Of all the amazing corals that are available to the reef aquarium hobbyists nowadays, gorgonians are frequently overlooked when choosing corals for our aquariums. In the wild they are a vital part of the environment; they filter water, provide sanctuary…
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Alpheus made to order LED lamps have some serious research behind them
There seems to be a common theme in the French reef aquarium industry of very high standards. Using blue lights to sell corals for example is highly frowned upon and virtually isn’t done. Similarly, the makers Alpheus LED have put…
Nano-reef user Metrokat’s display refugium is an awesome collection of macroalgae
Marcoalgae is awesome, and not only because of their nutrient removal abilities. We love macro algae for its ease of maintenance, cool growth forms and colors and we’re even more fond of macro algae displays. This display refugium of nano-reef…
Panorama Marine & Actinic LED strips produce some unbelievably colorful soft and stony corals
The Panorama LED strip light has been around in some form or another for years now, and the Panorama LED fixture really shows the experience that Ecoxotic has gained during that time. Coming in a mixed-color Marine and an all blue Actinic…
Panorama Pro 2.0 sheds three watts and drops by $20
It was a pleasant surprise this morning to be greeted of news of the new and improved Panorama Pro LED 2.0 bringing it with a refinement of the Ecoxotic LED striplight. Now priced at just $69, the Panorama Pro LED…
Orange polyp purple Porites is the prize of our most recent coral hunting
One of our favorite aspects of having a coral reef aquarium is going coral hunting – not seeking out the most gaudy, rare or expensive coral colonies before anyone else but really having an eye for that overlooked piece of…
SCMAS delivers another record-breaking Reef-A-Palooza
Reefapalooza is hosted by the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society and it was held at the Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, California on October 20, through the 21. At 23,000 square feet this facility was large enough to house over…
uniquecorals “Sneak Pique” tomorrow offers SoCal reefers first glimpse into new facility
uniquecorals will be holding its “Sneak Pique” event on Saturday, July 21, to show the new company’s Van Nuys, CA, facility to the public. Open from 10 am to 4 pm, the one-day event is described as, “The chance…
Panorama Marine and Actinic LED strips make short work of adding LEDs to longer tanks
The Panorama Marine LED and Panorama Actinic LED are two new fixtures from Ecoxotic which take the very popular Panorama Pro striplights (now simply known as Panorama) and extends them to accomodate longer tank lengths. Whereas the previous 18″ Panorama…
Reef Aquarium Design adds custom, 800 gallon aquarium to posh Miami beach house
When you have yourself a posh $16.5 million beach-front home in Miami, you really don’t pull any punches when you want to add an aquarium. Reef Aquarium Design built and installed a swanky 800 gallon reef aquarium in this one-of-a-kind home…
