When we think of Azoox reefing, we imagine dimly lit tanks with balanced color and a living carpet of reef life which is only represented in small part by corals. Since corals are the real photo-symbiosis specialists on the reef,…
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Koralia Smartwave pump controller coming soon from Hydor
The Hydor Koralia SmartWave pump controller is a sharp looking device that just oozes with good aesthetic design. As the name implies, the SmartWave is designed to be a simple pump timer, alternating the current between two channels, or driving…
Orange spot filefish is not impossible yet still very challenging to keep in captivity
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHgBMRzsdks[/youtube] The orange-spot filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris, is a very enigmatic reef fish which has been the envy of fishkeepers for decades. Once thought to be ‘impossible’ to keep, the orange-spot filefish now joins the growing list of marine…
Variegated Sea Urchin is ORA’s 85th captive bred marine species
The variegated sea urchin, Lytechinus variegates, is the latest reef aquarium invertebrate to get the captive breeding treatment from Oceans Reefs & Aquariums. When ORA announces new captive bred fare, it’s usually on the order of a new fish species…
Two Little Fishies ReVive Coral Cleaner gets concentratated
Two Little Fishies ReVive Coral Cleaner is a great choice for cleaning and dipping your coral and now its available in a more concentrated form. The Two Little Fishies ReVive Coral Cleaner Concentrate is industrial strength giving you more punch in the…
Colangia, Culicia and Astrangia are the latest new Azoox corals to come from West Africa
Colangia, Culicia and Astrangia are not exactly the corals you’d think of when someone mentions azoox corals. Like Arcohelia before them, the latest crop of Azoox corals from West Africa like the Red Colangia and yellow-orange Culicia will hopefully foster…
Captive grown red goniopora balls from ORA are just for show
Red Goniopora balls are an unusual growth phenomenon which seems to be an artifact of captive growth conditions. ORA recently shared a story about how daughter colonies of red Goniopora, presumably G. stutchburyi, which started out as typical eraser size…
Unboxing the Coral-Shop Nano-Reef SET PR
The CS Nano-Reef SET PR from Coral-Shop is a complete lab in a box to keep your nano-reef happy. Thanks to Sea Side Aquatics we were given a box to research and evaluate. There is no doubt Coral-Shop is great…
High technology being used to tease out the details of coral biology
If you’ve ever wondered how a coral works, how it really works in terms that are analogous to a machine, it all boils down to respiration and photosynthesis. Both R & P can be evaluated by measuring oxygen levels, but…
