The concept of having ‘no filter’ in a reef aquarium generally applies to tanks that are run naturally, with a significant amount of sand and a lots of live rock. The sand and rock constitute a significant natural biological filter but…
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Unique Corals Amazeballs Goni is the ‘Homewrecker’ of Flowerpot Corals
It seems like flowerpot corals, Goniopora or gonies for short, have been on the verge of a tipping point in popularity for quite some time now. We’ve always had pretty good access to nicely colored Gonies in green, red and blues,…
Teleport Yourself to Reefapalooza With Our Saturday & Sunday Livestream Videos
Just as expected, Reefapalooza was a most excellent reef aquarium show brimming with reefers, interesting new gear, and exciting livestock. We don’t want to say this show is as good as it’s going to get, but it’s really hard to…
Snapshots of My Own Personal Reef and Planted Tanks
If there’s one thing that you should know about me by now, it’s that I really really love aquariums, especially my own tanks. I miss them when I’m traveling, even if for just a few days. There’s a webcam setup to…
Top Five Tips to Have a Really Really Clean Looking Aquarium
Reef tanks, like natural coral reefs, can vary widely in their appearance; some places like oceanic islands the water is crystal clear and there’s not that much nutrients to fuel brown soft corals or algae growth in the first place.…
Five Reasons Sponges Are BAD For A Coral Reef Aquarium
Sponges are some of the most remarkable life forms that we can encounter in the ocean. These resilient and diverse ‘creatures’ are not quite single celled, not quite organisms, but colonies of single cells all working together. The can be…
Acropora rongelapensis Remastered
If you think we've reached the end of the diversity of coral yet to reach our reef tanks, let us reintroduce you to Acropora rongelapensis. This wild deepwater style Acro was described only in 2004 from the very far flung Rongelap Atoll…
A Rare Presentation by World Wide Corals at ReefStock 2018 [VIDEO]
It’s no secret by now that World Wide Corals has been a major driving force in growing and driving the growth of the reef aquarium scene over the last decade. Normally the staff and owners prefer to keep a low…
White Chocolate is a White, Yellow & Scopas Tang All In One
Casper the white tang might be the most famous surgeonfish in the world but World Wide Corals has been conditioning a new superstar in their stable of awesome tangs. A little over a year ago WWC added two piebald Zebrasoma, with the…
This Beverly Hills Reef Tank is Nothing But The Best [Video]
Every once in a while we come across a reef tank that is fueled by unlimited resources. It’s been a long while since we’ve since an uncompromising reef aquarium setup but Reef 301 in Beverly Hills is one of those…