The Cade Pro Reef 1800 S2 is an impressive concept for what an all in one reef aquarium can be in this new decade. There’s more companies than ever offering high quality rimless, reef ready, pre-plumbed setups with high clarity…
This Light runs at 61 Watts, Why is Marketed at 84 Watts?
The Cetus2 LED is an interesting and capable controllable LED light with an attractive cluster of multicolor diodes. We’ve been running a pair of them on our 75 gallon Euphyllia tank for about a year and always ‘thought’ they ran…
Solomon Island Corals Make a Comeback to Unique Corals
After a long absence from the reef aquarium hobby, Unique Corals has finally succeeded in landing a shipment of fresh new wild corals from the Coral Triangle. However unlike the rest of the world fighting over the trickle of corals…
New Kamoer X1 Pro2 Uses Wifi Now
The Kamoer X1 Pro2 is a fun and simple upgrade to one of our favorite new products of 2019, the Kamoer X1 dosing pump. For the paltry sum of just $59 the Kamoer X1 offers wireless control and programmability, nothing…
ACI Lands the First Shipment of Bali Aquarium Cultured Corals
Oh boy how good it feels to know that not only are Indonesian corals trickling out of this land of coral reefs in modest quantities, but that there’s a good number of maricultured corals in those boxes too. Chief among…
Ecotech Upgrade Chip Hints at the Future of Mobius
A new upgrade chip has just popped up in the Ecotech Marine parts store with the very curious title of ‘Mobius Capable RF Module’. We recently learned from a recent presentation by Pat Klasen and Jay Sperandio that all Ecotech…
Montipora Eating Nudibranch Finally Have a Name: Phestilla subodiosus
Of all the corals pests that reef aquarists have to deal with, prevent, and remove, Montipora eating nudibranch is one of the most egregious and damaging. The reefing community has been trying to find a ‘final solution’ to eradicate these…
Coral CAN be Colorful Under White Lights [Video]
If you spend anytime on reef aquarium social media these days, especially facebook and instagram you might be shocked by how colorful some people’s corals tanks and corals are. Hopefully by now most of you are aware that these photos…
Tridacna elongatissima ‘Resurrected’ in the Western Indian Ocean
Tridacna elongatissima is a species of giant clam that was first described from the Western Indian Ocean all the way back in 1856. Somewhere along the way the characteristics of this species were thought to be synonymous with Tridacna maxima…
Russell Kelley Added to MACNA Speaker Lineup
In the world of saltwater and reef aquariums, a few authors and experts are always invited to MACNA but there’s a growing body of coral people with extensive coral experience that are not in the aquarium community per se. Russell…