Due to their usually extremely specific diets and their delicateness nudibranchs unfortunately do not play a big role in reef aquaria. Which is quite unfortunate considering their vivid colors and intricate beauty. These stunning pictures by David Doubilet highlight some…
Frédeau Marrec’s Reef is a beauty from France
Albeit not rocking the latest LEDs and equipment, and not necessarily ground breaking in concept or design, we’d be lying to ourselves if we denied the beauty of this French system. Frédeau Marrec’s reef is just plain beautiful, and there…
Rod’s Reef is a Sunlit, LED Supplemented, Gyre flowed coral tank From Australia
Rod’s awesome reef is an anthias-populated, sunlit, LED-supplemented, Gyre-dominated coral aquarium with massive SPS colonies. On paper, an aquarium like this really doesn’t get any better, not even to mention the location of the reef. With all the extremely strict…
Reef Angel now featuring Android and Iphone compatibility, a web portal and the option for more memory
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from the Reef Angel Community, but they haven’t exactly been sitting still. Reef Angel now not only features web portal control for access from anywhere on the globe, but it now also has…
At $199 Reef Breeders Value Fixtures are the cheapest multicolor fixtures on the market
Reef Breeders sells the sub standard Chinese OEM Lights we have become so accustomed to, but the unlike its competitors the price is much, much lower. The Reef Breeders Value Fixtures, like many of its competitors, are housed in a…
Halophila’s Seagrass tank is a prime example of simple beauty
This Halophila-dominated seagrass aquarium is built and designed to take care of itself. No protein skimmer, no calcium reactor, no sump, no biopellets, carbon or GFO. No automatic water changes or a super controller with email function. Heck this system…
Northernmost coral reef discovered near Japan
Researchers have found what is the highest latitude coral reef to date off the coast of Japan. The reef was found at 34° N in the the bay between Tsushima and Iki Islands by Hiroya Yamano and his team. That…
Adee’s Sunlit Reef is Looking Even Better With LEDs
We covered Adee’s sunlight driven reef back in January, when it was still supplemented with 1500 watts of metal halide and T5 power. Since then Adee replaced his Metal Halide and T5 line up with 400 watt of LED. Although…
Drs. Mark Erdmann and Gerry Allen Coauthor Most Definite Species Reference of The East Indies To Date
Conservation International yesterday released what is currently the most comprehensive and definite species reference of the Coral Triangle to date. Reef Fishes of the East Indies is a three volume work coauthored by Drs. Mark Erdmann and Gerry Allen that…
Coral Rekindling Venus brings marine life to planetariums
Coral Rekindling Venus is a project to display coral reefs and marine life at planetariums, bringing the experience of marine life cinematography to a whole new level. The full-dome digital planetarium motion picture will feature a wide array of stunning…