Shipping live corals is always tricky, however shipping live corals during the winter months is downright risky during cold spells, snow storms and freezing rain. If you have an option I would suggest not even shipping livestock during the winter months.…
My third reef tank, “My Chunk of the Ocean” was started in 1999. The tank is an Oceanic Reef Ready 180 gallon system (72”x24”x24”) on a white washed solid oak stand with a 55 gallon acrylic sump. …
It could be 2 AM on a cold winter night, a spring-time tornado, or perhaps a late season hurricane: whatever the cause, the instant the power goes out your heart skips a beat and you think about your tank.…