A new publication in Nature brings a very interesting insight into the current evolution of coral reefs. In this new publication, scientists describe teturning to a location on the Great Barrier Reef, where, 91 years earlier, the pioneering GBR expedition…
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We Really Do Miss the Soft Corals from Fiji
Soft Corals are such an important part of wild coral reefs but as with most corals that aren’t radioactive, they are massively underrepresented in the reef aquarium hobby. We’re not talking about zoanthids, or shrooms, start polyps or any of…
Coral Composter by Liquid Oasis is like a Diet Calcium Reactor
The ‘Coral Composter’ is a terrible name for an otherwise interesting concept product recently introduced by talented craftsmen at Liquid Oasis. First shown off at ReefStock Australia in late summer, the Coral Composter straddles the line between being a real calcium…
ReefStock 2019 Presentation: Corals of Australia by Vincent Chalias
After years of running ReefStock in America, our second ever ReefStock in Australia was totally over the top in terms of a quality reefing experience. This is especially true of our speakers who presented on various topics and kicking off…
Aquariums are Saving the Last Florida Pillar Corals
A team of Scientist and Aquarist from the Florida Aquarium, last month broke the news for spawning in captivity for the first time, the last remaining live colonies of Pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) known from Florida state waters. Aquarium Industry…
Two New Species of Coral Banded Shrimp Relatives
Coral Banded Shrimp are some of the most common and great species of reef shrimp that you can put in a saltwater or reef aquarium. The most common species, the red & white Stenopus hispidus will be instantly recognizable to…
Some Totally Hot Orange & Yellow Tip Elegance Corals
Interest in large polyp stony corals with super flowy tentacles has catapulted the Euphyllia corals to hyper popularity in recent years. The very fast growing and diverse torch corals are king of this trend but elegance corals are not far…
All the HOT Corals Were at ReefStock Australia This Year
The two biggest reef shows of the summer, ReefStock Australia and MACNA, have come and gone and while we’re almost caught up on all the products from MACNA, we still have a lot to tell you about ReefStock Australia. Although this…
Porites farasani & P. hadramauti, Two New Stony Coral Species
Porites farasani & P. hadramauti are two new species of small polyp stony corals recently described from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. These two new Porites species were recognized as novel for having a very different growth form,…
Dive Munda Solomon Islands Has A Coral Nursery!
Munda Solomon Islands A few years ago I met Belinda, one of the owners of Dive Munda, and we quickly became friends. After chatting for a while about scuba diving, the Solomon Islands, and yes you guessed it CORALS, Belinda…
