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Seriphos Drop-Off Tank is One of the Most Unique Tanks You’ll Ever See
Drop off tanks are one of the more interesting styles of tanks pushing the boundaries of the glass box, but the new Seriphos drop-off aquarium from IFALOS is truly remarkable. This 98…
Halichoeres chrysus: A Hardy Little “Banana with Fins” That’s Just Right for Beginners
Known by a variety of common names—banana wrasse, canary wrasse, golden wrasse, yellow coris, et al—Halichoeres chrysus is hardy, readily available, reasonably affordable, well suited to modest-sized systems, and among the better choices for beginners. Of course, owing to all…
How To Fill Out Your Reef Tank When You’re Just Getting Started
Filling Out Your New Reef Tank One of the biggest challenges for new aquarium hobbyists is patience. It’s not uncommon to have a rock garden in your living room for two months before your aquarium is cycled and ready for its…
Caribbean Coral Diaries: Mycetophyllia danaana
Mycetophyllia danaana If you’ve been diving in the Caribbean chances are you come across Mycetophyllia danaana. This coral forms round plates with a mounded form, thicker in the center of the colony tapering to a narrow perimeter. Mycetophyllia danaana is the chunkiest of the…
Fishtastic Is An Awesome New AIO Nano Tank By Pro Clear Aquatics
Turtletherm Is A Wild New Kind of Aquatic Heater
The Ocean’s Protein Skimmer Is Overflowing In Australia!
Anytime someone is first introduced to the concept of a protein skimmer for cleaning saltwater aquarium water, we invariably use the example of beach foam that is sometimes seen on beaches. Well this week that example got kicked into overdrive…
Diving into Underwater Cameras
This article is a bit of a departure from the typical reef aquarium topics I cover. Photography is a big part of Tidal Gardens, and sometimes we like to take the camera underwater. To do that, we need an underwater…
Top 5 Hottest New Corals Of 2017! (so far)
We’re only three months into 2017 and already we’ve seen a ton of great new corals in exciting colors and patterns. Thankfully, the eye-popping corals of ’17 haven’t been all of just one variety of coral, and there’s been exciting…
Coralife Marine Filter Is Also A Hang On Back Protein Skimmer!
The Coralife Marine Filter is an exciting new hang on back power filter with a built in protein skimmer. It’s been a long time since Coralife made our pulse quicken, and many reef diehards may not get as excited as…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
