Dactylanthias is a genus of large, very showy anthias that live in water so deep they are only rarely seen alive, usually through deep diving submersibles and ROVs. For the most part the majority of photos of Dactylanthias are of freshly reeled up…
Panta Rhei Analog In & Analog Out Adapters for HydroWizard Pumps
In terms of sheer performance it’s hard to beat the Panta Rhei line of HydroWizard propeller pumps which have carved out a growing niche audience in the reef aquarium hobby. From the very beginning the HydroWizard pumps have rocked impressive…
10 Rare Hawaiian Aquarium Fish
Hawaii is well known as a hot spot of endemism both above and below the water and this is a fact which aquarium fish fanciers are very well acquainted with. Many common shallow water species that have been enjoyed by…
Hybrid Asfur Angelfish is the Latest WOW Fish from Bali Aquarich
The asfur angelfish, Pomacanthus asfur, is a very recognizable species from the Red Sea and a limited range around the northwest Indian Ocean. This species has been bred in Asia for many years giving rise to a variant with a…
Maxspect’s Light Program-Sharing QR Code is Genius!
MaxSpect’s new Jump line of aquarium products are an interesting mix of devices that include a return pump, a gyre pump, protein skimmer and a compelling mid-range LED light. As we started taking a deeper look at the new Blue…
Lower Light Corals Can Live in Shallow Water Too
There’s a wide range of corals that are considered low light species in the aquarium hobby; these include Corallimorphs, scolies, chalice corals, Leptoseris, Pectinia, and a wide swath of species generalized as LPS corals. There’s a common misconception that low…
Is a ‘Pest Free Guarantee’ Too Much to Ask for in Corals & Frags?
It’s not a stretch to say that the coral aquarium hobby is a fairly mature past time with more than a few decades of experience and refinement. After more than twenty years of intensive culture we have access to a…
Cantharellus is an Actually RARE Stony Coral
We’ve been window shopping the supply of corals for sale online for the past few weeks just to take stock of what most vendors are selling and we’ve come away with a couple thoughts. First of all, we understand the…
We Got a Lot Off Our Chest with ReefBum [Video]
It’s been a long time since we’ve been able to casually get together with fellow reefers and gab about all things reef aquariums. We’ve been trying to make up for this dearth of communing with our fellow reef builders as…
New Spectrogreen ICP Machines Will be Faster and More Sensitive Than Ever Before
ICP water testing has become the cutting edge for water quality analysis technology in the environmental sciences and more recently in the reef aquarium world. The leader in ICP-OES water testing is a company called Spectra and they have a…