HyperCoral GC is a new reef aquarium supplement which is formulated to provide total nutrition for aquarium corals. With a complete suite of vitamins, amino acids, and minerals which are essential for growing healthy and colorful corals. What makes HyperCoral…
Ostichthys alamai, a New Species of Highfin Soldierfish from Japan
Soldierfish and Squirrelfish are not the most common fish seen in reef tanks but they should be as they don’t touch coral at all. Ostichthys alamai is a new member of this group, more specifically a recently described species of…
ReefStock 2018 Video Recap by Mile High Reefers
When ReefStock first started way back in 2008 we were happy to welcome a whopping 200 reefers. Never could we have dreamed that ten years later, ReefStock would become an institutional part of the local reef scene and that 1,500…
The Calcium Guardian is Almost Ready for Total Monitoring (and Control) of Calcium
The Calcium Guardian is a spanking new combination calcium monitor and controller from the company that brought us the first alkalinity controller, the KH Guardian. Building upon the technology and similar principles as the KH Guardian, the Calcium Guardian is…
Unique Corals is the Ultimate ‘Man Cave’ of Aquarium Corals
In just five short years Unique Corals has become not just a big player in online coral sales, but an ambassador of reef aquarium culture. Online coral vendors are as common as Seven Elevens but UC takes it one step…
Kessil Rocks the Frag Tanks at ReefStock 2018 [video]
If there is one lighting brand that has become synonymous with reef aquarium shows it’s Kessil. Whether you’re at ReefStock, MACNA, or ReefAPalooza it’s hard not to see a significant number of Kessil’s lights on so many of the coral and…
Three New Species of Rarely Seen Adelogorgia Gorgonians
Most of the new coral species that are described these days are discovered living in deep water habitats, usually where only ROVs can go. The genus Adelogorgia from the Eastern Pacific Ocean is one of those groups of Octocorals which…
Blue Life new FX Advanced Regenerable Resins for Phosphate, Nitrate and Organics
Over the last several years Blue Life USA has grown to become one of the country’s leading supplier of water conditioning medias. With the FX Advanced Regenerable Resins line Blue Life is making it both cheaper and easier to condition…
When Coral Farms Become Coral Reefs
You would be forgiven for thinking the image above is a picture of a perfect coral reef but it is in fact a crop of coral planted there by a coral farmer. And when I say a ‘Coral Farmer’ I’m…
Nanipora ‘Living Fossil’ Coral Discovered Thriving in South China Sea
Nanipora is a very bizarre and unusual type of ‘fossil coral’ that you might have growing in your tank without even knowing it. First described just a couple short years ago, Nanipora is very unique in being able to grow a calcified skeleton, something only Tubipora pipe organ and Heliopora blue…