World Reef Conference 2009 in Chicago

For those of you who live in the Chicago area then you’ll want to mark your calendars for October 3 to 4 for the first annual World Reef Conference. Technically, for those of you who live in Chicago, it is…

Indo-Pacific Scolymia is now officially recognized as Acanthophyllia deshayesiana

You know that coral we’ve been calling Scolymia for all these years? Well it turns out it’s not a Scolymia at all but a member of it’s own genus, Acanthophyllia. There has been confusion surrounding the true taxonomic identity of…

Are cone skimmers a fad? Deltec Seems to think so

Are cone skimmers here to stay or just another marketing trick to get the hobbyist to buy? One company, ATB, has built their entire skimmer range around the  cone design and it seems like more and more companies are offering…

LiveAquaria spawns the extremely rare Mccullochi clownfish

In a feat that has been documented only once before, LiveAquaria’s resident pair of Mccullochi clownfish has spawned at their facility and the kinky couple did it all in front of a video camera. It was only last fall that…

Digital Aquatics Reef Keeper lite to go on sale for $99

Digital Aquatics is running a promotion during the summers months on the new Reef Keeper lite system. Originally priced at $149, the summer promotion will be allowing customers to purchase the new controller system for only $99. The promotion is…

MarineDepot: 33% off all AquaMaxx bulbs if Los Angeles Lakers win Championship

Marine Depot, the popular destination for all things marine and reef has announced a deal, that if the Los Angeles lakers win the NBA championship which would mean defeating the Orlando magic that they will give us a deal. What…

Now this is what you call balling

Three dosing pumps? Four dosers? Five? Puh-lease. Unless you are rocking six or more uber expensive, super precise peristaltic dosing pumps to individually add every single bit of ions to your trendy reef tank, you are just a poseur. If…

Coral Magazine winner is…

Our winner for the Coral Magazine is xiaan. For the rest of you, don’t worry we have boxes full of new stuff to get away. Be on the look out for new contests.

Fauna Marin’s website goes live

Fauna Marin announced a few weeks ago that they had planned to released a direct to consumer website that would allows users of the Fauna Marin range of products to purchase their products directly from them. The site officially launched…

Julian Sprung’s aquarium showcases modern and elegant reefing design

Trimless and braceless tank, check. Discreet and unobtrusive equipment, check. Stylish red metal stand and concealed filter system, double check. Reef aquarium legend Julian Sprung has nothing to hide with his main reef display aquarium splayed out across the pages…