The reef aquarium world has been perpetually infatuated with showy large polyp stony corals as showcase centerpieces, or at the very least a very expensive flex. Trachies have long been celebrated, Acanthos are conspicuous consumption at its finest and only in…
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Receiving Two Boxes of Rarities and Oddballs from Ultra Coral Australia
If you want to find the best and most interesting corals in the world you’ve got to cast a wider net, beyond just your LFS or local reefing group online. Aquarium events are one great place to encounter a wide…
The Apple Watch Ultra just BROKE Dive Computers
We love aquariums and we love technology so it’s always a real treat for us when these two interests intersect. Although not many reefers have the opportunity to include SCUBA diving as part of their ‘reefing experience’, it’s been an…
Reef S2/M Desktop Mini is the new feature-loaded nano tank from Cade
Cade showed off a new desktop mini reef system at Reefstock Australia 2022. Called the Reef S2/M it’s the smallest in the S2 range at 45x45x40cm tall, only it has one big, novel feature hidden away under that base plinth…
Ultra Coral Australia propagates Homophyllia from the bottom up
Captive propagation of Homophyllia australis isn’t as easy as many other corals. Being a single polyp LPS coral, cutting through it with a coral saw usually ends in its demise. They have been captive spawned recently but the methods remain…
Reef Delete Review – Sound in Concept but Not in Practice
Ultraviolet light is a form of high energy radiation which has a number of uses in our daily lives as well as our aquariums. The C-band of UV light is used to sterilize food and medical equipment and we use…
First Reef Delete UV Flashlights Now Available at Premium Aquatics
The Reef Delete is a flashlight unlike anything the aquarium hobby has ever seen before as instead of being designed to help you see things, it’s actually designed to help you not see certain things. What we mean by that is…
Wavereef’s K Series are Hybrid Skimmers AND UV Sterilizers
Original equipment manufacturer Wavereef has unveiled three skimmer ranges with UVs built-in. Available with AC or DC pumps and designed to sit either inside or outside of sumps, the K6, K7, and K9 protein skimmers are generic cone-shaped skimmers suitable…
Top Reef Aquarium Stories of 2021
Twenty twenty one was a tumultuous year by any standard and it was one of the most dynamic in the reef aquarium world. The hobbyist and professional sides of reef aquariums witnessed upheavals the likes of which we’ve never seen…
Reef Delete is a New Way to Sterilize Aiptasia and Other Pests
Reef Delete is a creative new approach for the eradication of aquarium pests and parasites which doesn’t use any chemicals or injection techniques to get the job done. Unlike consumable solutions of kalkwasser, lye, paste or any number of potions…
