For several years we’ve enjoyed a really cool coral that comes mostly from Western Australia which is both beautiful and intriguing. While these do look distinct from ‘typical’ Micromussa that we’re used to, I just assumed it was a different species,…
The Serenity MS-31 Digital Hydrometer makes short work of measuring Specific Gravity
Salinity is THE one parameter that matters the most in a saltwater aquarium or reef tank, and we’re always coming across new tools to measure the salt in our water. The Serenity MS-31 is the newest addition to the seawater…
Top 5 New Species of Wrasses of 2017
Two thousand seventeen was a super busy year for us to keep up with all the new species being described from tropical coral reefs. There was a multitude of novel creatures getting formal classification from tropical coral reefs that included…
Cirrhilabrus greeni, A Glorious New Species of Fairy Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus greeni is a gorgeous new species of fairy wrasse which is yet another discovery for Monsoon Aquatics. This distinctive red and yellow reef fish is more than just a little different from what we’ve seen before and entirely deserving…
RedStarfish’s new skimmer is an inception of Cones and Bubble Diffusers
Red Satrfish is a nascent Chinese aquairum brand that has been iterating on aquarium designs at a pretty rapid clip. Their newest RSN Plus cone protein skimmers is one of their first which is attempting to improve on the now-standard…
Five Reef Critters That Come ONLY From Western Australia
Australia is home to so much exotic marine life which differs wildly from coast to coast, including the southern seas which are filled with alien cold water fish. However while most of Australian aquarium animals comes from the Great Barrier…
Coral Clamps are the first aquarium tongs with three ‘claws’
The bigger your aquarium is, the more of a pain it becomes to reach the bottom, the back of the tank, or the bottom of the back of the tank. Whether the rock or coral is fully out of reach…
Fimbriaphyllia: Hammer, Torch & Frogspawn Corals Might Be More Different Than Anyone Thought
It’s no secret that Euphyllia corals are a very diverse group and it seems that some of these species may be more different from each other than we ever thought. We see both a range of forms within each of…
Waveline should go back to the drawing board for the WavePuck Pump
From the moment I opened up the box to Waveline’s new Wavepuck II water pump, I had a feeling it was going to be a let down. Who knows whatever happened to the Wavepuck 1 but the model currently on…
Maxspect Recurve LED Review Video
Since the beginning or (reefing) time, coral growers have been brought up to use powerful main lights with accessory lighting to introduce actinic blue light – think a metal halide with VHO actinics on the sides. This notion has changed…