The reef aquarium world seems to be so oversaturated with stony coral madness, besides zoanthid polyps and ricordea, the soft coral truly don’t get their fair share of the spotlight. That is why Zia’s soft coral paradise of gorgonians and…
Pocillopora bairdi is described alongside a partial revision of the genus
Pocillopora bairdi is a new species of small polyp stony coral from the popular genus that includes the highly varied Pocillopora damicornis. This latter species is so diverse in shape, color and form that it has been quite hard to distinguish other…
N Aragonite nano particle mineral supplement from Brightwell Aquatics
N-Aragonite is a new supplement from Brightwell Aquatics made up of aragonite powder. The nano particle size of the N-Aragonite is designed to be a direct source of calcium, magnesium, potassium, strontium and carbonates that are directly used by stony…
Warner Marine EcoBak Plus is packed with a diversity of carbon and polymer
EcoBAK Plus is a new biopellet formulation from Warner Marines which is endowed with more than the average bio-polymer. We know of many different reefers who add varied carbon sources to their reef aquariums, like vodka and vinegar, and others…
Reef Octopus Prime skimmer is a near-perfect clone of the Vertex Omega
The Reef Octopus Prime protein skimmer is a new model from the Chinese manufacturer which bears an uncanny resemblance to one of last year’s best. Wine glass body shape, custom volute for not-a-Sicce pump, and that iconic red & white…
Reef Octopus DC pump revealed in circulation and skimmer versions
It looks like the Reef Octopus is at it again with another version of the Reef Octopus controllable DC water pump in both a circulation edition and one designed for protein skimmers. If you’re not familiar with the benefits of…
Two days of ReefStock means even more world class presentations
Since MACNA is in Denver’s near-future, we’ve been keeping ReefStock 2014 a little lower key than before, but low key doesn’t mean we won’t deliver our usual share of world class reefing activities. We may be only rockin’ 24 booths…
Two new species of Vanderhostia sport flamboyant tails
Vanderhorstia is a group of little known gobies in the aquarium world, which is a shame because the genus contains many interesting and eye catching species, with two more recently added to the group. Vanderhorstia cyanolineata and V. fulvopelvis are two new…
ReefGen’s captive bred cuttlefish are ready for prime time
No one can ever accuse ReefGen of sitting on their laurels as they blaze a new trail of captive propagated marine life, this time in the direction of our Ceph Overlords. Sepia bandensis is one of the more desirable cuttlefish for…
REEF Frag & REEF Plates by Brightwell Aquatics
Brightwell Aquatics is jumping into the coral propagation angle of the marine aquarium hobby; yesterday we told you about the new fluorescent super glue REEF Fuze and today it’s all about the frag plugs and things to glue our corals…