Bubble Coral – How To Identify Four Species
Bubble Coral Bubble Corals are found throughout the Indo-Pacific and can be recognized by their smoothy pearly vesicles. The bubble coral is not to be mistaken for a soft coral or fish eggs, bubble corals are stony corals with skeletons just…
Some Refreshingly Exotic LPS Corals From Pacific East Aquaculture

At any given time in the marine aquarium hobby, the community’s attention tends to focus one a particular group of corals, hyping up their demand and balooning their prices. This phenomenon is a double edged sword in that right now,…

Acropora Palmata Corals Are Much Older Than We Thought

Acropora palmata Researchers at Penn State University have shown that colonial Acorpora corals, in particular, Acropora palmata are much older than previously thought. Although the oldest portion of the coral may no longer exist, the team looked at mutations in the living…

Friday Smorgasbord: Printed coral, catching waves and more

It is hard to believe it is December already, but here we are with the first Friday Smorgasbord on December. We’ve been a bit light on the Smorgi posts of late as I’ve been taking care of our new little…

Get Inspired By This Forest Of Soft Corals in Raja Ampat

Besides Zoanthids and the new wave of shrooms, the aquarium hobby is ruled by our love for stony corals. But soft corals are an important part of the reef environment, sometimes becoming so dominant that they form veritable forests of softly swaying…

Raja Ampat Coral Diaries – Acropora
Raja Ampat Coral Diaries How often do you dive just to see coral? No really, how often do you spend your dive photographing corals, looking for corals, and getting amped about finding rare species. It's easy to finish a dive and…
How to Care for SPS Corals

SPS corals are mesmerizing animals that we easily become addicted to. The pursuit to constantly challenge our reefkeeping abilities keeps us wanting a more difficult SPS coral. We love the unique growth of SPS corals, their colors, and the fact that they are fairly…

Philips Coralcare Review: 5 months And Still Going Strong

When in the market for a new led light, reading real life user reviews are often at least as interesting as reading about the technical specifications. Because Philips claimed it’s CoralCare LED light will change the way we look at aquarium…

Video Tour Of ReefAPalooza’s Best Corals

Last weekend we wrapped up the last major reef aquarium event of the year at ReefAPalooza in southern California. These reefing events are fun for a number of reasons, but one of the biggest draws by far is how many…

Unseen Coral: Anacropora reticulata Is One Of The Most Interesting An-Acros
Even though Anacropora are a very dominant and common coral, covering fields of reef in protected, turbid area, it very seldom enters our aquarium. One of the main reasons is that it’s not very colorful, and a part from a…