DipX is a new ‘coral induction bath’ from Red Sea which appears to have been heavily researched by the company. Red Sea DipX includes no inorganic elements like bromine of iodine and is instead made up of natural essential oils…
Can You Test for Fish Diseases? AquaBiomics Thanks So!
If it weren’t for pests and diseases, keeping a saltwater fish aquarium or reef tank would be so much easier. Fish parasites, coral parasites, and even clam pests can present a real setback to having a thriving saltwater aquarium environment and…
AquaticLife Coral Cover is a Complete Strip Lighting Solution
The AquaticLife Coral Cover is a new type of light ‘fixture’ which is the LED follow up to their T5HO Hybrid light fixture. This new piece of lighting kit enables reefer to completely fill their tank with a blanket of…
Pseudanthias hangapiko, A New Anthias Species from Easter Island
Pseudanthias hangapiko is a new species of anthias from the South Pacific region of Rapa Nui, better known as Easter Island. The hangapiko anthias was discovered way back in 2017 during an expedition to explore the mesophotic reefs of Easter…
Infiniti – MRC Launches a Massive New Filter Roll
The Infiniti is a new commercial size filter roll just announced by the company formerly knowns as My Reef Creation which promises to deliver polishing of unheard of flowrates of aquarium water the likes of which we’ve never seen in…
Powertronic & Flowtronic Look to Round Out Focustronic Ecosystem
The Powertronic and Flowtronic are two predictably named products from Focustronic which will one day give the company one of the most well rounded ecosystem of reef aquarium gear. The Focustronic catalog already includes one LED light and another one…
Rare Golden Hamlet makes its Way to the Reef Builders Studio
The Golden Hamlet, Hypoplectrus gummigutta, is one of the most striking small fish of the Caribbean, and it also happens to be one of the most elusive. We have revered this fish for over twenty years and during that time…
New Research Reveals how to Breed Bigger and More Colorful Crocea Clams
Crocea clams are one of the smallest species of Tridacna, much prized in home reef aquaria since they exhibit a range of colors and patterns which can very greatly in their patterning. At their most basic the boring Tridacna crocea clams…
WWC True Blue Xenia is Strikingly Blue
Xenia has long held a special esteem in the reef aquarium world, once cherished for its polyp pulsing behavior, and subsequently reviled for its capacity to rapaciously grow and take over tanks with the right conditions. There’s a long history…
Montipora capitata, the Plating & Branching Bumpy Monti
Montipora capitata is a distinctive species of coral which can have a very dynamic appearance depending on where it comes from. This wide ranging Montipora species is one of the dominant stony corals of Hawaiian coral reefs where it is…