Following up with Casper the white tang at World Wide Corals

While we were in Orlando for MACNA last week we made it a point to stop by the premier LFS, World Wide Corals. Not only is WWC loaded up with a huge diversity of corals, they are also the proud…

Acropora spathulata is the “thick milli Acro” endemic to Australia

Acropora millepora is one of the most iconic and recognizable SPS corals on the reef and in the aquarium trade. However, within shipments of Australian Acro Millis we’ve secretly been receiving a lurker species endemic to Australian reefs, Acropora spathulata.…

The Coral Reef Aquarium by Tony Vargas is the next great book of reefing

Our good friend Tony “Tuba Taha” Vargas is putting the finishing touches on his new book The Coral Reef Aquarium which will focus on start to finish of how to set up a slammin reef tank. Coral and Fish identification…

Coral Vendors issued warnings at MACNA 2010

With MACNA 2010 finally wrapping up there were many side stories. One such side story involved the Florida Fish and Wildlife conservation commission. Apparently in the state of Florida you need the proper permits, licenses, and certifications for anyone selling,…

Ecoxotic Panorama Retro panel available now, showing off new LED Cannon and Panorama modules get updates

The Ecoxotic team is announcing the availability of the new Panorama Retro panel we brought you recently along with a very cool pill-shaped LED cannon and a retooled Panorama module in very swanky disco outfits in the retro-inspired booth and…

SEASMART coral farm reaping rewards with first corals to hit markets and local reefs by December

The first SEASMART coral farm has launched in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and is looking to to grow corals for both sale into the aquarium market and to help restore local reefs. We’re big fans of the SEASMART program, a joint…

ORA unveils a new cultivar – ORA Acropora Solitaryensis

Today ORA announced the latest in a string of new releases – the ORA Solitaryensis.   For those of you who love the tabling Acroporids, as well as those of you who never heard of something so cool, this one is…

CoralVue’s new LumenBrite MH/T5/LED hybrid hood is monster photon producer

The CoralVue LumenBrite hybrid hood looks to be one light-producing monster. Sporting metal halide, T5 and LED lights, this hood will definitely give you a lot of lighting punch. Premium Aquatics is teasing us with some images and basic information…

New Acropora is among ten new species of stony corals discovered in Papahanaumokuakea, Hawaii

New Acropora species are not discovered very often so it was with great excitement that we came to learn that a recent biodiversity survey in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands discovered a new Acropora species from Papahanaumokuakea. If you’ll recall, last…

Ghost Tang at World Wide Corals is a white-colored yellow tang treasure

We’ve heard of white yellow tangs being spotted in the wild before but this is the first we’ve seen of a completely ghost white yellow tang being captured for the aquarium trade. World Wide Corals just received an all white…