Spiral Grafting
My most recent spiral graft is part art project, part science experiment, and involves a genus that I have had great success with in the past, Acanthastrea. I u... Read more.
Fused Montastrea in Belize
I was recently going through pictures from my exploratory trip to Belize earlier this year. I was especially interested in coral that were growing in close cont... Read more.
Keeping the Magic Alive, Cyphastrea Combos
I love Cyphastrea; it is a beautiful coral, and one that I have had great success with, but one day I realized that I had been growing it for so long that the e... Read more.
SeaLife LED Aquarium Lighting Review
I remember the excitement about ten years ago when LEDs first came on the market for reef aquariums. The energy savings and heat reduction of an LED light were ... Read more.
Thraustochytrids, the coral symbiont everyone should know. Part 4
This is the fourth in a series of posts on Thraustochytrids. This is one of the more exciting posts about these generally unseen organisms in our aquarium, or m... Read more.
Thraustochytrids, the coral symbiont everyone should know. Part 3
This the third post in a series regarding Thraustochytrids and their role in coral symbiosis. This post we will look at another rarely looked aspect of our aqua... Read more.
Thraustochytrids, the coral symbiont everyone should know. Part 2
This is the second post in a series regarding Thraustochytrids and their symbiosis with coral. Thraustochytrids are very interesting organisms to science and in... Read more.
Thraustochytrids, the coral symbiont everyone should know. Part 1
There has been an overlooked yet vitally important organism living in our reef aquariums. I’d like to introduce to the hobby a group of very important critter... Read more.
ReefGen Coral at Live Aquaria’s Divers Den
ReefGen is excited to work with Live Aquaria to provide hobbyists with high quality captive grown coral. These corals are now available in Live Aquaria’s Dive... Read more.
Captive Bred Astrea Success
I was inspired to write this post upon recently finding a captive raised Astrea snail in one of the ReefGen aquaculture systems at the Long Island Aquarium. T... Read more.