Glass drilling and aquarium cutting are invaluable skills for reef keepers who want to build their own custom tanks and systems. While drilling and cutting acrylic are simpler processes, acrylic tanks are usually much more expensive. A fish-holding or coral…
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Old and New Reef Tank Pests
It seems that when we take two steps forward we often have to take one step back. Such is the case with the success we have had in the hobby. In the early days of the hobby, we were preoccupied…
How to Aquascape with Reef Cement
Every day is reef tank day for me, but on Sundays, I take the day off from writing and have the opportunity to execute some of my bigger plans. The 200-liter shallow soft coral lagoon is doing great. So great…
Watch Reef Therapy Episode #66
Remy, Mark, and Raj have assembled once again for the latest episode of the Reef Therapy podcast. They are equipped with beer, industry news, anecdote, advice, and many recollections of the old days of reefkeeping, as well as an update…
Rainbow Sea Slug found in British Rock Pool
A pretty little nudibranch has been found by a rock-pooling guide in Falmouth in Cornwall, UK. The temperate waters around the Cornish coast are naturally rich in invertebrates but this rare find, Babakina anadoni, is normally native to the warmer…
LFS Fire Safety – Retailers urged to check Insurance Policies
We’ve had the dubious honor of reporting on two aquarium store fires lately, and have since found out about two more. Two weeks ago we reported on a fire at Gateway Aquatics in St Louis, and only this week new…
The Ten Most Annoying Things About Reefkeeping
Sometimes reefing can really get on our nerves! Here are just ten of the things we really hate about our hobby right now. When fish jump out Unfortunately, we’ve all been here, whether it’s a newly purchased tank-bred clownfish, a…
Why Flow is So Critical in a Reef Aquarium
If you shut off your skimmer for a day or two there is usually no problem. I have also shut off all my lights for four days to kill algae and again there was no issue with the corals. But…
Ocean Census seeks to find 100,000 New Marine Species in the next 10 years
The largest program in history to discover life in our ocean has been unveiled with the ambitious target of finding at least 100,000 new marine species in the first decade. The number of species we currently know of stands at…
How To Get Rid Of Vermetid Snails
In the early days of the hobby when we were just happy keeping anything alive, our next greatest joy was when we got something to reproduce. It could have been Caulerpa, Aiptasia, and then finally something like Xenia. Regardless of…
