This past 2019 was a fruitful year of new saltwater and reef fish species, introducing fish lovers to a whole host of new species. More so than other years we were treated to a nice variety of new official descriptions…
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ReefStock Denver 2020 Is Just Over 2 Months Away!
We can’t believe ReefStock 2020 is just around the corner! In just over two month we will be welcoming vendors and attendees from around the country to attend our annual reefing event in Denver Colorado. Take note, ReefStock 2020 has…
Can You Believe this Gem Tang Survived?
Several weeks ago we peered into one of our reef tanks to notice that something was not quite right with one of our gem tangs. The medium sized Zebrasoma gemmatum specimen had been in our care for the better part of…
Apolemichthys guezei, the ‘Bigfoot’ of Rare Fish Photographed in Reunion
Something happened last week in the depths of the Western Indian Ocean, off the remote French outlying territory of the Island of Reunion that rare fish collectors will never forget. Patrick Plantard, a ‘reef guy’ and friend to many of…
200 EXT and 200 INT Will be Innovative Marine’s Biggest Tanks to date
The Nuvo 200 EXT and INT are two new all glass aquarium models from Innovative Marine which represent their largest tank offerings to date. It certainly shows a degree of confidence on IM’s part in the power and popularity of…
The BEST Photos and Articles of Vincent Chalias
Over the last twenty years, and even more so the last decade, the contributions of Vincent Chalias to the global reef aquarium hobby, industry and community have been incalculable. As one of the first pioneers of coral farming in Indonesia,…
How to Setup a Reef Tank Part 5: Adding Fish and Short Term Maintenance
We are coming into the last, ‘major’ installment in our how to setup a reef tank series wherein we discuss adding fish, what cycling actually means, and the short and medium term maintenance of caring for a new reef tank.…
Reef Tank Technology Eco Systems are heating up
As technology has advanced in the past ten years with our reef tanks – so have the options available to reef aquarists and the corresponding supporting technology ecosystems. These new reef tank ecosystems give advantages and disadvantages to saltwater aquarists…
Aquarium Grown Palauastrea has Really Blossomed
Palauastrea is one of the least known SPS coral that is not just rare in the aquarium hobby, but pretty much all but unknown. P. ramosa is in the family Astrocoeniidae which includes some familiar aquarium corals including Pocillopora and Seriatopora and…
How to Setup a Mini Reef Aquarium – Part 3: Making Saltwater, Salinity, and Temperature
If you’ve been reading this website for any length of time, there’s probably not much that we need to tell you about how to mix seawater for a mini reef aquarium or saltwater fish tank. There’s countless how-tos on mixing…
