Acropora insignis is an interesting staghorn Acro which was one of the must-have stony corals back in the day when the selection was much more limited. Acro Insignis has been obscured by more showy species in the recent past but ORA…
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CoralVue temperature controller plays with heater or chiller for cheap
Aquarium temperature control is about to get another notch on its belt with the release of a new device from CoralVue. The CoralVue heater temperature controller is an electronic thermostat rated up to 10 amps which can control a single…
Friday Smorgasbord: Coralbots, shark-stalking robots and a tongue-eating louse
We all made it through the first month of spring and have another fun edition of the Friday Smorgasbord to set your weekend off in a fun, entertaining way. First off, we have to say we do have a thing…
The corals in Schwing’s Reef tank are popping with Radion Pro LEDs
We love discovering new post-worthy aquariums and one German hobbyist and blogger has a elegant example of a healthy reef tank. Schwing’s Reef is 500 liter (132 US gallon) reef tank that is only 1 1/2 years old, yet has…
Urbain Appeltan’s reef is an impeccable aquarium filled with fish and coral
This masterpiece coral aquarium is a reef system belonging to Urbain Appletan, a Belgian reefer who has made somewhat of a name for himself. This same aquarium with a different lighting configuration had already been voted the best reef tank…
First Reef Builders meetup at Unique Corals this Saturday
It’s been a month since we wrapped up another solid ReefStock so we’re experiencing a little bit of empty nest syndrome. Rather than host another full reefing event, we’ve decided to start producing smaller more intimate reefing affairs called Reef…
Reef Hobby needs YOU: call for comments regarding ESA coral listing
On December 7, 2012, NOAA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (77 FR 73219) in response to a petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity to list 83 reef-building coral species as threatened or endangered under the…
ORA Rubrocinctus is now identified as Amphiprion barberi – the Fiji Clownfish
ORA announced today that upon DNA testing, it has been confirmed that the fish they have been selling as the Australian Amphiprion rubrocinctus is in fact the Fijian species Amphiprion barberi. How did this happen? In short, it happened because years…
The ORA Easter Egg Chalice coral is coming soon
The Easter Egg chalice from ORA is a gorgeous raspberry pink Oxypora with yellow mouths. As a beautiful Oxypora lacera specimen, a species which is a hardy and fast growing, the Easter Egg Chalice is an optimal aquarium coral. The…
Coralline Clam: New cryptic giant clam species is a perfect coralline algae mimic
The Coralline Clam is a new species of Tridacna giant clam has been found living in plain sight on the shallow reefs of the Solomon Islands. The very unusual clam species was discovered by Julian Sprung on some recent shallow…
