Gramma brasiliensis Builds Nests Like a Bird

The royal gramma is one of our all-time favorite reef fish and it is one of the most common reef fish in the saltwater aquarium hobby. The royal gramma is found throughout the greater Caribbean but to the south lives…

Top 10 Reef Builders Stories of 2018

In the latest recap of last year’s best including angelfish, new species, new products etc. we revisit the top ten stories that you guys loved the most. As is customary, you all really love learning how to make your reef…

Top 10 New Products of 2018

There’s never been a better time to be a reef aquarist than right now as all the gear is getting better, smarter, more efficient and dare we say a whole lot more fun! This constant wave of new reef aquarium…

Top 10 Angelfish Stories of 2018

It’s no secret that we are big fans of saltwater angelfish and we’re not the only ones, Angelfish are beautiful and diverse in their size and colors when they are normally colored, but the aberrations, rare species and variety of…

HydroFill Ti ATO Reservoir Now in a New 15 Gallon Size

Compensating for evaporation of aquarium water is one of the more important aspects to maintaining proper reef aquarium salinity. The reef hobby has experienced an explosion of ATO solutions from a number of companies but the reservoir to supply this…

Never Before Seen Damselfish Collected in Madagascar by Blue Ocean SARL

When new species of damselfish or small gobies are described, sometimes the differences can be so minute that you really have to analyze the fish in question. This new mostly white damselfish is so wildly different in appearance that there’s…

ReefStock Denver 2019 Hotel Booking Now Available
Official ReefStock Event Sponsors   Join Us For ReefStock! ReefStock is an annual tradition that has been energizing the local marine and reef aquarium community of central Colorado since 2008. We are excited to welcome everyone to ReefStock Denver 2019 hosted…
Lipogramma idabeli, a Gorgeous New Species of Deepwater Basslet

Lipogramma idabeli is a gorgeous and unexpected new species of basslet recently described from Honduras. Like similar species of Lipogramma, L. idabelli was collected at the abyssal depths of 125 to 150 meters, or between 410 to 492 feet deep.  Lipogramma idabeli is…

Tunze EcoChic 8831 Refugium LED

Specially designed LED lights for refugiums have been becoming more common in the reef aquarium hobby lately and the EcoChic 8831 from Tunze is the latest entry. This sleek nano size LED is small, sleek & waterproof so you can…

Unlock the Secrets of Light with the WaveGo Portable Spectrometer

It’s not a stretch to say that over the last five years reef aquarium lighting has gotten very sophisticated; multicolor, multi-spectrum with multichannel control and very specific wavelength emission peaks of exotic colors like UV, deep red etc. Meanwhile, the only…