How to Move a Reef Tank and Cabinet

We reefkeepers are a fickle bunch. We achieve a thriving healthy tank full of corals and then we break the tank down so we can go bigger as we never seem to have enough. I say this from experience as…

Man pours Bleach and Vinegar into Partner’s Fish Tank

A man has been charged with Cruelty to Animals after pouring both Bleach and Vinegar into a fish tank during a domestic dispute. Police responded to a home disturbance in Warren, Ohio, to find shirtless 60-year-old Cornell Evans outside a…

How to Drill Glass Fish Tanks

Glass drilling and aquarium cutting are invaluable skills for reef keepers who want to build their own custom tanks and systems. While drilling and cutting acrylic are simpler processes, acrylic tanks are usually much more expensive. A fish-holding or coral…

Adding a New Fish to A Boisterous Saltwater Aquarium Display

We never thought we’d see that day that our YouTube channel would feature a how-to about adding a gold crown butterflyfish to a display tank that is already home to a large mature adult Tinker’s butterflyfish but here we are.…

$50,000 Italian baroque-style fish tank is coated in 24K gold

We wondered where all the hexagonal fish tanks had gone until this one popped up on our desktop just the other day. At first glance, we thought it was an antique from the Victorian era, with a price tag to…

Hands-on with the 128 Gallon Rimless Tank & Stand from Pro Clear Aquatic Systems

It’s hard to deny that the ‘saltwater fish’ aquarium hobby has almost completely transformed into the ‘coral reef’ aquarium hobby, with the majority of discussions being framed in the context of a REEF tank. This is mostly good with some…

The Mode Aquariums Retail Rack Comes to Life

It’s been a long time coming but we’ve finally got the Mode Aquariums Retail Rack System up and running at the Studio. With so many tanks, aquariums and systems planned for this space, it’s very important to build everyone of…

Fisheye view of my saltwater fish only aquarium

Ask anyone in this hobby about me, and nearly all will tell you that I range from an insatiable coral junkie to a laid back coral connoisseur. One little known secret is that while I hardly keep any fish in my…

I am still in love with my fish only tank

I’ve got a little secret, unbeknownst to the general public; I, Jake Adams the coral junky, have a Fish-Only aquarium. This fish tank was the second aquarium I set up after college and it has persisted as one of my…

Fix all your fish tank and reef aquarium problems with 95% water changes*

Having worked the retail marine LFS beat for many moons, we’ve seen countless people come in to the shop, day in day out, trying to get their water parameters right or worse, trying to figure out what the problem is.…