We’ve spent a lot of time aquascaping lately, using everything from rocks to plates to branches, white rock, purple rock, dead rock, ceramic rock, and everything in between. The aim with every aquascape we’ve created was to make minimum contact…
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Dendrophyllia ijimai might just need too much food
I have seen these amazing Non Photosynthetic Scleractinian (NPS) on a few occasions, mainly in exporting facilities around Indonesia. Dendrophyllia ijimai is a stunning bright orange, thick branching azooxanthellate coral. But with quite a lot of diving under my belt,…
Do blue LEDs narrow our reefkeeping choice?
I’m lucky enough to be able to dive some of the best reefs the ocean gods have given us, but there is not a single dive that I pass a coral or a fish, and wonder why they are not…
Millies and Spaths found hand in hand in Indonesia!
These two iconic Acropora are so closely related that for many years A. spathulata were thought to be thick versions of Acropora millepora on the top and exposed reef. Acropora spathulata was even called A. millepora by the most eminent…
Instagram’s Ancolie Coral is our favorite #reefbuilders tank right now
Every day we scroll through some of the 300,000 reef-related posts and videos carrying our hashtag on Instagram, but this Japanese aquarium by @ancoliecoral caught our attention for all the right reasons. At 160x160x70cm/63”x63”x28” and holding 1792 liters/473 gallons this…
Adaptive Reef protein skimmers come with a built-in airflow meter
Product improvement company Adaptive Reef has worked some of its magic on two new protein skimmer models. Named the A6 DC 200 and A8 DC 300, the skimmers comprise fairly standard-looking cone-shaped bodies with pipe level adjustment, only several upgrades…
Russell Kelley Online Coral ID Workshop is back in January 2023
After overwhelmingly positive feedback from the previous workshops, the Online Coral ID Workshops are back, and now spanning 4 days. That’s 16 hours of Indo-Pacific Coral ID Training! Proper coral identification matters and this workshop will teach you all the…
Biota offer cultured coral alternative from permit-restricted Palau
Most aquarium hobbyists in the United States today have never seen hard coral from Palau. Palau’s national congress passed the Marine Protection Act of 1994 which restricted hard coral exports, and starting in 1997, the MPA stated that only citizens…
Coral larvae successfully stained to track dispersal and settlement
Researchers have used a harmless dye to stain coral spawn and track its dispersal and settlement on the reef. Christopher Doropoulos and George Roff of CSIRO Oceans & Atmosphere, Australia, developed the low-cost technique to provide a quick, simple, and…
Cyphastrea is the ultimate ornament encruster
It’s been a while since we started getting creative with aquarium ornaments and corals, but nothing makes you look twice more than an ornament with a tight skin of encrusting Cyphastrea. For a long time, ceramic skulls were the ornament…
