These Awesome ‘Micromussa’ Are Not Like The Others

For several years we’ve enjoyed a really cool coral that comes mostly from Western Australia which is both beautiful and intriguing. While these do look distinct from ‘typical’ Micromussa that we’re used to, I just assumed it was a different species,…

Anacropora Can Get Flatworms Too!

Anacropora is one of the lesser known small polyp stony coral species which are closely related to Acros and Montis. Montipora is known to be infested by pesky white nudibranch, Acropora has its issues with Amakusaplana (Acro Eating Flatworms) and…

Mistakes Newbies Make

Literally every person I know laments over the mistakes they made in the past. Many of us fondly recall our early years in the hobby, and we also all remember the mistakes we made then. This often leads to the…

Mistakes Even Experienced Hobbyists Make

I would love to say that I never make mistakes. But as anyone who knows me knows, I do make them, and sadly I make them way too often, especially in regards to this hobby and how long I have…

Best Advice I’ve received in the hobby

While cleaning out my office, again, I came across some old written notes, yeah they had to be old as they were hand-written, that were a listing of some of the advice I had received over the years that I…

Seven Of Our Favorite Dive Sites In Roatan

Dive Roatan If you love coral, Roatan Honduras should be at the top of your list as a scuba diving destination. Roatan is one of three Bay Islands off the Northern Coast of Honduras, and the islands boast some of…

If You Ain’t Testing, You’re Just Guessing!

Aquarium Water Testing By: Scott Davidson I always remember this phrase from my earliest days of reef keeping.  Although I can’t remember who coined the phrase, it has always stuck with me.  It would always conjure the image of someone standing in…

Living the Reef Life Part Two

Recently I have tried to go back in time and enjoy one of the aspects of hobby that I really miss: the road trip. As I discussed in an article last year, one of the things that the internet has…

3D Printed Frag Carrier Is My Favorite New Reefing Accessory!

When I came home from ReefStock last weekend with a haul of new coral frags, I had a very different experience adding them to my tank. Normally each frag would be individually bagged, each requiring to be floated, acclimated, removed…

Safeguarding Your Aquarium With Redundant Design

Redundancy      We have all been admonished by the phrase at some point in our lives “Don’t be redundant. To most that simply means don’t say something twice. By definition it also means don’t exceed what is necessary or…