In the recents months we’ve been seeing an increase in the availability of insane Australophyllia wilsoni coming from Western Australia. This species is an Indian Ocean endemic, and the only coral that can regularly be found growing among kelp forest.…
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Acanthastrea pachysepta: Your Orange Lobo is most Likely an Acan!
Acanthastrea pachysepta is a reclassification of a coral that has stumped us for well over a decade. Formerly classified as a Lophyllia (which now includes all Symphyllia too), the majority of orange lobos exhibit a different color, pattern, morphology and especially behavior than any…
Reef Builders TShirt and Free Beginner Poster now Available Online!
It’s been a long time coming but we’ve finally gotten our ducks in a row to provide our fans and readers some shwag that normally, we’ve only offered in person. After careful planning and preparation we’ve partnered up with ReefTeez…
ReefStock 2019 Presentation: Corals of Australia by Vincent Chalias
After years of running ReefStock in America, our second ever ReefStock in Australia was totally over the top in terms of a quality reefing experience. This is especially true of our speakers who presented on various topics and kicking off…
Illumagic Vitamini Striplight Review: More Color & Power for Less Money
The Vitamini LED Super Actinic Striplight by Illumagic is the first supplemental light of its kind that we’ve had the pleasure of writing about in far too long. This skinny new little light bar is packed with power, color, and…
Red Sea ReefWave Pump Sneak Peek from ReefStock Australia
The Red Sea ReefWave was first introduced to the public over a year and a half ago and finally, it appears that the Reef Wave is approaching a real release date. At InterZoo 2018 Red Sea revealed a multipack of…
Some Totally Hot Orange & Yellow Tip Elegance Corals
Interest in large polyp stony corals with super flowy tentacles has catapulted the Euphyllia corals to hyper popularity in recent years. The very fast growing and diverse torch corals are king of this trend but elegance corals are not far…
Rare Liopropoma latifasciatum Spotted in the Diver’s Den
The blackstripe basslet is a very uninspired name for a little fish we just spotted in the Diver’s Den that deserves a moniker a whole lot more inspired. Better known as Liopropoma latifasciatum to the initiated rare fish fanciers, the pale colored…
All the HOT Corals Were at ReefStock Australia This Year
The two biggest reef shows of the summer, ReefStock Australia and MACNA, have come and gone and while we’re almost caught up on all the products from MACNA, we still have a lot to tell you about ReefStock Australia. Although this…
Kessil Reveals Concept LED Fixture to Follow up AP700
The Kessil AP700 was the company’s long awaited first LED fixture that brought with it their own blend of multichips and color control that had long been enjoyed by reefers in a spotlight form factor. It’s been about ten years now…