AEFW X is a new coral treatment from Fauna Marin that is designed to stop the spread of the dreaded Acropora Eating Flatworm (AEFW). This very simple life form has been wreaking havoc on aquarium Acropora for over 15 years…
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Observations on Dry Rock Aquascaping
Throughout my years in the marine aquarium hobby, I’ve typically aquascaped my systems using cured live rock from Fiji. However, when setting up my 125-gallon tank in our new home about a year and a half ago, I wanted to…
Bali Aquarium Pushes Mariculture to the Next Level
20 years ago, Bali Aquarium was the first company to start commercial mariculture in Indonesia and 3 years ago, it created its own reef restoration and reef education program, called Ocean Gardener (www.oceangardener.org). Since then, they have put the tremendous…
Dive Into A Virtual Ocean with Google Earth
After more than a month on dry land, our itch for diving is growing day by day. And with most of our diving plans called off for the foreseeable future, we’re doing everything we can to say connected to the…
Montipora Eating Nudibranch Finally Have a Name: Phestilla subodiosus
Of all the corals pests that reef aquarists have to deal with, prevent, and remove, Montipora eating nudibranch is one of the most egregious and damaging. The reefing community has been trying to find a ‘final solution’ to eradicate these…
Why I’m Second-Guessing Strictly Observational Quarantine
For most of my years as a saltwater aquarium hobbyist, I’ve made a point of quarantining all new fish before introducing them to my main system. By and large, my approach to the quarantine process has been observational—that is, watching…
This is What Healthy Quarantined & Conditioned Fish Look Like [Video]
Several weeks ago we received a truly epic shipment of fish from RVS Fishworld and Coast Tropicals. The unboxing of these awesome fish, and my live reaction at this overwhelming bounty was captured on video in which I shared my shock…
Is This a NEW Acro Eating Flatworm?
Coral pests are never fun, especially the type that are hard to remove with a simple dip. But undesirable parasites are even scarier and coral life-threatening when we don’t even know what we’re dealing with, as is the case with…
New Variety of Dragon Fruit Acro from the Great Barrier Reef
While diving out the incredibly reach inner reefs of Southern Great Barrier Reef with Nic from Ultra Coral Australia, we found yet another insane piece of Acro… The crazy thing with this Dragon Fruit Acro, is that it harbors the…
Zetlight QMaven 2 has No Fan, Better Lenses, and is Waterproof!
The Zetlight QMaven 2 is a second generation reef aquarium light fixture from the company that delivered unique lighting concepts such as the UFO LED. More than most manufacturers Zetlight has focused on engineering unique features into reef aquarium lights…
