It's no secret among my reefing peers that I'm a Euphyllia nut. I just love them. The variety of colors, the movement, fairly quick growth... what's not to love! So yesterday when I stopped by Cherry Corals it was no surprise that they led me straight to check out...
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Monday Archives: Outdoor Mangrove Refugium
Most reefers have heard of Spectrum fish food, made by New Life International, Inc. Seasoned reefers may know that the founder and owner is Pablo Tepoot. Pablo has been keeping fish since well before I was born, working with freshies and salties. Back in the '90s I...
Monday Archives: The Value of a Fish
It's a fish eat fish world out there. Wild fishes face daunting lives in nature; everything in the ocean either wants to eat you or outcompete you for territory or mates. Collection for the aquarium is only the beginning of a hectic and stressful time in their lives....
Hawaii SB1240 Could Devastate Fishery
As some of you may know, there has been a big pushback on the collection of fishes from Hawaii for many years now. Legislation has been written to fully close down the Hawaii fishery (meaning no more Hawaiin fish collection), greatly limit the Hawaiian fishery, and...
Coral Buying Guide for Beginners
By Austin Lefevre You're considering getting into the reef keeping hobby. You've done your due diligence in selecting an appropriately size aquarium with equipment to keep animals thriving. You've selected the color of your stand and perhaps a matching canopy. You've...
Reefs Exclusive: Coralvue Details the KH Guardian
Earlier this year we shared a DIY Alkalinity Monitor created by David Cheng. Since then we have been keeping a close eye on this unit, along with other similar devices for monitoring alkalinity. Fast forward to today and we now have a production model of David Cheng's...
Stability Promotes Success
By Austin Lefevre Most questions surrounding coral husbandry are in regard to ideal reef parameters. When dealing with parameters in our reef aquaria one notion holds true across all coral species:Â stability promotes success. Infamous reefer Greg Carrol even used this...
RO/DI Trade Secrets
These tips aren't secret, but it's come to my attention that some of the larger retailers in our industry don't talk about a few simple things that can greatly extend your filter life reducing costs long term. Many retailers offer standard four stage systems with...
Aquacultured Yellow Tangs have hit Wholesalers
The captive bred Zebrasoma flavescens we've all been ogling over from the Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University have hit wholesalers Quality Marine and Segrest Farms. The initial shipments of 300-400 fish are almost all spoken for, heading to new homes at...
Reefer Surprised by Massive Eunice Worm
We all know the inherent risks that come with using live rock. Sometimes we'll even be gifted hitchhikers on new coral. One of the most undesirable pests has to be a giant worm from the Eunice genus, commonly labeled a 'Bobbit worm'. Some of these worms can grow to...