Ornamental Fish International (OFI) welcomes the appointment of two new members to our Board of Advisors, Mr H. Chrishantha Alexander, Managing Director of Seylon Aquatics (Pvt) Ltd of Sri Lanka, and Mr Rajanta Sinardja Rahardja of CV Bellenz, Indonesia. Both new members were selected by members in their countries and act on their behalf toRead More
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Concern raised over CITES workshop plans to review marine ornamental fisheries
Global trade associations and other organisations have written a letter of concern to CITES about its proposed approach to reviewing the trade in and conservation of marine ornamental fish, as agreed by the 18th Conference of the Parties in 2019. Representatives from a wide range of organisations have signed the letter to Secretary General, IvonneRead More
Horniman’s ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’ wins Museums + Heritage Award
Last summer’s Beat Plastic Pollution pop-up Aquarium display at the Horniman Museum and Gardens has won a Museums + Heritage Award, at a special online ceremony last night (Tuesday 22 September 2020). The display ran from 8 June to 1 August 2019, and featured more than 150 items of single-use and waste plastic inserted intoRead More
Close Look Review: ReefOCTO VarioS Circulation Pump
After writing so many return pump reviews over the years, it can sometimes be challenging to get inspired to start another. Having said that, if there’s one pump that can pique our interest it’s the OCTO VarioS, indeed seeing these in the flesh at the AQUA tradeshow in Telford late last year made us determinedRead More
Issue 83 : Contents
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Issue 83
Includes: Reef Icons – No. 9 – John Clipperton turns the spotlight onto another iconic reef species that deserves the love… this time it’s the turn of the stunning Orchid Dottyback. Close Look Reviews – we unbox and install one of EcoTech’s new 5th generation Radion LED lights – the XR15 ‘Blue’. Next up, it’sRead More
The Deep Dive Into Face Covering Technology
With face coverings now being mandatory within attractions such as The Deep from the 8th of August, The Deep have worked with 360 Protex to create our very own stylish, sustainable and scientifically tested face coverings with a marine theme. As Governments around the world are focussed on attempting to reduce the impact of aRead More
Project: Digital-Reefer (part 3)
By John Clipperton Originally appeared in issue 76, June 2019 It’s only been a few issues since my last update but given this equates to several months in ‘UltraMarine time’, I thought it would be good to bring you an update on my system which of course also acts as the test tank for lotsRead More
Close Look: Aquarium Systems L’Aquarium 2.0
Every year when we attend a trade show, we get a feel for the latest trends and general direction in which suppliers and manufacturers are moving with their various product lines. Several years ago, off-the-shelf aquarium systems themselves were the new, hot product. Since then, we’ve seen numerous refinements in the design of these systems.Read More