My path in the larger reef aquarium world began with college studies of the interaction between light and water flow, culminating in a water movement pattern that I introduced as ‘Gyre Flow’. Back then It sounded silly describing aquarium flow…
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Bob Fenner Will Forever Be Missed
Bob Fenner was one of the most prolific authors in the marine & reef aquarium hobby, writing at least a dozen books, hundreds if not thousands of articles, and speaking frequently on a wide range of topics about diving, photography,…
Cargo Cost Driving up the Prices of Wild Fish & Corals
With the world currently in a state of lockdown and quarantine, nearly all travel has been severely limited around the world, especially air travel. This limitation includes both passenger and freight and the limited availability of cargo space has understandably…
Update on the Mysterious ‘Zebra Tang’ from Bali Aquarich
Several weeks ago we were reported on a mysterious ‘Zebra Tang’ hybrid that came out of Mr Su farm. News from the Mysterious Zebra Tang: Last weekend we returned to Bali Aquarich to check on this fish again, and we…
Grafted Digitata: WWC Developing an Exciting New Coral Strain!
Grafted SPS coral strains, that is ones with an ‘infection’ of fluorescent proteins, are a very popular natural phenomenon that coral farmers work hard to develop in aquarium colonies. This bizarre occurrence is widespread and can be found in a…
Reef Octopus 36″ Sump Swap on the Saltwater Fish Tank
Sumps are the cornerstone of saltwater and reef aquarium filtration and the hobby has enjoyed many new designs and improvements in recent years. The Reef Octopus Sump is a new line of ‘filter boxes’ with a suite of features and…
Simon’s Nature Preserve is an Ark of Coral Diversity [Video]
Around this time last year we shared with you some tantalizing stories from the Solomon Islands about forests of soft corals, feeding wild corals and restarting coral farming efforts where they began in Marau Sound. But in traditional Reef Builders…
Radion Gen 5 Blue & Pro, XR30 & XR15, the Definitive Review
The Radion Gen 5 LED lights are some of the most technologically advanced LED lighting fixtures ever offered to the reef aquarium hobby. If these Ecotech Marine lights had just come out of nowhere, we would be gobsmacked at their…
How We Manually Dose a Spectrum of Additives at the Studio
Dosing of liquid additives is one of the most important aspects of routine aquarium maintenance, and paramount to having a healthy, growing reef tank. Despite this being such a critical part of a reef aquarium regime, the conversation about dosing…
ReefStock 2020 Complete Walkthrough & Coverage Video
Earlier this month we hosted the 13th ReefStock in Denver, Colorado in a new venue which is not only much larger than any place we’ve used before, but with plenty of room to grow this veteran reef aquarium show. Along…