If you wanted to recreate the light field of the sun over aquarium fish, corals or even plants you’d want to have a light source coming from as many directions as possible. This form of distributed lighting is especially important…
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Invasive Sansibia & Clavularia Discovered Growing off Brazil Coast
Sansibia and Clavularia are two genera of soft octocorals that are well known in the aquarium hobby, one for being a pest and the other for sometimes being a colorful aquarium coral. Reef aquarists are well aware of how fast…
AEFW X is Fauna Marin’s New Hot Sauce for Acropora Flatworms
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…
The Best Dry Rock For Aquascaping Saltwater Aquariums – Reef Builders Gear Guide
Aquascaping is an art form with a function that goes well beyond aesthetics. A beautiful saltwater reef scape starts with well-designed rocks arranged in just the right way to allow for optimal circulation and aesthetically pleasing features like overhangs, caves,…
Top 10 Benefits of Keeping Mollies in a Saltwater Tank
Saltwater mollies are one of the least celebrated fish that aquarists can keep in a saltwater tank and this is very unfortunate. Of course all the new salt hobbyists are drawn to the hyper bright colors of saltwater fish compared…
What Should You Add First To A New Saltwater Reef Tank
Adding your first tank inhabitants is fun and exhilarating. But, it’s important to add the right creatures at the right time to ensure their survival and the health of your newly established reef tank. Start With A Clean Up Crew…
Is This the Dinoflagellate Treatment We’ve all been Hoping for?
Being a reef aquarists, means dealing with nuisance algae, parasites, and other pests… Cyanobacteria, AEFW, Red Bugs, and who here remembers that pink cotton candy algae (Callithamnion)? But dinoflagellates are usually just a pit stop in the succession of algae…
Two Month Update on the One-Day Nano Reef Tank Build [Video]
It’s never been easier to set up a reef tank and this is precisely what we set out to demonstrate in our recent build of starter nano reef tank. In less than 24 hours we took a Red Sea Max…
Spectra SP200 Review: A Unique Way to Control Reef Aquarium Spectrum
The Spectra SP200 is an interesting and ambitious new reef aquarium light that was built from a whole different type of desire and requirement. The sleek actively cooled fixture shares the same basic structural design as we’ve seen from many…
Snorkeling Mbigo Mbigo Reef With Dive Munda Solomon Islands
Mbigo Mbigo Snorkeling Solomon Islands From the moment our head slipped beneath the waves, we knew we made the right choice to snorkel Mbigo Mbigo. Skip the scuba tank and instead experience Mbigo Mbigo from the surface! The scale of…
