By Brandon Klaus We have seen plenty of exorbitantly priced corals in our day, especially having lived through the Reef Farmers naming craze that led us into the 21st century and the Aussie Acan trend that continued on well into the 2000’s. In today’s aquarium Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus The hobby has progressed technologically by leaps and bounds over the past few decades. Despite that, older technology still persists in our reef and fish only systems even to this day. The reasons for this are two fold. On one hand, you Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. “Table” aquariums aren’t anything new. There are many coffee table aquariums on the market today. And then there is this opulent kitchen cabinet aquarium. A couple patented design elements make the Bird’s Eye Aquarium unique. …

By Jeff Kurtz When we consider the term “acclimation” as it relates to marine aquarium fish, we usually think of the relatively brief period during which—with the hobbyist’s help—they gradually adjust to the temperature, pH, and other water parameters in a new system. …

By Brandon Klaus Here’s a lovely piece of eye candy to help get you through the day. It’s one fantastic plate coral, and it was posted in the Exclusive Corals page over on Reef2Reef. Sadly, this coral has already been sold to someone on the Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. The “stars” of each frame are labelled in the video for your convenience. Some identification (or their spelling) are incorrect, but we aren’t complaining. We get to see shots of many Red Sea endemics such as Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus When battling algae problems, the key is to be consistent. If you let up on your treatment, whether it be aggressive water changes or elevated magnesium or whatever, then it only lets the algae re-establish itself. If this happens, the issue will Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Here’s something a bit ironic, and comical I suppose. A pair of Greenpeace workers were diving in the Bering Sea in a dual person submarine when they were attacked by a pair of Humbolt squid. While the attack was really nothing more Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus If you’re looking for an attractive way to mount a light fixture over your aquarium but don’t like the options currently available, try making your own. We often see hobbyists taking matters into their own hands when there isn’t a suitable commercial Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. We can tell the live photos published in Zootaxa really don’t show A.ortegai in all its potential glory. The male in particular is guaranteed to be much more of a show stopper when it flairs its Read more here…