Friday Smorgasbord: HSP20 edition
We’re back for our pre-Thanksgiving installment of our Friday Smorgasbord. We’re almost done with the year and settling in for winter weather and the rush of holidays (hard to believe!). W…
Drilling Multiple Tanks in Place at the Reef Builders Studio
Drilling glass aquariums seems like a risky proposition to anyone who’s never tried it, and to be clear it should not be undertaken without caution. But ‘installing’ access holes for…
Seriatopora dendritica, Birdnest Coral Wishes it was an Acropora!
Birdnest corals are fairly common in the ocean and in our aquariums, however we really culture a handful of common species. These include the sharp branch birdnest, Seriatopora hystrix, and the blunt …
Top 7 Aquarium Heaters for Your Reef Aquarium
The winter chill is in the air and is a good time to ensure our coral and fish are nice and toasty warm. With warmth on our minds, I thought it might be a good idea to take a crack at putting together…
Kessil A360X Review: Taking a Raw Look at The Hardware
Kessil is without question the undisputed leader in LED spotlighting for home aquariums both fresh and salt, with a variety of models from the minute A80 to the Jumbo A2000. No doubt one of the most p…
First Wild Masked Angelfish Collected in Five Years Comes to U.S.
The masked angelfish from Hawaii is one of the most desirable and beautiful fish for aquariums. Despite its ghostly white appearance, the bluish face of the female and orange outline of the males is a…
Anatomy of a Mature & Successful Five Year Old Reef Tank
Keeping a reef aquarium going to a successful point six months or even one year down the road is a real achievement which comes with plenty of unexpected challenges. So imagine the long winding road t…
Eco Fleece Dreambox is the Highest Capacity Auto Filter Roll to date
The Eco Fleece Dreambox is Royal Exclusiv’s first standalone auto filter roll which we first sighted at InterZoo earlier this year and which has just appeared for sale on their website. Roy…
A Selection of Micromussa lordhowensis from ‘Asia’
Lord corals are some of the reef aquarium hobby’s favorite group of LPS for many very good reasons; they are colorful, have crazy patterns, they are hardy, they grow well, and they are very resp…
Coral Diversity of the Gardens of the Queen Cuba
Earlier this year we had the opportunity to visit the Gardens of the Queen Cuba in order to document coral diversity. We came up with a few weirdo corals, which are still a mystery to be solved… but a…
Top 7 Aquarium Heaters for Your Reef Aquarium
Amazing custom freshwater aquarium build with $94,000 pricetag
Most of us would dream of being able to build a nearly six-figure custom aquarium. Building something of this size and scale is no easy feat and takes…
Check out these cool curved nano AIOs from Aqua Japan
Check out these new cool curved front panel all-in-one nano aquariums from Aqua Japan. If you’re looking for somethings outside the typical glas…
Lobo Loco Reef in Manado Sulawesi is Like Nothing You’ve Ever Seen
Sulawesi is the coral diving destination that just keeps on giving! After the Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition to Sulawesi early this year, we weren’t sure there was anything left to blow our…
Clownfish
Longfin Black Ice Clownfish is the First ‘Developed’ Longfin Marine Fish
The Longfin Black Ice Clownfish is a new strain of designer clowns from Sea & Reef Aquaculture which have well developed, ‘voluptuous’…
aberrant angelfish
Blue Skeleton Majestic Angelfish Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen!
Every now and then a very special reef fish that we’ll never forget pops up on our rare fish radar, and the ‘Blue Skeleton’ Majestic…
New Species
Heliopora hiberniana is a New Species of ‘White’ Blue Ridge Coral
Heliopora hiberniana is the first new species of blue ridge coral to be described in over two hundred and fifty years! Originally described by Palais …
Gear
Top 7 Aquarium Heaters for Your Reef Aquarium
The winter chill is in the air and is a good time to ensure our coral and fish are nice and toasty warm. With warmth on our minds, I thought it might …
