True Green Elkhorn Montipora Finally Discovered!

When it was first introduced in the early 2000s, the Elkhorn Montipora quickly became one of the fastest growing strains of aquarium corals. This coral grows so fast that within a few years it was no longer welcome in a…

Hammer Coral Bouquet from OceanPets

About a a month ago we were sent a sampler of choice Australian corals by our old pal, Zach Lin who is currently collecting corals for OceanPets in Australia. This precious cargo from the middle of the Great Barrier Reef…

Fragging a Big Colony of Gold Torch Coral [Video]

If you’ve been paying any attention to the coral scene lately, torch corals are smokin’ hot, like so hot you can’t touch a single head of one for some serious coin. Although Euphyllia glabrescens has been a mainstay of the…

Coral Composter by Liquid Oasis is like a Diet Calcium Reactor

The ‘Coral Composter’ is a terrible name for an otherwise interesting concept product recently introduced by talented craftsmen at Liquid Oasis. First shown off at ReefStock Australia in late summer, the Coral Composter straddles the line between being a real calcium…

Carbon Fiber Pipe is the Ultimate Status Symbol of Plumbing

If you thought colored PVC pipe was cool, just way until you get a look at the carbon fiber pipe that is starting to be used in some very high end reef aquarium plumbing work. We’ve always kept on eye…

Small Gigas Clams Grow Incredibly Fast

Giant clams, especially the giant clam is one of the most fabled reef animals growing to absolutely massive proportions. After a fifteen year absence from the reef aquarium hobby Tridacna gigas returned through the farming efforts of Oceans Reefs & Aquariums better known…

Motherlode of Torch Corals coming to Cobalt Aquatics’ MACNA Booth

Torch corals have been in the hobby since practically the beginning – we’ve always had a special place for Euphyllia glabrescens in our various reef tanks. Despite its history in the reef aquarium hobby, for some reason this species has absolutely exploded…

New Illumagic Vitamini LED Super Actinic LED Lights

The new Vitamini Wings from Illumagic are an exciting supplemental LED striplight which is designed to really help coral colors pop. The skinny profile of the Illumagic Vitamini strips gives them loads of flexibility in installing into a wide range…

Dalua Great White Skimmer DC Version Coming Soon

The Great White skimmer from Dalua Australia has been a sleeper hit in protein skimming performance and value, and an improved DC version will soon be released. At ReefStock Australia Dalua will show off their first controllable protein skimmer which…

Aquatic Art’s 500 Gallon Reef is Built on Sound Principles [video]

If you want to see a great example of a thriving, successful reef tank with proven results, and no tricks or gimmicks, we’ve got just the video for you. Leading up to ReefStock Australia in a few weeks, we paid…