With 60-70 participants and about 400 attendees the third ReefStock was the best show yet. The crowd came early and it stayed late for the ReefScape competition, the talks and the raffle. While we were doing all we could to…
Search Results For: scolymia
Will the real Acan Maxima please stand up?
<rant> Why o why do the majority of coral slinger still insist on calling the Indo-pacific Scolymia australis by the name of a species that comes exclusively from the Middle East? I mean, it’s clear that the corals we are…
FrankenScoly shows that even reefers can be mad scientists
The FrankenScoly is a very striking coral that we stumbled upon while killing time on eBay. This auction was first listed over a week ago but an error in the listing caused it to be canceled. Now the Frankenscoly has…
Comparing the NanoCustoms and LeDio LED Spotlights over a real nano reef
If a picture is worth a thousand words then the animation above is a 5000 word thesis on the color and spread of a variety of LED spotlights from NanoCustoms and Volx Japan. Over the weekend Taka and I got…
Symphyllia wilsoni is an amazing and rare coral from Australia
Symphyllia wilsoni is one of the rarest coral in the aquarium trade which has only become available with the imports from Australia. Although the first, and still most, of the coral imports from Oz come from Eastern Australia, Symphyllia wilsoni…
Reefkoi, Cherry Corals and Lighthouse take top honors for stunning livestock at Reefapalooza
The Reefapalooza show had a lot to offer this past weekend and like many of the larger reef events, some of the industry’s best livestock slingers came and delivered some extremely nice livestock that won’t easily be forgotten. In first…
What’s Hot in The Hobby- An old reef geek’s look at the state-of-the art…
I’m fresh from MACNA XXI in Atlantic City…Besides being a wonderful event with great people, excellent presentations, and complete lack of sleep, MACNA brings together hobbyists, manufacurers and vendors from all over the world.  (I love speaking at MACNA!) Whenever…
Julian Sprung speaks on coral and fish hybridization
Mr. Julian Sprung was rather coy about the topic of his MACNA-opening presentation but the mystery seems to have built a fair amount of buzz. As we type, Julian is speaking on how the web of life is interconnected and…
Visit the LiveAquaria MACNA booth to spot a couple of gems
Where else in the country can you see a greater abundance of exotic marine life than at the MACNA conference this weekend and the LiveAquaria booth is a perfect example. Candy basslets and mcculochi clownfish can be seen together, swimming…
LiveAquaria’s Acropora and SPS coral display tank
The deluge of Australian LPS corals which have flooded the US aquarium market may have all but overwhelmed the SPS subculture of the reefing community but now that many of us have had our fill of lords, hillaes, moseleyas and…
