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Coral City Camera is an Underwater Live Stream You Can Watch All Day

The Coral City Camera is an underwater camera fixed to one spot and live streams from an urban reef in Miami, Florida. The backdrop is one of boulders with a couple of Pseudodiploria strigosa Brain corals, some sponges, and an…

A Diffusion Tube is a Useful Device for Culturing Delicate Invertebrates

Aquarists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium utilize an ingenious yet seemingly simple device to culture a variety of “gelata”, the collective name for the pelagic gelatinous animals that drift in the plankton. Some of the better-known gelata are jellies and…

How to Drill Glass Fish Tanks

Glass drilling and aquarium cutting are invaluable skills for reef keepers who want to build their own custom tanks and systems. While drilling and cutting acrylic are simpler processes, acrylic tanks are usually much more expensive. A fish-holding or coral…

Why Every Reefer Needs a Hole In The Wall

Ongoing renovations to my house have given me a rare opportunity to improve how I run my tanks by utilizing a hole in the wall. When it comes to suitability for tanks my place isn’t brilliant. It has raised wooden…