So Many Tanks…So Many Possibilities…
When you’re considering your first reef aquarium, one of the things you probably need to give more thought to is…your aquarium! And now, more than ever, there are multiple options. For your first reef tank, a realistic option might be…
So, you’re ready to set up your first reef tank!

So, you’re ready to set up your first reef tank! You’ve seen all the cool pictures, read all of the tank build threads on the popular forums, and drooled over all of the awesome corals that are available…Yeah, you’re really…

Captive Bred Mandarins Return…But Only for a Moment

After Scott Fellman’s well-written rant surrounding the explanation and loss of ORA Mandarin Dragonet production, the collective breeding world pretty much wrote off seeing captive-bred Synchiropus spp. for the foreseeable future. I echoed Fellman’s sentiments recently in my own story…

Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado hosting ‘Reef Ed’ this weekend

The Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado is hosting a Reef Ed event with two speakers and plenty of vendors to get your reefing fix this weekend. On Saturday, June 22, join the MASC team welcome both Scott Fellman and our…

Unique Corals launches website, stocked to the brim with PNG Eco-Labeled fish

  Run by well known names in the industry Scott Fellman and Joe Caparatta Unique Corals is a very interesting company, especially considering they have exclusive PNG distribution rights in the United States. A few glances at the website make…

uniquecorals “Sneak Pique” tomorrow offers SoCal reefers first glimpse into new facility

  uniquecorals will be holding its “Sneak Pique” event on Saturday, July 21, to show the new company’s Van Nuys, CA, facility to the public. Open from 10 am to 4 pm, the one-day event is described as, “The chance…

PNG fish return to the US with unprecedented level of accountability

Sustainably collected fish and inverts from Papua New Guinea (PNG) have arrived on US shores once more.  Despite what you may have read elsewhere, the official information continues to suggest that there had not been a single shipment from PNG…

Really getting to know your fishes

If you ask a bunch of reefers what got them into the hobby in the first place, you’re bound to get a lot of different answers: Many will tell you that it was the sheer beauty, or for the challenge…

A Paradigm Shift for the “Postmodern Era” of Reef Keeping

An old expression goes, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” In my humble opinion, that expression does NOT apply to our hobby anymore. Sure the fine art of reefkeeping has stayed basically the same as it…

The Foul Stench of Smack…Fellman Strikes Back!!!

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither…