The Reef Builders’ Big ICP Test Review, by Sanjay Joshi

Initially introduced to the hobby market by Triton, ICP tests have been around for several years now and have become a staple in the hobby. The allure of these tests has been the relatively cheap ability to get a reading of…

Paletta on Protein Skimming

Through the years I have seen marine aquarium filtration go from under gravel filters through canister filters and then trickle filters, all producing various levels of success. But the only filtration method that truly changed filtration was when the hobby…

A Day in the Life of a Coral Farmer

Going out for a drink and meeting people who ask what you do for a living is always amusing when you tell them you farm corals. It’s not often you can delve into the inner workings, hardships, and triumphs of…

Today is World Aquarium Day 2023

February 20, 2023, is World Aquarium Day, an initiative created by world-renowned aquascaper Oliver Knott to celebrate and honor “the best hobby in the World.” We’re biased but we’d be inclined to agree with Oliver, so today we encourage you…

Are Goni gardens the next big thing from Indonesia?

When you see three coral suppliers all showing off the same thing in the same week it’s safe to say they are about to trend in the hobby. That has been the case this week for Goniopora gardens from Indonesia,…

Biological filter media is back – here’s how to use it

The reintroduction of biological filter media has been one of the most significant changes in reefkeeping in the last 10 years. For decades, the Berlin Method taught us to ditch “traditional” aquarium filtration methods and instead rely on the microbial…

Save up to 30% at Premium Aquatics Black Friday Sale

Black Friday is the biggest day in any reefer’s calendar but Premium Aquatics has knocked it out of the park with over 30 huge reductions on major equipment and supplement brands as well as 20% off everything else, in their…

Join us for ReefStock Australia in Less than Four Weeks!

We’re less than a month away from hosting ReefStock Australia for the first time since 2019 and the anticipation has been building up for literally a thousand days. On August 6 & 7th the biggest reef aquarium conference in Australia…

The Reef Tank of Juan Gabriel Grajales

Besides sexual reproduction, the pinnacle of reef keeping is and has always been a display tank full of tank-grown stony corals and Juan Gabriel Grajales’ reef tank is a shining example thereof. We’ve seen a lot of reef aquarium displays…

Bali Aquarium Becomes the first Licensed Ex-Situ Coral Farm in Indo

Over 20 years after becoming the first in-situ (Ocean Farm), licensed coral farm in Indonesia, Bali Aquarium has done it again, becoming the first ex-situ (inland) licensed coral farm in Indonesia to obtain export quota for these corals. It’s been…