After temperature and salinity, the pH of aquarium water is one of the most important parameters of reef aquarium chemistry. In freshwater tanks soft water fish have been adapted to higher pH and vice versa, and saltwater fish are not…
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Hoeksemai Acro is the King of Blue Staghorn Corals!
Acropora hoeksemai is a gorgeous blue staghorn Acro which been a classic Indonesian coral, produced in the thousands through mariculture. So you would think that this coral is probably available all over the world right now, through frag sellers, but its…
ReefStock 2019 starts in just under 2 weeks!
Start your engines reefers! ReefStock 2019 is coming in hot. Join us in just over March 2nd and 3rd in Denver for Colorado’s more anticipated reefing event of the year! ReefStock doors open at 10am on Saturday, make sure you…
Bernardpora, the Flowerpot Coral caught between Goniopora and Porites
This awful scientific name probably doesn’t ring a bell to you but Bernardpora stutchburyi is actually a very common coral. It’s cultured all over the world, and misidentified under so many other names. The most used common name is short polyped flowerpot…
The Indo Ban Is Still On, But Corals Are Growing Out Nicely
Bali Aquarium – Serangan Coral Farm The pictures speak for themselves. Left to grow for a nearly a year without even a trim, the Bali Aquarium coral farm racks are starting to get out of control! The overgrown racks are…
The Inspiring Reef Tank of Luis Rosa
There’s not too many reef tanks that we could describe as approaching perfection, but Luis Rosa’s 65 gallon is surely getting close. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder and Mr. Rosa’s combination of aquascape, healthy corals, new-school…
Master of all UCA Homophyllia bowerbanki, is the ultimum LPS coral
During our stay in Australia, and touring up Ultra Coral Australia shed, we came across plenty of amazing coral. But one particular piece, stood far above the crowd. We were very lucky enough to steal a shot of the whole…
You Might Need Sunglasses to Look at the Solar Flare Acropora glauca
Scouting inshore reefs south of Mackay together with Nic from Ultra Coral Australia, we came across another crazy looking staghorn coral. It was so bright yellow, almost fluorescent, that it was glowing out even in this dirty nasty turbid water.…
Getting the 400 Gallon Tank Placed at the Reef Builders Studio
There’s a reason I set up a token nano reef tank in the early days of the Reef Builders Studio, and that’s because it was a quick, couple hour affair which would give me happy corals in a tank before…
Behold the Reef of a 1000 Acro Millies!
By: Vincent Chalias Spending time in Australia, we got the opportunity to see with our own eyes, what coral collecting in these waters is like. In another epic day on the bumpy, short sharp swell of Great Barrier Reefs water…