This is one bandwagon that I am incredibly pleased to see vendors jumping on. We recently shared that Cherry Corals offered a Zoanthid and Palythoa frag pack with all proceeds going towards the PIJAC Aquatic Defense Fund. To date MASNA has raised $6,055 for PIJAC...
Unless you're living under a live rock you've likely heard a good amount of chatter lately regarding the organization PIJAC. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out Rich Ross' recent article that explains how and why PIJAC is fighting to save our...
Today Steve Tyree shared with the Facebook world the origin of the Purple Monster, Tyree L.E. and coral names as we know it. I especially like hearing Steve's take on coral names... direct from Steve! If you know me, naming corals has always been somewhat of a peeve...
Teaser pics of the black version have been released... with initial pricing! The black looks super slick, but the price point is unfortunately higher than I would've liked to have seen at "approximately $300" for the 35w, 4,200 GPH unit. With that said the pricing is...
Towards the end of January we shared the progress of well-known reefer John Coppolino's new massive aquarium system. He recently shared some new breathtaking pictures of the main display aquarium. Staying true to his word, we can already see a myriad of fish species,...
After being in the hobby or industry for a while we become very aware of how much our aquariums will directly impact relationships, particularly concerning significant others. At 28 years old, and 12 years of salt creep under my belt, many relationships have gone by...
It's no secret that Ultra Coral Australia collects some of the hottest corals down under; this Euphyllia ancora is proof. The colony sports all three of what I consider to be the hottest colors a hammer can exhibit, green, yellow, and gold! Pictures were shown with...
Cherry Corals is hosting another fun-filled Live Sale Event on Reef2Reef coming up June 21st. In the past they've always had some amazing prizes for patrons, but this one takes the cake in my book... free trip to MACNA 2014 in Denver! Seriously!? Yes, this is totally...
Throw Back Thursday, or TBT, is an ever growing trend on social media networks that has old and young patrons alike sharing pictures of everything past. In our little niche as aquarists, or specifically reef aquarists, we can look back upon inumerous topics, theories,...
A while back there was a fair amount of chatter spreading throughout the interwebs regarding the use of sponges as a main, or alternative filtration source. Steve Tyree was one of the first to document and test these methods, dubbing his method a Trizonal Cryptic...