The yellow tip Acropora echinata from ACI Aquaculture is a very interesting SPS coral with a whole lotta potential. This coral was shipped to me for safekeeping right before hurricane Irma and boy has this frag developed into a very noteworthy…
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Caribbean Coral Diares: Madracis carmabi
Madracis carmabi Madracis carmabi is a master of disguise. At first glance, you could be fooled into thinking this bulbous yellow coral is M. decactis or even the branching M. formosa, but take a closer look at the septal arrangement, and you might be surprised. Madracis carmabi is most likely a hybrid taking the ten septa arrangement…
Maxspect Fragnifier Is A Unique Approach To Coral Inspection
The Maxspect Fragnifier is a cute name that also describes what this device is designed for: magnifying coral frags. Unlike the circular Portal and other accessories like it, the Fragnifier from Maxspect is actually rectangular in shape and outline and is…
Aquaforest adds two new coral foods
Aquaforest added a pair of coral foods to its lineup with the introduction of AF LPS Food and AF Growth Burst. AF LPS Food is granular food developed with your meaty polyp friends in mind. It is rich in protein…
Coral Box Quiet Pump may be a souped up Jebao
The Coral Box Quiet Pump is a relatively new line wavemaker series notes that was designed in collaboration with German engineers, but appears to be very similar in design to the Jebao pumps. The Quiet Pump or QP series, is…
Biointeractive Animates Coral Bleaching To A Molecular Level
Coral Bleaching Animation We can across this short animation on YouTube that perfectly illustrates the process of coral bleaching down to a molecular level. If you’re trying to explain coral bleaching or even teaching this concept in a science class,…
My Favorite Corals: Vintage Montipora – Green Branching Cap & Leng Sy Cap
In the annals of reef aquarium history, there are two strains which really kicked off the whole concept of ‘limited edition’ corals – the green branching cap and the Leng Sy cap. These two strains of Montipora have been grown in…
My Favorite Corals: Toxic Green Acropora florida
In the world of aquarium stony corals, the ‘Bali Green Slimer’ has been the king of green SPS for more than twenty years, since the mid nineties. This particularly tenacious strain of green Acropora yongei is so prolific that it even…
Study In Bermuda Found That Warmer Summer Water Can Speed Up Coral Growth
Bermuda A two-year study of coral growth rates in Bermuda, has shown a positive correlation between coral calcification rates and warmer summer ocean temperatures. A new paper based on research led by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the…
You’ve Never Seen Acropora Like This Before
We’ve collectively spent decades, centuries and millenia looking at our beloved SPS corals, but there’s only so much you can see in an aquarium setting with live corals. Sometimes you have to take a very specific approach to see what’s inside…
