Let me ask you about the coral above: Would you consider this to be Acropora pulchra? Aspera? Formosa? What about the Porites below: is it P. stellata? P. hirsuta? P. pukoensis? The exact identity of these corals doesnt matter but…
A Paradigm Shift for the “Postmodern Era” of Reef Keeping
An old expression goes, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” In my humble opinion, that expression does NOT apply to our hobby anymore. Sure the fine art of reefkeeping has stayed basically the same as it…
Watercooled Aquarium LED light also recaptures heat
This watercooled LED aqaurium light shows that DIY is often first to the scene when it comes to apply very simple concepts to accomplish very awesome things. An intrepid German aquarist took it upon himself to build this watercooled LED…
AquaVue CREE LED Coral Boosters by CoralVue
The AquaVue CREE LED Coral Boosters by CoralVue are a great way to add supplemental actinic lighting to your aquarium. You’ll have two models to choose from either a 14 LED, or 28 LED light strips with each lighting strip…
Fritz F/2 Algae Food perfect for phytoplankton, corals and rotifers
Fritz has decided to introduce their popular F/2 Algae Food into more applicable sizes for hobbyist use. “Super concentrated, easy-to-use liquid form for accurate dispersion. Eliminates the time required for weighing numerous minerals and trace elements. No more need to…
Fauna Marin’s new Ultra LPS Grow + Color
Fauna marin has a new LPS food formula that is said to increase the growth of your LPS corals. Fauna Marin lists several additional features of this food versus others including a “Soft granule” size which “protects the corals when…
NeoMarine Kalibrate saltwater ‘premix’ from Brightwell makes seawater in bulk
NeoMarine Kalibrate is a new saltwater mix which includes everything but the Sodium Choride. NaCl makes up close to 80% of the dissolved material in natural seawater so when aquarium salt is shipped around, a significant amount of the cost…
‘Seahorses and their Relatives’ by Rudie Kuiter is the new Seahorse Bible
When veteran sealife author and photographer Rudie Kuiter puts together a book on a group of fish you can be quite assured that he will take the bar and raise up more than a few notches. The first aquarium-relevant book…
Tunze Cleaning Set will help you maintain your equipment for maximum performance and longevity
The Cleaning Set from Tunze is a much needed maintenance kit for making sure your pumps and other critical equipment are kept in peak working order. Product manufacturers can only make their devices so durable and in the harsh, corrosive…
ReefStock 2010 pictures part 3: a fisheye view
Unless you were one of the few dozen captive bred fish brought to ReefStock, chances are you didn’t get to see the show from a fisheye lens. The tight crowds made it difficult to capture how densely packed the floor…
