Somewhere between common soldierfish and pineconefish, there is a group of cute fish in a genus called Ostichthys. This group of deep living and crepuscular species of fish are little known in the aquarium hobby, but they have an appeal all…
Green Polyp Anacropora Is The Ultimate Cryptic Coral Strain
Anacropora has become a little more available to reefers in the last several years, but this genus still hasn’t yet received the adoration it deserves. Coming mostly in muted shades of white, brown, olive green and sometimes a rusty orange, we’ve…
3D Printed Frag Carrier Is My Favorite New Reefing Accessory!
When I came home from ReefStock last weekend with a haul of new coral frags, I had a very different experience adding them to my tank. Normally each frag would be individually bagged, each requiring to be floated, acclimated, removed…
Transport Yourself to ReefStock With The King of DIY
ReefStock 2017 was a smashing success and while we were too busy actually running the show, thankfully we had some back up. Joey Mullen of DIY Fishkeeper was one of the speakers, and it was great to see his reaction…
Aqamai KPS Water Pump Review: The Hardware
The Aqamai KPS water pump is a new direction from Hydor and a gadget we’ve been excited to try since May of last year. We first saw this new device at InterZoo in Germany and Hydor’s been doing a great…
Some Cryptic And Remarkable Corals From Palau
The reefs of Palau are amongst the healthiest I have ever seen with lush coral growth that varied by habitat, but afforded plenty of cool coral encounters. The semi-enclosed lagoons with very shallow water is where an unusual Montipora could be…
High Speed Snail Chase And Dueling Hermit Crabs
Remember that time that Blue Planet first wowed us with up close videos of marinelife? We hadn’t until the BBC uploaded a few clips from the venerable nature documentary series which will soon be followed up by Blue Planet 2. …
Grassy Ledio RX122 Comes With Micro-USB Port & Bluetooth Dongle
So we’ve been learning about the new GrassyLedio RX122 bit by bit – at first it seemed like just a larger version of the new RX072 spotlights, then we learned that the light would have some kind of wireless control.…
Kessil H80 Tuna Flora Is Finely Tuned For Photosynthesis
The Kessil H80 Tuna Flora is a new LED light that was revealed this past weekend at ReefStock. The H80 is a horticultural light that is fine tuned for photosynthesis, and use the same platform as the Kessil A80. The…
SmartFlow by AutoAqua Will Unlock Your Actual Flow Rates
The SmartFlow is a brand new flowmeter from AutoAqua which could streamline the process of knowing precise flow rates in your aquarium. This new device build upon this new trend that is rapidly gaining momentum in the reef aquarium hobby.…