We’ve all heard that coral reefs are at risk of extinction due to a number of factors and exacerbated by climate change and coral bleaching. Aerial views of endless reefs of bleached corals sure does make for a poignant illustration…
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Blue Zing Birdnest is a Unique Cross of Popular Seriatopora Strains
For the past forty or so years all ‘new’ coral strains introduced to the reef aquarium hobby have only come from the wild, mostly due to the fact that successful sexual reproduction is quite rare in aquarium corals. This assessment…
Purple Non Sulfur Bacteria Now Available as a Coral Food from Hydrospace
Hydrospace is a new company offering Purple Non Sulfur Bacteria as a novel source of coral foods for our aquariums. Purple Non Sulfur Bacteria are an important part of the microbial food webs in many different environments including natural seawater…
There’s Another Situation Looming Regarding Wild Corals from Indonesia
The global reef aquarium hobby has suffered a lot of setbacks in recent years, mostly due to the interconnectedness of businesses all over the world. It started with the closure of all coral exports from Fiji, both wild and maricultured,…
We’re in Love with the Battle Brush from Battle Corals
We wouldn’t say we’re fanatical about keeping our tanks clean and about the tools to keep them that way but it’s pretty close. That’s why we were pleasantly surprised when our latest order of good classic Acropora corals from Battle…
Our Favorite Method of Feeding Frozen Coral Food
Feeding corals is one of the most important aspects of the care of all sessile invertebrates in a reef aquarium environment but it’s not as easy as dropping in some flakes or some pellets. Most coral foods are particles of…
Lower Light Corals Can Live in Shallow Water Too
There’s a wide range of corals that are considered low light species in the aquarium hobby; these include Corallimorphs, scolies, chalice corals, Leptoseris, Pectinia, and a wide swath of species generalized as LPS corals. There’s a common misconception that low…
Is a ‘Pest Free Guarantee’ Too Much to Ask for in Corals & Frags?
It’s not a stretch to say that the coral aquarium hobby is a fairly mature past time with more than a few decades of experience and refinement. After more than twenty years of intensive culture we have access to a…
Cantharellus is an Actually RARE Stony Coral
We’ve been window shopping the supply of corals for sale online for the past few weeks just to take stock of what most vendors are selling and we’ve come away with a couple thoughts. First of all, we understand the…
TMC Spices Up Coral Frag Plugs With Natureform Line
The TMC Natureform Coral Frag Plugs are a new line of coral propagation substrates which finally break the mold of basic frag plugs & discs. The Natureform Coral Frag Plugs are made from an inert material – would be nice…
