Octocorals are a very diverse group of reef animals which include many different families, including the tiny and encrusting Stoloniferans that are very easy to overlook. Today a new genus and species of Stoloniferans gets recognized with the official description…
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You’ve Never Seen Acropora Like This Before
We’ve collectively spent decades, centuries and millenia looking at our beloved SPS corals, but there’s only so much you can see in an aquarium setting with live corals. Sometimes you have to take a very specific approach to see what’s inside…
Observations on an unknown acropora copepod parasite
We hate discovering coral parasites of any kind in our aquariums but at the very least there’s a modicum of surprise and intrigue when we encounter something new. The last time this happened we were dealing with the unusual Skeleton Erosion…
Top 5 magnified viewing accessories for seeing more of your aquarium
There’s so much cool new, colorful and interesting things to see in our reef aquariums these days, if you don’t have at least one form of visual enhancement, you’re probably missing out on a lot. As acute observers of the…
ProScope + iPhone + AquaPac = underwater microscope
The ProScope is a specialized iPhone case that turns your pocket computer & camera into a portable microscope. Better yet, throw the ProScope assembly into a specially designed AquaPac and take the whole rig inside your aquarium. With an iPhone,…
Reef Builder of the Month – Jason Crockett
In 2009 I was formally introduced to Jason Crockett who had just purchased a 90-gallon tank and stand from a good friend, David Noller. After a brief introduction, Jason and I discussed many of the particulars involved with the hobby…
Reef Builders Editor’s Choice: best products of 2012
We had a great deal of numerous and diverse marine aquarium products to tell you about last year. Many products are incremental upgrades to existing products lines and just another addition to existing categories. Some other products however, refine and redefine product…
Hands on with DD’s affordable reef aquarium NanoScope
The NanoScope aquarium magnifying viewer is one part microscope, one part telescope and way more affordable than we had ever suspected. We were floored when we walked into Tropical Paradis in Eastleigh Southampton and saw the £70 price tag on…
NanoScope from DD Aquariums Solutions
The new NanoScope from DD aquarium is a scope with a lens that allows you to peak inside your saltwater aquarium world. While most of us can only see the outside of our tanks, the NanoScope seeks to change all…
