Once the live rock has been cured and cycled one of the most fun aspects, at least to me, of setting up a new reef tank has finally arrived. Aquascaping a tank, that is designing and positioning the live rock…
The History and Evolution of Live Rock
When Georg Smit and Alf Nilsen introduced live rock to American hobbyists in the 1980’s the keeping of saltwater animals changed forever. Up until this time, undergravel filters were the main means for biological filtration and most tanks were decorated…
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…
How to get Reef Aquascaping Right First Time
Because of sites like Instagram, aquascaping is everything these days, and if you want to create a great saltwater aquascape you have to start with great-looking materials. Gone are the days of sloping rock walls with corals displayed like fruits…
Aquascaping adventures with Tropic Eden Morocca rock
We’ve spent a lot of time aquascaping lately, using everything from rocks to plates to branches, white rock, purple rock, dead rock, ceramic rock, and everything in between. The aim with every aquascape we’ve created was to make minimum contact…
Getting to grips with reef cement
We’ve been out aquascaping this week and have created a dry reef scape in a 7x2x2′ hole-in-the-wall tank. The owner of the seven-footer wanted four stand-alone bombies that would allow good all round water flow and be viewable from both…
Rescaping the Nano Reef With New Torch Corals [Video]
The Red Sea Max Nano aquarium that we set up in one day and then untouched for a year has been one of our funnest concepts we’ve shared on video. While we thoroughly enjoyed demonstrating what is possible with the most…
This Challenging Aquascape Turned out Awesome!
Earlier this year in February we attempted to share with you what was supposed to be a simple video about how to move a reef tank. This 15 year old acrylic aquarium setup really sparked our imagination with its older fish,…
Ultum Nature extends with a new tall aquarium range
Aquascaping brand Ultum Nature makes some of the most beautiful low iron aquariums in the world, with 45-degree mitered corners, the cleanest, clearest glass, and minimal silicone. This summer they have expanded their aquarium range to include tall versions of…
Jurassic Reef Rock is a new dry rock from Aquadeco
Aquadeco has released a new reef aquascaping rock called Jurassic Reef Rock. The hobby is enjoying a plethora of rock releases, both mined and man-made, and this one from Andreas Meyer looks pleasantly different. It’s a textured, brown/orange base color…
