Chalice corals can be some of the most valuable strains of aquarium corals, and the Philippines has tons of murky reefs where chalice corals thrive. However, the Philippines doesn’t allow any coral exports which has led some criminals to smuggle corals…
Black Hippo Tang Scored by Professional Fish Keepers
Regal blue tang, blue hippo tang, Paracnathurus hepatus, or Dory, whatever you call them we can all agree this fish is supposed to be blue. As it turns out not all blue or hippo tangs get that memo and once in…
Huge Video Update of the Progress from the Reef Builders Studio
We couldn’t be any happier with how the new Reef Builders Studio is coming along. While we’ve been keeping you abreast of the individual changes and projects at the studio such as the Mode Retail Rack and the first waves…
Mycedium mancaoi, the Branching Chalice Corals
We think we’ve seen a wide variety of chalice corals in the aquarium hobby but there’s still plenty of diversity left for us to discover from wild corals. Mycedium mancaoi is a very unusual species of chalice coral which develops…
Auto Filter Rolls are Ripe for DIY Tinkering
If there’s one piece of equipment in the reef aquarium hobby that we wish had more DIY options it’s the automatic filter roll. Fleece filter, rollermat or whatever you call them require the least amount of technical know how to…
The White Corals Reef Aquarium Display is Truly Something to Behold [Video]
Last week we premiered three videos of our tour of White Corals in Germany on the Youtube channel – culminating in one of the awesomest reef tanks we’ve featured this year. This eight foot long reef tank was teased earlier…
Congratulations to the Winners of the First #LFSSaturday Contest
Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a very deep love and appreciation for retail aquarium shops, aka an LFS, which is why I visit them literally all over the world. My personal feelings aside, there’s no question that…
Tiger Angelfish Hybrid Collected in Madagascar
If the tiger angelfish is the Holy Grail of marine angelfish species then we’re going to have to come up with something else to describe the new hybrid tiger angelfish. This new specimen of the tiger angelfish is only the second…
Join Us In Celebrating the Local Fish Store this #LFSSATURDAY
The Local Fish Store is a really important part of our regional aquarium communities and we don’t think the LFS gets nearly enough love and appreciation. For the last few years we’ve personally made a point to visit several of…
White Corals has an Incredible Display of Livestock Too!
If you enjoyed yesterday’s presentation of White Corals’ impeccable reef aquarium showroom of dry goods, fish and filtration then boy do we have a treat for you. In part 2 of our coverage of our tour of White Corals we…