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…
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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…
ReefStock 2020 Video Coverage Already Available to Watch
ReefStock 2020 is still fresh in our reefing minds but we don’t have to rely on just our memories, because the reefing vlogger collective is already beginning to roll out coverage of the show. With the new venue this year…
See You at ReefStock Denver, the First Large Reef Show of 2020, March 7th & 8th
The holidays and new year are well behind us which can only mean one thing, it’s almost time for another ReefStock in Denver Colorado! The ReefStock event and its supportive local reefing family have been giving the reef scene injections…
Aquavitro Sentia Dose Pump System by Seachem
The Sentia Dose is a surprising new dosing pump from Seachem which falls under their higher end Aquavitro banner. At first glance the fun shaped white body of the Sentia Dose appears quite toy-like with its myriad of colored ring…
First Cultured Red Sea Clams Splashdown at ACI
Red Sea clams include some varieties and color patterns of Tridacna maxima that are at once familiar, but have been unavailable to the aquarium hobby for over two decades. Not only are there some interesting forms of the well known…
Radion G5 Blue First Unboxing and Hands-On
The Radion Gen 5 was officially announced hardly more than a day ago but we’re already well into our first date with this exciting light. Better yet, the first of the fifth generation Radions that we got our hands on…