Whoever says that reef tanks are hard to keep needs to seriously reconsider their life choices. Because if you’ve ever seen a decent nano pico reef tank like Ali’s at Amazing Aquariums & Reefs, then you know you only need…
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MaxSpect RSX LED Packs Even More Power & Features Than The Razor
The Maxspect RSX LED is the newest aquarium fixture from Maxspect, and the true successor to the Razor LED platform. Initially, we thought that the Maxspect Recurve would fill that roll but with its adjustable LED strips on wings this…
Join Us This Weekend At The Biggest Reefapalooza California Ever!
We’ve had a parade of great reef aquarium shows in America and we’re gearing up for the last big one of the year. This weekend in Anaheim California will be the last big reefing conference of 2017, Reefapalooza which is…
This Acropora nasuta from Corals Down Under Will Knock Your Socks Off!
Acropora nasuta has always been one of my favorite shallow water species of acros, both for its interesting shape and it’s attractive polyps which are most often bright blue. Normal colonies of A. nasuta are generally pale in coloration but…
Sanjay’s 500 Gallon Mega Reef Tank Video
In the American reef aquarium scene, the name Sanjay Joshi is synonymous with reefing knowledge, experience, and especially brightly lit reef tanks. Also known as ‘Photon Man’ to his inner circle, Sanjay is a down-home reefer just like the rest…
Five New Products Shaping The Future Of Reef Tanks Part 4: Smart Controllable Pumps
If there’s one thing that is inherently different about water pumps we’re using today compared to ten years ago, it’s the explosion of direct current and controllable water pumps. Propeller pumps from Tunze and Ecotech Marine have always been of…
How To Program Your LED Lights For A Reef Tank
Back when we were just using T5s or metal halides, the ‘programming’ was only concerned with how long to run the lights of a given intensity. But now that we’ve got access to multiple channels of light, in various colors, it can…
Five New Products Shaping The Future Of Reef Tanks Part 3 : Smart Dosing Pumps
While we may not have been able to foresee the advent of Alkalinity Machines and Roll Filters, the need for dosing in our aquariums has been around for a very long time, and dosing pumps have been around in some…
Five New Products Shaping The Future Of Reef Tanks Part 2 : Filter Rolls
The reef aquarium hobby sure is moving very fast in a lot of new and interesting directions. Yesterday we discussed the advancement of automatic aquarium water testing, something which we could have wish-listed five, ten or even twenty years ago. …
Unboxing Frags Rescued From The Path Of Hurricane Irma
Last week it seemed like a hurricane of biblical proportions was going to descend on Florida and ravage everyone, everything, and every aquarium in sight. Thankfully it seems like Irma weakened just enough before it hit major urban centers in…