I know this may not be a saltwater or reef related product but we are all aquarists first. Freshwater aquariums have been been the founding spark that brought many of us into the hobby, ever since the hobby started. Today, the only freshwater aquarium I have is a...
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Reef Mentoring: Part 11- 10 Month Update – Growth Changes
Preface: This Reef Mentoring article series is to document my recommendations to a hobbyist I have been mentoring. I am basically building a reef tank with his setup in my house and maintaining it for a year with weekly hands-on sessions. We have reached the 10 month...
Reference Materials: Identification of CITES-listed live stony corals in the aquarium trade
Many new hobbyists have a hard time identifying the stony corals that they see at their local fish stores. Knowing that, I wanted to re-introduce a great reference document sponsored by the United Kingdom government and published November 2022. This guide is titled...
Unboxing: Benepets – Benereef
There are many coral food products available these days, and I believe corals benefit greatly from feeding in an closed environment like our reef tanks. Find a product that is compatible with your system filtration capacity and meets the livestock feeding...
Product Review: Hobby Artemia Hatchery
Baby brine shrimp is a good food for nano fish and various corals. They have been around for decades and even sold as novelty aquarium pets called "Sea Monkeys" since 1957. Culturing live foods at home is a great way to maintain a natural nutrition source and is...
Product Review: Benepets – BenePellet Reef
Press Release Info Benepellet Reef and Benepellet LPS will be currently offered in 3 sizes; 1.7mm, 2.5mm and 3mm pellets and in 3 different sized bags; 1.3oz (38g), 2.7oz (76g) & 5.3oz (152g). “Benepellet Reef is a pellet form of our tried and trusted powdered...
Planning for New Livestock Additions
Without question, the primary reason we get into this hobby is for the livestock. The varieties and colors that exist with marine life are immense; the number of curiosities that exist brings a new appreciation for ocean life and why we need to preserve it. Many tend...
Product Review: ReefEco Coral Wall
Reef Eco is a fairly new solutions provider to our hobby, started by a hobbyist with excellent design/maker skills and a sense of entrepreneurship. As a product development engineer, I am always enthused to meet like minds who share this reef aquarium addiction. Reef...
Press Release: Benepets Award-Winning Formula Now in Pellet Form!
DRAPER, Utah - Benepets, LLC the creator of the award-winning Benereef Powder Reef Food, will premiere two new products during the Aquatic Expo show in Charlotte, NC on June 10th - June 11th, 2023. “This has been a long time coming”, Benepets Founder / CEO, Jeremy...
Moving??? Some Suggestions for You
Recently a fellow local hobbyist made plans to move to a new house. I was asked to re-home some of his livestock and I offered to give him a hand in the process of preparing them. Sure you can try to sell everything at a huge loss or if you are getting out completely...