). Like the other eleven Macropharyngdon spp, M.pakoko is sexually dimorphic similar …

By Albert B Ulrich III Controlling High Temperature in Reef Aquariums Reef aquarists are focused on providing their fish and invertebrates with the best of care. Much effort is spent maintaining water quality, lighting and water movement. Ideal water temperature is an area of debate, Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. When we imagine evolution, most of us picture a fish taking its first steps out of water to become a land-dwelling tetropod. Of course, this major evolutionary step didn’t happen so quickly, but researchers at the Read more here…

By Jeff Kurtz If you’re in the process of planning and setting up a new saltwater aquarium, you’ll need to give some thought to the type of substrate you’d like to use. It may seem counterintuitive, but one of your options in this area is Read more here…

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