Large hard coral colonies are not only a very good sign of proper reef health, they are also a mesmerizing sight when they allowed to grow to full size. These majestic coral colonies are getting hard to find so we’re…
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Building the Smallest Reef Tank Possible – a ‘Planck Reef’
Small reef tanks can be a lot of fun, allowing reefers to experiment with different ideas and techniques with a much smaller investment of time and effort. For years reef builders have been wondering how small we can go and…
Echinopora forskaliana, a Rare and Unique Coral from the Red Sea
Echinopora forskaliana is an uncommon species of stony coral that we’d never heard of other than seeing it in passing in Veron’s Corals of the World. But now thanks to a pair of great photographs by Andrey Ryanskiy we can…
Hybrid Birdnest Coral ‘Review’ : Lazy’s Blue Zing
The Lazy Blue Zing birdnest is one of the most unique corals in the history of the aquarium hobby as it is the first confirmed cross between two aquarium strains of SPS corals. The hybrid birdnest was the result of…
What is a True Platygyra Maze Brain Coral?
Despite what they are being called, most maze brain corals in the reef aquarium hobby are not actually Platygyra at all, but a different and distinctive species called Paragoniastrea australiensis or Paragon coral for short. The reasons for the misidentification are too numerous…
Serene ‘Softscape’ Reef Aquarium by Aquarium Design Group
Aquascaping is a term that gets thrown around all sides of the aquarium ‘chloride divide’ but when it comes to putting the principles into practice, coral reefers can hardly touch the execution and presentation of nature aquarium gardeners. Part of…
Grafting Live Acropora Colony to its Own Skeleton [Video]
Fragging corals because they’ve gotten too large and in need of a trim is one of the most rewarding reasons to propagate a coral from your reef tank. Beyond just gluing the cut coral pieces to frag plugs, there’s lots…
WWC True Blue Xenia is Strikingly Blue
Xenia has long held a special esteem in the reef aquarium world, once cherished for its polyp pulsing behavior, and subsequently reviled for its capacity to rapaciously grow and take over tanks with the right conditions. There’s a long history…
Montipora capitata, the Plating & Branching Bumpy Monti
Montipora capitata is a distinctive species of coral which can have a very dynamic appearance depending on where it comes from. This wide ranging Montipora species is one of the dominant stony corals of Hawaiian coral reefs where it is…
Solomon Island Acropora millepora Are Taking Over Unique Corals
The Solomon Islands is one of the original birthplaces of ‘fancy coral’ strains and it was the first country in the world to mariculture corals in the ocean. It’s no coincidence that the Solomon Islands is one of the promised…
