Acropora nasuta has always been one of my favorite shallow water species of acros, both for its interesting shape and it’s attractive polyps which are most often bright blue. Normal colonies of A. nasuta are generally pale in coloration but…
Red Dragon 3 ECO 25 Watt Is Royal Exclusiv’s Smallest Pump
The Red Dragon 3 ECO 25 Watt is a brand new controllable pump from Royal Exclusiv with the smallest footprint we’ve ever seen from the company. Clocking in at a meager 25 watts, this is also the lowest power pump…
The Coralife LED 29gal Marine Kit Is A Great Way To Get Started With A Saltwater Tank
Long before we had an endless catalog of All In One aquariums with most of what you need built-in, there were all inclusive aquarium kits. Rather than build in all the components of lighting and filtration needed for an aquarium,…
Fritz Is Testing A High Alkalinity Formula for RPM Salt Mix
Fritz RPM Salt is quickly becoming one of the most popular seawater mixes with reefers in the United States, mostly due to its great chemistry, clean mixing and affordable cost. But now those of us with higher alkalinity demands are…
Some Great Uses For The Anura pH/Temp/Salinity Probe
When Anura reached out to us about their new line of portable probes and ‘pH pens’, we were intrigued by their unique devices. Most notably, the three models of Anura probes have replaceable probes so you don’t have to replace…
Yellow Eyed Damselfish Is The Newest Species From Fiji & Tonga
Damselfish are some of the most prominent fish of many different marine habitats, and today we get to celebrate one more new species. Sometimes the species look very similar in appearance but Pomacentrus flavioculus has just been recognized from reefs…
Talking About Nano Reefs With Dave Fason of NanoBox Reef
Nano Reef Tanks are one of the most important segments of the reef aquarium hobby, It’s through these smaller approachable miniature displays that many reefers get their start, but that doesn’t mean nano reefs are just for beginners. On the…
New Hermit Crab Wears Live Coral Like a Backpack!
The ‘Walking Dendro’ coral known as Heteropsammia or knuckle coral is one of the most unique solitary corals. Its association with a peanut worm in its base to help get around is well known but apparently we’re just beginning to…
Sera O-Nip Tabs Are The Original Stick-On-Glass Aquarium Food
There’s somewhat of a renaissance happening with interesting fish and coral foods, especially those that stick on the glass so that critters can graze on them for a period of time. We’ve seen many offerings from New Era, Easy Reef…
Sustainable Collecting Is Bringing An Explosion Of New Filipino Fish
There’s a new hub for very interesting and novel reef fish in the aquarium hobby and it’s the Philippines. This might be somewhat counterintuitive since so many of the fish for saltwater aquarium fish have come from this nation of…