By Brandon Klaus STOP taking pictures of fish in your hands! Too may times do we see hobbyists, retailers, wholesalers, and so on taking pictures of their fish in their hands and totally out of the water. While we get the practice of trying to Read more here…

By Than Thein The reefkeeping hobby today is full of colorful trade names for corals, and it appears that, for better or for worse, the trend is here to stay. Tidal Gardens has plenty of corals with goofy names, so we are the last folks Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus The Jebao brand has amassed a giant following of loyal hobbyists who just love their water pumps. They offer Tunze and VorTech like functionality but at a far more budget friendly price point. We have seen really nice new models earlier this Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Who says you need a big aquarium in order to have a thriving reef tank? It is frequently said that you need a large aquarium in order to keep a captive reef with any long-term success. While a large tank certainly has Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. Lego isn’t what I remembered them to be when I was a kid. Nowadays, there are servo motors, gear, articulating parts, and power supplies for Lego that elevate them from simple building blocks to something that Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus We have railed against big box pet stores time and time again, but occasionally, you can use one of their biggest downfall to your advantage. These big chain stores get in livestock that gets the good old corporate price. There are some Read more here…

By Jeff Kurtz I recently wrote a post about the options available to hobbyists who have unwittingly purchased a tankbuster fish. The subject of today’s post—the oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus)—could very well serve as the “poster fish” for that situation if …

By Brandon Klaus Because it’s Friday and Halloween is right around the corner, our sweet tooth is in absolute overdrive. To help indulge our snack happy side, we wanted to feature cookies from our friend, Jason Langer. The cookies were hand made and feature incredible Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. In two year’s time, Matt’s leather coral, rhodactis mushrooms, and Montipora (the three will henceforth be referred to as the triad) have stretched out to cover nearly every living surface of his 90 gallon reef. He Read more here…

By Albert B Ulrich III When saving a few dollars actually costs you money in the long run I’m not going to sugar coat this. I’m mad. Frustrated. Angry. The story actually begins as a happy story, back in the early Spring of 2013. At Read more here…