Reef tanks, like natural coral reefs, can vary widely in their appearance; some places like oceanic islands the water is crystal clear and there’s not that much nutrients to fuel brown soft corals or algae growth in the first place.…
Fukui Point (Part 2) – Coral Spotting in Northern Sulawesi
Fukui Point – Bunaken National Park Fukui point is easily one of the best coral dives in the Bunaken National Park. The shallow areas are covered in huge colonies of branching corals, and the reef slopes have some of the…
Updated: New Orphek OR LED Striplights Coming Soon
Orphek will be launching a new line of LED striplights. The Orphek OR lights, which translates to “light” in Hebrew, will come in three lengths — at 60, 90 and 120 cm. Each light is names for the length, so…
Reefapalooza Orlando Roll Call & Face Time With The Editor
What’s up everybody? As you might imagine to keep blogging as we have for you guys for ten years strong we have to be like, really into the reef aquarium hobby. Writing about, learning and testing new things in the reef…
Aqua-U CF Powered Pico Aquarium by Gex
It never ceases to amaze us how many of these nano and pico desktop aquariums are created every year. With such a deluge of offerings in this ‘aquarium’ space it’s getting tougher to find ideas and designs that stand out…
Waterbox Crystal Peninsula aquariums released
The Waterbox Crystal Peninsula aquariums are part of the new line of tanks announced by the company recently. There are three styles available in the line ranging from 130 to around 170 gallons and come plumbed, have a dedicated sump…
Top 10 Features of the Coralife Marine Filter & HOB Skimmer
Power filters and hang-on protein skimmers are not what is typically used on a show reef aquarium display, but that doesn’t mean they don’t have an important role in the reefing hobby. Whether you’re aiming for a simple nano tank,…
Eucheuma Algae Is a Perfect Mimic of Staghorn Coral
Mimicry is a very important part of survival of the fittest, both on land and in the sea. Usually we tend to notice mimic anemones transforming its appearance to look like a wide range of corals and algae, but today…
Come See The ReefBot by Reef Kinetics at Reefapalooza This Weekend!
If there’s one thing that most of us absolutely love about keeping reef tanks, it’s the intersection of biology, technology, and a little bit of art to bring it all together. There’s a great movement happening right now with tons…
