One of the most satisfying parts of building out the new Reef Builders Studio is how well my home reef tanks are coasting. Despite minimal attention and falling behind on feeding, dosing and basic mai…
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There’s a Very Original Aquascape at VP Corals in Taipei, Taiwan
If there’s one reason to travel the world in search of visiting reef tanks in different country it’s to get out of our comfort zone and see what the reef world is like outside the digital …
Euphyllia Corals Grow Best in Rhythmic Pulsing Flow
Euphyllia Flow Euphyllia corals have grown to be one of the most iconic aquarium corals, the hammer type polyp, Euphyllia ancora, even earning its place as “coral of the year”&nb…
Vlog #8 & 9: Driving for Mountain Corals and the First Nano Reef Cleanup
Getting the new Studio up and running has been such a fun and time intensive endeavor, but it will be well worth the effort. Having all the room and tanks and resources to set up displays, work and pr…
Window Shopping the Best New Gear at MACNA 2018 [Video]
Another great MACNA has come and gone and we survived three days and three nights in Sin City. This year’s big event featured the usual fare of great new reef gear and with the new Reef Builders…
The Best Young Reef We’ve Ever Seen is in Abu Dhabi [Video]
There’s no telling where in the world you might encounter a fantastic reef tank, and this was never more true than on our trip to Dubai earlier this year. We drove an hour through the desert to …
Vlog 2 & 3 on the Buildup of the Reef Builders Studio
We’re firing on all cylinders over at the new Reef Builders Studio and already have a couple more videos on our progress. On one end we’ve got nearly 100 square feet between three flat cor…
Transforming Wild Corals to Aquarium Corals by Vincent Chalias [Video]
We’ve wrapped up not one but two great ReefStock conferences this year and with that, we had some amazing speakers both in Denver, and in Sydney Australia. Earlier this year we shared some uncom…
The All New Nero 5 Pump from Aqua Illumination
The Nero 5 is an all new water pump from Aqua Illumination, the company best known as one of the pioneers of aquarium LED lights such as the AI Sol, AI Prime and Hydra. The Nero 5 is Aqua Illumination…
Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition in Manado Bay
Manado Bay Manado is a rapidly developing city in Northern Sulawesi. Shopping malls, and tourism development are encroaching further and further towards the sea, and not many people would expect to fi…