Two thousand twelve saw a lot of great new developments in the reef and marine aquarium hobby, and we were graced with an especially good twelve months of awesome rare fish. This year saw some uber rare species become available…
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Craterastrea levis joins the newly minted family of stony corals: Coscinaraeidae
Craterastrea levis is not exactly a new coral, it was described in 1983 and it is known to exist in Egypt, Chagos and the Red Sea. Due to some superficial resemblance, Craterastrea was later synonymized with Leptoseris hawaiiensis and remained so until recently…
Friday Smorgasbord: Aquarium Sage, coral disease, why oceans matter, killer catfish and classy bettas
Takashi Amano, the master of modern planted aquarium design and a man we have much respect for, was recently featured in the Wall Street Journal. The “Sage of Aquariums” mastered the art of taking an aquarium and creating lush landscapes…
Breaking: NOAA announces the proposal to list 66 stony coral species as endangered or threatened
Just hours ago NOAA and the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) made public their intention to move forward with the proposal to list 66 species of stony corals under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). You may recall that three years…
Ocean Nutrition Coral food and marine Nano Pellet review
Besides gauging how much coral polyps react to the addition of coral foods to the aquarium water, there is not a very practical way to quantify how good these coral nutrition products perform. After all you could add a few squirts…
Jono Chang’s reef is a stunning system in New Zealand
Simply titled My SPS Reef Tank, we have don’t have a whole lot of information about Jono Chang’s reef from New Zealand, but we do know one thing for certain, this reef is stunning. Large SPS colonies with Acropora formosa…
Friday Smorgasbord: Shark family trees, undiscovered oceans, saving sea life, and Antarctic life
Great white sharks and the ancient megashark, Carcharocles megalodon, were often linked as cousins and kin of sorts. Not a big leap in imagination to link the modern terror of the sea to the 50-ft. prehistoric monster, but it seems that…
Jawbreaker mushroom anemone is the most incredible captive strain of Corallimorph
The Jawbreaker mushroom anemone is a corallimorph that has persisted as a desirable aquarium species in the American reef scene and is still highly sought after by collectors of brightly colored corals. If someone had told us 15 years ago that…
Aqua Medic Plankton Reactor throroughly tested and reviewed
Breeders and NPS keepers will want to make sure you check out AquaMedic’s Plankton and Plankton Light reactors for growing your own phytoplankton and zooplankton at home. I first came across a full page advertisement for AquaMedic’s “Plankton Reactor” almost…
SCMAS delivers another record-breaking Reef-A-Palooza
Reefapalooza is hosted by the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society and it was held at the Orange County Fair Grounds, Costa Mesa, California on October 20, through the 21. At 23,000 square feet this facility was large enough to house over…
