Poor Man’s LED Aquarium lighting: Galileo from PFO

Are you digging the LED lighting that is being released lately but dissin’ the cost? The Galilieo fixture from PFO is a great alternative. The Galileo fixture is designed for “soft corals, planted tanks, and fish only tanks that want…

The Reef Engine, Symbiodinium-and why you should get to know it

If you haven’t heard of Symbiodinium then don’t worry, not a lot of people have. You can think of Symbiodinium as the heart of your corals, scientists have compiled the world’s first detailed gene expression library for Symbiodinium, the microscopic…

Reef Builders Guide: How to setup a Reef Tank

    The best words I have to describe a coral reef is a “lush wasteland.” By this I mean many extremely different types of life inhabit a coral reef, yet it is incredibly nutrient poor. Reefs rely on powerful…

Coral Is Dying. Can It Be Reborn?

Clouds were moving across the sun and a 20-knot northeast wind was stirring a 3-foot chop as Meaghan Johnson headed her open boat into the Florida Straits. Ms. Johnson, a program coordinator for the Nature Conservancy, headed the boat into…

Human genes may hold secret to saving Barrier Reef

Corals could have thousands more genes than humans and may have been one of the first animals to develop immune system genes to fight disease, according to new research Scientists at James Cook University in Townsville have discovered these simple…

Saltwater Aquiarum Lighting Guide Everything you wanted to know

Lately on the forums I’ve been seeing a lot of talk about what is the best lighting to buy. Now I am not going to discuss which is the best brand, bulb or the like. I am going to give…

Update: 75 Gallon Reef Aquairum

Here is an update shot of the 75 Gallon aquarium I am running. As you can tell I am slowly getting more corals in the tank. Sadly I want a lot more. I am still battling high phosphates, which is…