For the very first time, scientists have been able to view the deepest regions of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The team from the Schmidt Ocean Institute discovered five undescribed species consisting of black corals and sponges, and recorded…
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Slide-Loc Offers Versatility For Transporting and Treating Coral Frags
Slide-Loc containers caught our eye with their customizable frag rack system. The locking channel design offers versatility for transporting lots o’ little frags or spaced apart for larger more aggressive corals. Avoid plastic bags and carry your frag container for…
Could Artificial Upwelling Help Reduce Coral Stress During A Bleaching Event?
We’ve often pondered, would pumping cold water up from the deep help corals during a bleaching event? It seems we’re not the only one to ask this question, as a new study published this week tests the hypothesis. A study…
Worldwide Corals is Sharing Their Reefing Style Through Aquarium Maintenance
Worldwide Corals has been building world-class reef aquarium displays in their retail stores for over a decade, introducing a whole generation to their unique style of presenting the most colorful corals in the world. For years WWC only took on…
This Mysterious LPS Coral Has Eluded Identification
One of the things that keeps us continually fascinated by aquarium corals, and stony corals in particular, is the challenge of identifying some of the more obscure species. That’s why we were so excited to come across a very unusual…
Incredible Shipment of Solomon Island Acros land at Unique Corals
The Solomon Islands was the birthplace of many of the nicest colorful SPS corals we originally enjoyed in the boom days of reef aquarium keeping. This is what makes corals from this part of the Coral Triangle so special and…
Flowerpot Corals & Everything You Need to Know For Success
Flowerpot corals are some of the most beautiful, unique, and desirable corals for reef aquaria but their captive care is not as straightforward as typical SPS or LPS corals. Once thought to be broadly ‘impossible’ to keep, the success rate…
New “Chip” For Identifying Endangered Corals Could Aid Conservation Efforts
A newly developed genotyping “chip” allows researchers to genetically identify corals and the symbiotic algae that live within the coral’s cells. This new tool is a vital step for establishing and maintaining genetic diversity in reef restoration efforts. A paper…
Experimenting With Color Mixing in Montipora
Montipora species are beloved reef aquarium corals for a number of reasons, their range of shapes, range of colors, and more recently for their surprising ability to acquire new colors/pigments into what the hobby calls ‘grafting’. This phenomenon is more…
Artist Lisa “Seaurchin” Stevens Creates Vivid Clay Coral Sculptures
Coral frags captivate our attention with their bright vivid colors, and flowing hairy polyps, but their inspiration doesn’t stop with aquarists. Intricate coral textures, shapes, and colors also catch the attention of artist like Lisa “SeaUrchin” Stevens from the UK.…
