Some of the most beautiful creatures in this hobby are neither rare nor difficult to keep but get glossed over by experienced reef aquarists because they are not the “latest and greatest” coral specimens that landed on our shores. So…
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Hammer corals come in a dizzying array of colors, including the two-toned anomaly
We’ve seen the two-toned colour anomaly affecting certain corals such as AquaticArt’s Seriatopora guttatus, but this chromatic phenomenon does not seem to be restricted amongst SPS corals. Most recently we stumbled upon a unique two-toned branching hammer coral, Euphyllia parancora, at Iwarna Aquafarm…
ARKA Vida GT doser also incorporates magnetic stirrers
The use of dosing pumps for aquariums is on the rise and German company ARKA wants in on the action. Their new ARKA Vida GT doser is one of the few German-made dosing pump systems made specifically for aquarium use…
Microbe Lift Coral Food Plus is the nutritional kitchen sink
Coral Food Plus by Microbe Lift is a gastronomic smorgasbord to feed all your corals with a huge diversity of food items. Microbe Lift drafted the recipe for Coral Food Plus to include everything that all corals might need and want,…
ORA’s captive bred Randall’s assessor is the only way you’re gonna get this fish
There’s not a lot of options for schooling fish in a reef tank but besides cardinalfish and anthias, the Assessors make arguably one of the best choice for small colorful open water swimmers. We’ve already lavished heaps of praise for Randall’s…
Sicce LED’s bicolored light still results in impressive SPS corals
You got to give it to Sicce; they took a very different route with their LED lighting formula and while it remains one of the more exotic LEDs in the American aquarium market, it seems to be excelling as reef…
Reefapalooza celebrates 10 years this weekend in Orange County
Reefapalooza, held this weekend at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Southern California, is one of the best aquariums shows we’ve attended and looks like they have another great event planned. Reefapalooza is celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the show brings in…
Hands-on with Coral Compulsion’s 40w multicolor PAR38 LED spotlight
The actively cooled, 40 watt, multicolor LED PAR38 spotlight recently released by Coral Compulsion is one of the first new developments in this LED format in a long time. The New PAR38 spotlight has 16 discrete LEDs arranged in four…
Reef Record is creating huge transecting panoramas of the world’s reef
Ever dreamed of visiting and exploring a coral reef from the comfort of your own home? Well next to having a proper reef tank, the best thing is a new development of the Caitlin Seaview Survey which is documenting a…
New EHEIM skimmarine 800 is German company’s first foray into protein skimmers
The German stallworth EHEIM is making a strong push into the reef and marine markets with a few new items including the new EHEIM skimmarine 800 protein skimmer. This is a new venture for the aquarium giant and was recently…
