Abalones are some of the coolest gastropods in the ocean, they are tasty, have beautiful shells, but they can also make for great reef aquarium animals. We simply love having them in several of our coral aquariums but there’s no…
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Acid Trip Cyphastrea Just Melted My Brain
Ultra Coral Australia, the famous Australian coral business owned by master coral collector and farmer Nic Dos Santos, just showed us some pictures of a Cyphastrea coral that blew our mind! Multicolored Cyphastrea are quite a common sight. But this…
Kessil AP9X Vs. Neptune Sky – Comparing Spot and a Flat Lighting on the Euphyllia Reef
The Neptune Systems Sky LED and the Kessil AP9X are two reef aquarium light fixtures with similar power and an identical price but you can’t find two fixtures that are more different from each other in how they produce and…
Neo Therm Pro Heater Coming Soon from Cobalt Aquatics
The Neo-therm Pro is Cobalt Aquatics’ successor to their very exotic Neotherm aquarium heater design which first hit the American scene over nine years ago. We have to use that geographic qualifier because many of Cobalt’s electrical devices are Americanized…
Aqua Rocks Frag Racks Disappear in the Aquascape
Magnetic frag racks have gone from being a niche accessory for managing a few new corals, to a must have accessory for nearly all reef keepers who need someplace safe to store their frags. Frag racks have gone from being…
Monochrome Moorish Idol Forgot Its Yellow Vest!
The moorish idol is a fish so widespread, iconic and recognizable that its black, white, & yellow stripes have been an integral part of marine artwork for over a hundred years. It’s the conservative nature of how moorish idols look…
Neptune SKY LED Teardown – Make Your Own Conclusions
The Neptune Systems SKY LED light fixture has gotten a lot of attention this summer being the first reef aquarium light developed by the aquarium controller company. Now that Neptune Systems is officially a property of Bulk Reef Supply, a…
PSA: Make Sure to Inspect Your Magnets for Rust!
Magnets are a marvel of the modern world and they are integral to the aquarium hobby being found in a huge range of devices and accessories. Without the attractive field of magnets we wouldn’t have water pumps, return pumps, dosing…
Nyos Floating Fish Trap Coming Soon
The Nyos Floating Fish Trap is a new gizmo coming soon along with a whole slew of new reef gear from the German think tank behind White Corals. This ‘new’ floating fish trap from Nyos appears to be a dead…
Cirrhilabrus aquamarinus & C. chaliasi, Two Classic Fairy Wrasses Get Properly Described
Cirrhilabrus chaliasi and C. aquamarinus are two newly described species of fairy wrasses but while the names might be new, the species themselves are actually well known to saltwater aquarists. We can’t hep but feel a sense of pride that…
