The Manaia Pygmy Pipehorse, Cylix tupareomanaia, is a brand new syngnathid from New Zealand that doesn’t just represent a new species, but is so unique that it warranted the creation of separate genus. This newly described pygmy pipehorse was discovered at…
Reefology ATO: Using Float Valves for Auto Top Off
After you’ve learned how to mix proper seawater for your marine/reef/saltwater aquarium, the next most important concept to understand is the management of evaporation, and the automatic replenishment of water lost to evaporation. Whether you have a nano aquarium with…
We’ve Added Cool Mysis & Cool Green to the Aquarium Menu
Cool Mysis and Cool Green are two flake foods from Brine Shrimp Direct that are some of the highest quality prepared foods we’ve ever had the pleasure of offering our fish. Many reef aquarists scoff at the idea of feeding…
Aquavitro Sentia Dosing Pump Hands-On and Teardown
It’s been over a year and a half since Seachem first introduced their new dosing pump system and after a healthy wait we’ve finally gotten our hands on the Aquavitro Sentia. This new dosing pump has an interesting design which…
Grafting Live Acropora Colony to its Own Skeleton [Video]
Fragging corals because they’ve gotten too large and in need of a trim is one of the most rewarding reasons to propagate a coral from your reef tank. Beyond just gluing the cut coral pieces to frag plugs, there’s lots…
Radion XR15 and XR30 Gen 5 Now Available with Freshwater Spectrum
It’s taken almost two years but freshwater aquarists can now finally get the groundbreaking and highly refined Radion LED light in a light with a classic freshwater spectrum. Costing as much as their marine focused counterparts, the $460 Radion G5…
Is Cornerstone the New Standard in Artificial Branch Rock?
Branch shaped live rocks have long been the most popular aquascaping material for use in our beloved reef aquariums and it’s always been the hardest to find. The wild stuff is made by ginormous large colonies of branching staghorn Acropora…
We Can Only Dream of a Reef Tank Looking Like the Corals of Lizard Island
There’s no shortage of videos of wild ocean scenes, habitats and marinelife but these are almost exclusively of megafauna. If you want to see footage of sharks, dolphins, sea turtles or even more sharks, video hosting sites like YouTube have…
Kole Tang & Squaretail Tang Comparison
The bristlemouth surgeonfish of the Ctenochaetus genus are some of the most perfect aquarium fish with a size, behavior and disposition that seems tailor made for a life in a reef tank. There are many species available in the aquarium hobby…
Tunze Osmolator 2 Has Been Completely Redesigned
The Tunze Osmolator 2 is the company’s long awaited follow up to one of the most popular auto top-off solutions in the wider aquarium hobby. Power users of the Tunze Osmolator would be hard pressed to find much to improve…