A groundbreaking article released earlier today by Advanced Aquarist magazine points to a little discussed, but troubling fact of life in our hobby: manufacturers are free to make whatever claims they want about their products and there is no real way for consumers to...
Last summer about this time marks the demise of my oldest reef system. A faulty heater that stuck in the on position while I was away for the weekend turned my nearly 15-year labor of love into a frothy cauldron of putrid decay.…
As we reported earlier this week our friends at Diamonds of the Reef landed an elusive shipment of rare fish from Mauritius. Among them, the Mauritian Clownfish (Amphiprion chrysogaster) has made its way to DOTR's quarantine systems. DOTR currently has two pairs, but...
The Mauritian flasher wrasse Paracheilinus piscilineatus has landed on U.S. soil for the first time. Rare fish collector Dominick Cirigliano of Diamonds of the Reef received a glorious shipment of Mauritian fishes last night that includes a pair of these coveted...
In person and on online forums, many of us get asked for advice about setting up and maintaining reef aquariums. What is really involved? What are the secrets for success? How do you answer these complicated and open-ended questions? In multiple ways of course, but...
It is with a heavy heart that we mark the passing of a man who unwittingly is partly responsible for our ability to frag so easily. Harry Coover the inventor of cyanoacrylate super glue passed away today at age 94....
All you information seeking, eye-candy starved wordaholics should go into high alert as the Spring 2011 edition of Reefs Magazine is just about ready to roll. Features include: Todd Gardner - The Secret Lives of Aquarists--Behind the Scenes at Atlantis Marine World...
I am really pleased to be able to bring you an update on the status of “Pratt Reef” the 210-gallon reef system located on the campus of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. The project’s conception and development was the subject of an article I wrote for the 2001 Marine Fish and Reef USA Annual.…
I hope last month’s column was useful to you as you begin to plan your first reef system. Understanding the various technical elements that are necessary and those that are optional are an important part of starting off on the right foot.…
If you’ve been actively reading and researching as you plan your first reef system, you are probably a bit overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information, terminology and jargon coming your way.…