Acropora plumosa Have you ever heard of Acropora plumosa, the glorious coral that sprouts wings? The unique beauty and distinguishing traits of this corals are only realized once it reaches a mature adult size, and even if you’ve spotted this…
Colossal Coral Colonies Found In Halmahera Indonesia
Colossal Coral Colonies Unless you have a 1000+ gallon aquarium and are growing a single species of coral it’s unlikely you would have seen corals get anywhere near this size. Even for wild colonies, the corals in Halmahera are left…
Halmahera Indonesia Is The Center Of Coral Diversity
Halmahera Indonesia We’ve just spent a week diving in the northern province of Maluku Indonesia around the island of Halmahera, and to say we found the coral reef of our dreams is an understatement. Now we are excited to share…
Polyp Lab Indonesia Coral Spotting Expedition – Halmahera and Sulawesi
We’re back from an incredible coral spotting expedition in Halmahera Indonesia, where we visited shallow sunlit coral reefs, sunken volcanos, and extensive underwater ridges! We want to give a big thanks to Polyp Lab for supporting this trip. Now, get…
Feeding WILD Corals on the Reefs of Papua New Guinea
It cannot be overstated enough that in addition to providing a good physical and chemical environment for our corals, the most important thing we can do to keep healthy corals is properly feeding them. When diving a wild coral reef…
Catch It Early! PolypLab Launches Marine Ich Awareness Campaign
Marine Ich is undeniably one of the most deadly marine aquarium diseases our tropical saltwater fish have to face in captivity. It’s a big deal not because it’s particularly lethal, but because there’s simply so much misinformation about this ubiquitous…
Reef Primer, a new coral dip from Polyp Lab
Polyp Lab has a new coral dip called Reef Primer which is billed as being “premium” at treating all kinds of undesirables for the coral aquarium. Reef Primer is a blend of various salts which are said to be effective…
PolypLab reveals the amino and fatty acids profile for Polyp Booster
Polyp Booster is among so many products available to the marine aquarist that claims to feed corals, and/or elicit a feeding response, but do we really know what is inside this stuff besides some obvious shrimp or fish meal? With…
AI Hydra 52, AI Director, Deltec, and Polyp Lab’s new prototype products launches at ReefDepot’s open house
The much awaited Hydra fifty two and Director from Aqua Illumination has finally launched in Asia, debuting in the Singapore reef scene via Reef Depot. RD’s open house and AI launch event last weekend delivered the much awaited LED fixtures,…
Epic time lapse video shows corals ravenously eating Polyp Booster
Polyp Lab made this video to demonstrate the feeding response of coral polyps to their new Polyp Booster food, but we like it because it’s simply well made. Several coral specimens from very broad groups are equally represented in this…
