Making The Hobby Fun (And Keeping it that way)

I admit it, I am still a big kid at heart. And this time of year I often show this side of my personality in many ways. I still find fun, in just about everything this time of year. I…

Reef, River & Reptile’s Sweet All in One Shroom Reef Tank

There’s something so comforting and familiar about seeing a nice patch of colorful mushroom anemones, especially red & purple Discosomas and green Rhodactis. It reminds of us of the early days of reef keeping and many of the first successful reef…

Millions Of Diaseris Found In Deep Reef Habitat At Ningaloo Reef Australia

Ningaloo Reef Australia An impressive population of mushroom corals “Diaseris distorta”  was discovered off Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef. The coral reef at Ningaloo extends over 185 miles (300 km) including shallow lagoons and deeper offshore waters. Scientists were exploring these diverse habitats…

Seizing the Moment and Limiting Regrets

As I have discussed numerous times in these articles, this is a hobby of patience. That is, we need to be patient and wait for things to occur in order to be successful such as waiting frags to grow into…

Get To Know These 3 Types Of Saltwater Shrooms

Saltwater Shrooms Mushrooms, shrooms, corallimorphs, whatever you call them, these brightly colored cnidarians are a hot commodity in the marine aquarium hobby. Shrooms are great for beginners because of their hardy care requirements, and popular amongst seasoned aquarist for their…

Aquaforest adds two new coral foods

Aquaforest added a pair of coral foods to its lineup with the introduction of AF LPS Food and AF Growth Burst.  AF LPS Food is granular food developed with your meaty polyp friends in mind. It is rich in protein…

Aquarium Glossary

The Aquarium glossary is part of the best reef tank guide from Reef Builders. Are you interested in starting a saltwater tank? This guide covers everything you need to know. Acclimation The process in which the water an organism comes…

Things That Scare Me About The Hobby

Boo and Happy Halloween. I am not really much of a Halloween person, I am much more into Christmas, but I understand how some people really get into it. In fact, I recently learned that humans are such an overwhelmingly…

Things About The Aquarium Hobby That Make Me Happy

Recently I had a major life event occur that made me reflect on many of the aspects of my life. One of the things that I spent some time thinking about were the things in my life that have made…

TT Gadgets Built An Ingenious 3D Printed Bristleworm Trap

The TT Gadgets Brsitleworm Trap is a very handy 3D printed device intended to reduce populations of these much maligned invertebrates. Bristleworms are a fact of life on the reef, and in reef aquariums, but it’s important to keep their populations…