Visiting the wild reefs, like we did in the Solomon Islands recently, is an incredible experience that really helps connect us to where our corals come from. Not only do we get to see a greater variety of coral species…
Effects of CBD in Aquarium Fish Need to be Proven
We all know that stress in our aquarium fish is a big concern, especially for newly caught fish or recent acquisitions. Many freshwater aquarists learn of this importance very early on with the widely available Stress Zyme which is proven…
Ecsenius springeri, a New Blenny Species from West Papua
Ecsenius springeri is a spankin new species of blenny that is very similar to our beloved aquarium bicolor gobies. So many of the new species described are often times wrasses and especially gobies, so it’s with great delight that today…
Abyzz A1200 is Comically Large in Size & Specs
Abyzz is well known for making high end, commercial grade water pumps but their latest models take things up a BIG notch. The Abyzz A1200 is a pump we first wrote about way back in 2016 but last weekend at…
All the New Reef Gear from Reefapalooza Orlando 2019 [Video]
Reefapalooza Orlando this year was a really fantastic show. Historically the show has been dominated by coral farmers and fraggers tryina sell us sticks and polyps but last weekend we got treated so much more. In five short years the…
A Walkthrough of Fishy Business, my Childhood LFS
Having a good knowledgeable local fish store is one of the most important factors to starting off right in the aquarium hobby, fresh or salt. Today there’s more saltwater aquarium departments and reef aquarium shops all over the world but…
Real Reef Teases Murdered Out Black Live Rock
Live rock, whether wild or manmade is only supposed to come in a few familiar colors, usually shades of green and purple for the real stuff and white to grey for the manmade stuff, sometimes solid purple. Real Reef pioneered the…
Mitras LX 7204 is a Smaller 4-cluster LED Light from GHL
The Mitras LX 7204 is anew smaller LED light fixture from GHL but don’t go calling it a nano reef light. The 4-cluster LX 7204 packs all the great same functionality of the 6-cluster LX 7206 with multi-channel control, active…
MackFlow1 Dual Output Pump with Built-in Flow Alternator
The MackFlow1 is unlike any single pump we’ve seen before, but its features do remind us of several different products. Developed in Australia and debuted at Reefapalooza Orlando last weekend, the MackFlow1 is the first product from Mack Aquarium Solutions. …
Hydor’s got an Original Controllable Pipeless Protein Skimmer
The new pipeless protein skimmer design from Hydor is an innovative take on one of the hobby’s most important pieces of equipment. It’s been a long while since Hydor presented us with a new protein skimmer, nine years to be…