Korallen & Meer 265 Gallon Reef Tank

This 265 gallon reef tank by Martin at Korallen & Meer is exploding with coral and too good not to share. We love the huge colonies of SPS corals at the top of the tank which are just about ready…

Survival of the Fittest of Aquarium Corals

To paraphrase what Charles Darwin wrote approximately 150 years ago, survival of the fittest is the process of natural selection that allows living things to have the greatest likelihood for producing successful copies of itself in the future.  So I’m guessing…

Masanao Shibuya’s SPS reef tank is bordering on perfection

Attention to details is what can make the difference between a nice reef tank, and a great reef tank. In this exquisite example of a reef display by Masanao Shibuya, no detail has been left to chance to create a…

Kessil A160we LED spotlight review: the best gets even better

When it comes to LED spotlights for our aquariums, there’s basically Kessil, and everybody else. Where nearly all other manufacturers have focused their efforts on building essentially the same tablet-shaped fixture with varying colors and intensities of diodes and a…

Zia Reefer’s gorgonian and soft coral tank is truly one of a kind

The reef aquarium world seems to be so oversaturated with stony coral madness, besides zoanthid polyps and ricordea, the soft coral truly don’t get their fair share of the spotlight. That is why Zia’s soft coral paradise of gorgonians and…

Sanjay Joshi’s amazing reef tank is equal parts rare fish and juicy corals

Dr. Sanjay Joshi’s incredible reef tank is a Smörgåsbord of goodies ranging from amazingly matured and colorful SPS corals, to an incredible collection of exotic reef fish. You may recognize the Joculator angelfish from the classic spawning footage of the pair, and indeed,…

Awesome dancing nano reef is a masterpiece of common reef life

The dancing 25 gallon nano reef has a lot going for it; a vortech pump, LED lighting, great looking common marine animals, moderate use of live rock and an overall look which is greater than the sum of its parts.…

Sander’s reef is quite a beast at almost 11 feet

The video of Sander’s reef aquarium pretty much speaks for itself; this is one long and awesome tank.  The tank measures 130x24x18”  for a volume of around 235 gallons and is lit by two 8 x 80 watt ATI fixtures.  The T5 fluorescent…

Julian Sprung’s home reef tank is an inspired peninsula reef with minimal live rock

When we first laid eyes on the home reef aquarium of Julian Sprung, we didn’t quite know what to make of it since it is quite unlike the conventional reefscape. Thanksfully, we had he opportunity to check out the reef…