On a recent trip to Denver for some upgrades at the Reef Builders Studio, Salem and I embarked on a very important side quest. We had heard rumors of a legendary hobbyist with a shed filled with fish, coral, and…
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How a Cooling Fan Can Save Your Tank from Overheating
If you’re new to reefing there’s so much to learn about keeping corals alive, but one of the fundamentals – more important even than KH and phosphate, more important even than light and flow, is temperature. It’s not the cold…
An Interview with a Coral Nursery Technician from the Bahamas
While staying on Cat Island in the Bahamas one day my family and I went to eat at the Greenwood Resort. Not only did it have a spectacular view and food but the people were all very warm and welcoming.…
The Tale of the Purple Monster and the Land of Gold
Recently I gave a talk at a UK reefing show, where I gave my (British,) take on the American reefing scene. One of the many aspects I admire the most is the legacy corals, their sharing throughout the community, and…
Fiji’s Undescribed Stonogobiops Shrimpgoby
The year is 1977. Star Wars is a box office sensation, Billy Joel is topping the charts with his multi-platinum album The Stranger, and the King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley, is found dead in his Graceland bathroom, but…
Biota Breeds Blackcap Basslets – We Interview the Breeder
When Biota announced that they had successfully bred the Blackcap basslet, Gramma melacara, we were keen to find out more. Larviculture specialist Todd Gardner filled us in with all the details: Can you keep Blackcap basslets in pairs or groups…
How to Set Up a Quarantine Tank for Saltwater Fish
No matter if you’re brand new to the reefkeeping hobby, or have forty years of experience under your belt, you need to quarantine every new saltwater fish you purchase, and you need a separate quarantine tank. Remy went to the…
Golden Reef Solomon Islands FINDS PAIR of Aberrant Bicolor Angelfish
Golden Reef Solomon Islands L.T.D has collected not one but two aberrant Bicolor angelfish, and what’s more, they’re a pair! Bicolor angelfish, Centropyge bicolor, are widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to the Samoan and Phoenix Islands, north to…
The Secret Nazi History of the Lyretail Anthias
In recent years, we’ve seen the classification of Pseudanthias slowly get whittled down in the light of molecular and morphological revisions. This has resulted in the expansion of Nemanthias from 1 to 6 species, the recognition of Mirolabrichthys as a…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio 4-part based on calcium consumption, we were keen to try it out for ourselves and get it set up on the Reefer Peninsula display tank…
