The Rhodactis genus of mushrooms corallimorphs are arguably the most diverse mushrooms in the reef aquarium hobby. They can range in size from the 1” Tonga bullseye varieties to gigantic 18” elephants ear mushrooms.…
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Candy Cane Coral (Caulastrea furcata) – Care Tips for this Beginner-friendly LPS
Caulastrea, commonly called trumpet corals or candy cane corals, are a beginner-friendly LPS. The reason they make good beginner corals is three fold. First, Canes are generally hardy. Second, they are not particularly aggressive compared to other LPS.…
Rico’s Reef Show Reel
Today, we are taking a look at this amazing aquarium by Rico’s Reef Tank. This SPS dominated reef is a 300-gallon mainland deep dimension tank. Special thanks to Rico for having me over and showing me his tank.…
Calcium Supplementation 3 Ways – Kalkwasser, 2-Part, and Calcium Reactors
Reef tanks with a high number of stony corals will have higher calcium demands than tanks filled with no corals or predominantly soft corals. Like many aspects of this hobby, there are many ways to keep up with their requirements.…
Pavona: The Perfect Beginner SPS Coral (Overview and Care Tips)
Are Pavona corals the most beginner friendly of all SPS corals?
They are not only one of the most beginner-friendly SPS corals, but one of the most beginner-friendly corals of any kind. This video is all about Pavona and Pavona Care Tips.…
Tidal Gardens’ Movie Review: Chasing Coral
Check out Netflix’s documentary Chasing Coral. It is an important film covering a very serious threat to the natural coral reefs around the world, that being coral bleaching as a result of global climate change.…
Incredibly Beautiful Tunicates in the Reef Aquarium
Tunicates (or Sea Squirts) are some of the most interesting organisms I’ve come across in the reef aquarium hobby. They come in an incredibly wide range of colors and shapes. The downside to keeping tunicates is often times they have very specific nutritional requirements that are not well documented.…
Top 5 Helpful Reef Aquarium Critters
I’m moving more towards a natural reef system to make maintenance a little easier. Here is a top 5 list of critters that help this process.
Music: Tracks: “Reggae Sketch” Artist: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)…
Underwater Photography & Videography
Some thoughts on underwater photography and videography.
Music: Tracks: “Reggae Sketch” Artist: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License Terms: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/…
Diving Irian Jaya
By Josh Saul My wife and I recently returned from a 2 week trip to the eastern Indonesia island of Irian Jaya, also known as West Papau Travelling from New York City, we desired a once in a lifetime experience in a remote part of the world and Irian Jaya did not...