Chrysiptera uswanasi, the Newest Species of Damselfish from Papua

Chrysiptera uswanasi is yet another new species of damselfish from the island of Papua, Indonesia. Uswana’s damselfish is the seventh member of the very similar looking cluster of species in the C. oxycephala complex.  Other recently described damselfish from the…

Friday Smorgasbord: HSP20 edition

We’re back for our pre-Thanksgiving installment of our Friday Smorgasbord. We’re almost done with the year and settling in for winter weather and the rush of holidays (hard to believe!). Without further ado, on with the Smorgs! Finally! Some Good…

Top 7 Aquarium Heaters for Your Reef Aquarium

The winter chill is in the air and is a good time to ensure our coral and fish are nice and toasty warm. With warmth on our minds, I thought it might be a good idea to take a crack…

Kessil A360X Review: Taking a Raw Look at The Hardware

Kessil is without question the undisputed leader in LED spotlighting for home aquariums both fresh and salt, with a variety of models from the minute A80 to the Jumbo A2000. No doubt one of the most popular models for Kessil…

First Wild Masked Angelfish Collected in Five Years Comes to U.S.

The masked angelfish from Hawaii is one of the most desirable and beautiful fish for aquariums. Despite its ghostly white appearance, the bluish face of the female and orange outline of the males is about as angelic as an angelfish…

Anatomy of a Mature & Successful Five Year Old Reef Tank

Keeping a reef aquarium going to a successful point six months or even one year down the road is a real achievement which comes with plenty of unexpected challenges. So imagine the long winding road that fellow reef builder Marc…

Eco Fleece Dreambox is the Highest Capacity Auto Filter Roll to date

The Eco Fleece Dreambox is Royal Exclusiv’s first standalone auto filter roll which we first sighted at InterZoo earlier this year and which has just appeared for sale on their website. Royal Exclusiv’s first foray into the Auto Filter Roll space…

A Selection of Micromussa lordhowensis from ‘Asia’

Lord corals are some of the reef aquarium hobby’s favorite group of LPS for many very good reasons; they are colorful, have crazy patterns, they are hardy, they grow well, and they are very responsive to aquarium conditions and will…

Cyano being tapped as alternitive energy source

Cyanbacteria is the bane of many reefers and at some point most of us have run into the dreaded “red slime“. But cyanobacteria also has the potential to be used in the future to provide an alternative source of electricity…

Aqamai KPM Pump Review: Wireless Control with Tons of Value

The Aqamai KPM is the newest and larger model of Hydor’s wirelessly controllable brand of water pumps. We already love the teeny tiny feature set of the Aqamai KPS which is the smallest controllable propeller pump for the aquarium hobby,…