Last week we took a look at some wonderful maricultured mini-colonies of various Euphyllia species. Today we get a sneak peak into the most popular maricultured genus, Acropora. To produce the most colorful specimens of maricultured Acropora divers take fragments of...
One of my favorite pastimes [besides diving] is perusing through the never-ending pictures of reefs in nature. It's hard to believe where some of our favorite corals grow, often in vastly different environments than what we create in our glass boxes. Over the past...
Renown fish breeder Karen Brittain, who made waves last year revealing a slew of captive bred Genicanthus personatus at MACNA 2014, recently had a larval run with Apolemichthys arcuatus, the Bandit angelfish. Considering A. arcuatus is my favorite fish, I was watching...
The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) is the largest marine aquarium conference in the world. The gathering brings livestock vendors, equipment manufacturers and everything in between together for a three day extravaganza of reef geek utopia from...
Reef Savvy is known to continuously raise the bar on what a high-end display aquarium can and should be. This year at MACNA 2015, their displays were as eye-catching and innovative as ever, and a sump resting front and center in their booth piqued my interest. Felix...
Cherry Corals is throwing another awesome live sale this weekend! The summer doldrums of reefing season are upon us, and that means that Cherry Corals has loads of hot aquacultured coral overfilling their raceways. This Saturday (August 15th) be sure to tune into the...
Reef Savvy is at it again this year raising money for St. Jude Children's Hospital. Last year they raised a whopping $38,466! This year Felix and company has raised the bar offering not only the grand prize of a phenomenal complete system, but multiple prizes for...
Hate is a strong word. A word that I rarely, if ever, use. But I hate coral predators! These pesky little bugs can ruin years of work, bring grown reefers to their knees in tears and cause thousands upon thousands of [polyp] lives and dollars lost. One way to help...
EcoTech Marine made waves recently with the release of their new Quiet Drive line of Vortech pumps. Well they're at it again, this time focusing on water flow from our sumps back to the display aquarium. Some of you may have been privy to leaked photos of the pump...
Back in December, 2013 I went on a little rant regarding how unsightly and bulky most mass produced overflows can be. At the time Reef Savvy had only teased us with a few pictures of their "Ghost Overflow". I was able to see them in person a few months prior at MACNA...