Earlier this year I was invited to speak at The Garden and Aquatic Show in Singapore. This show also featured quite a few highlights of interest for reefkeeping enthusiasts. One of those was a marine aquascaping contest. All participants started…
Gorgeous NORWEGIAN Reef by Tomas Kaumer
We recently visited Norway and had the opportunity to visit one of the most enthusiastic reef aquarists in the country, Tomas Kaumer. It was a bit surprising to enter an unassuming home tucked in the Norwegian countryside to find an…
10 of our Favorite Acropora Colonies at Top Shelf Aquatics [Video]
These are challenging times for SPS enthusiast looking for representations of larger corals that are approaching a somewhat mature size, and it gets even harder if you want to see corals in more natural, balanced daylight spectrum to bring out…
Living Coral Biobank Project Kicks off in Australia
You might have heard of a seed bank but have you ever heard of a Living Coral Biobank? A relatively new initiative by Great Barrier Reef Legacy is taking place in tropical North Queensland, Australia. Right on the doorstep to…
A Realistic Video of World Wide Coral’s Amazing Collection
One of the most challenging aspects of sharing pictures or video of blue light heavy reef tanks is trying to genuinely represent the fluorescent colors of so many different coral species. Smartphone camera sensors are particularly sensitive to the overwhelming…
How Top Shelf Aquatics Grows Their Corals [Video]
The reef aquarium hobby has experienced explosive growth in the last couple of years with demand for new and unique strains of tank grown corals going through the roof. One company that has been riding this wave is Top Shelf…
De Jong Marinelife’s New Coral Farm
Recently, Arie de Jong (founder and director of De Jong Marinelife) took me for a short tour through one of their newest facilities: their new large coral farm. Insiders might know they already have a small coral farm in their…
Be Sure to Catch the Limo Bus to Worldwide Corals during MACNA
Arguably the most memorable part of most professional conferences -aquariums or otherwise – is all the intangible moments where real, human connections tend to get made. These include the people you meet, the things you learn, especially the time spent…
Snorkeling Tavanipupu Island Resort Solomon Islands
Snorkeling Tavanipupu Island Hop a flight 30 minutes from Honiara, the capital city of the Solomon Islands, and you will find yourself at the Tavanipupu Island Resort. With natural palm leaf bamboo villas, surrounded by slender palm trees and perfectly…
Thorough Walkthrough of the World Wide Corals Farm
World Wide Corals has not only established themselves as a leader in online live coral sales and especially frags, but they are among one of the first and biggest companies that has really invested in aquaculture. Like most stores and…
