The Tunze DOC DC 9410 Skimmer is one of the veteran company’s first ever controllable protein skimmer models. We’ve been using this model on a 60 gallon reef tank for half a year and we couldn’t be happier with the…
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Biota’s Bristletail Filefish are TRAINED to Eat Aiptasia!
Bristletail filefish, Acreichthys tomentosus, is a well known reef fish that has a strong potential to eat Aiptasia and Majano pest anemones. Despite their long record, I’d actually never personally employed one for this purpose, opting instead for peppermint shrimp and/or copperband…
Kung Pao Monti is the Ultimate Strain of Montipora palawanensis
Montipora palawanensis is a species of Monti that has been in our reef tanks for quite some time. However in recent years we’ve seen a huge uptick in the number of strains of this coral, especially coming out of Indonesia. Of…
Where the Big Corals Are: The Tank of Martin Lakin
A couple of months ago I wrote a piece asking where all the big corals went. Well on my recent speaking trip to England, I found them. In the tank of my friend Martin Lakin I was amazed to see…
Aquatic Life Twist In Filtration is the Future of Home Water Purification
When Aquatic Life first announced their Twist-In reverse osmosis filters, it was hard to know what to make of this unusual new type of reverse osmosis filter. Seeing pictures or watching video can only tell you so much, but after…
Juggalo Clownfish is Becoming a Sensational New Strain
The Juggalo Clownfish is what we’re calling the nearly mature ‘Super DaVinci‘ clownfish first introduced by Sea & Reef Aquaculture. This clownfish was first displayed at MACNA 2015 last year with an official name ‘to be determined’, and while we…
Blue Facts Comic Book About Blue Tangs Debuting at MACNA
Blue Facts is a free comic book produced by Reef Builders, illustrated by ComiQuarium, and sponsored by the Colorado Organization for Reef & Aquatic Life, also known as C.O.R.A.L., hosts of MACNA 2014 in Denver Colorado. Through this partnership we’ve…
Toxic Acropora florida is a Whole New Level of Fluorescent Green
Acropora florida is a common shallow-water reef building coral which is commonly seen on the reef, and also a popular coral for aquariums. The typical Acropora florida is green with axial corallites that are a varying degree of orange, but not all ‘Florida…
Scubapro Introduces The Hydros Pro BCD
Hydro Pro BCD Scubapro has just released their newest BCD called the Hydros Pro. This new design is a complete game-changer in the world of scuba BC’s and you can tell years of product knowledge have gone into the creation…
First Video Of Coral Bleaching Behavior
For the first time coral researchers in Brisbane, Australia have recorded a time-lapse video of coral bleaching behavior. To capture the video researchers took a photograph every 3 seconds using a combination of digital camera, smart tablet and microscopes to record…