Polymorph plastic is an exciting new compound in the aquarium hobby which has a wide range of versatile uses. This material is a non toxic polyester which has a low melting point of about 140F, but is workable by hand until it…
Face to Face with the Monsoon Fairy Wrasse
The Monsoon Fairy Wrasse is the newest species of Cirrhilabrus to be described, and the most recent that we’ve got to see in person. Cirrhilabrus hygroxerus was discovered by Monsoon Aquatics in Western Australia, but they brought a small group of…
Nature Still Grows The Best Acropora Colonies
The reef aquarium hobby as a whole has become very good at growing all kinds of reef corals, especially the shallow water species that grow the reef. Over the decades we’ve learned to grow, frag, and micro-propagate coral strains to…
Top 5 New Products Coming Soon to the Reef Aquarium Hobby
2016 has been an incredible year for new reef aquarium products, and we’ve reported on many new releases at most of our hobby’s major events. With InterZoo well behind us and MACNA having come and gone, there’s still a few…
Huge Visual Update of 6-Meter Pieter’s 20 Foot Reef Tank
Pieter van Suijekom’s 20 foot reef tank has been in operation for the better part of a decade and in that time it has become something of a legend. This 6 meter long reef tank with a concave front glass panel…
Crazy Hybrid Hammer x Frogspawn Coral Discovered in Bali Indonesia
Bali Aquarium has just released pictures of a truly fantastic looking Euphyllia coral. The tentacles are a perfect blend of a hammer coral, Euphyllia ancora, and a frogspawn coral, Euphyllia divisa, which is not that uncommon to see in some branching Euphyllia,…
NanoBox Wide Quad LED is a New Handmade Light for Wider Aquariums
The NanoBox Wide Quad is the newest hand made LED aquarium light fixture from NanoBox Reef. As the name implies, the Wide Quad has four of NanoBox Reef’s unique LED clusters arrange in a rectangular configuration, for better coverage of…
Pseudochromis yamasakii, the Dottybelly Dottyback Gets an Official Description
Pseudochromis yamasakii is the newest species of dottyback, this time hailing not from the typical Indonesian or Filipino reefs, but from the land of the rising sun, Japan. The species was described from just a single specimen from Kii Peninsula,…
Grammatonotus brianne is a Gorgeous New Basslet Species
Grammatonotus brianne is the latest species of deepwater anthias basslet to be described, having been discovered from profound depths in one of the epicenters of the Coral Triangle. The new spade-tailed Grammatonotus brianne was collected by expedition members of the California Academy of Sciences…
The Leng Sy Cap is Still Unique Among All Montipora
The Leng Sy Cap is one of the most legendary and recognizable of all aquarium Montipora corals. First grown by Leng Sy and then popularized on the label of their Reef Solution bottle, this is one aquarium coral strain that never, ever…