Reefapalooza is a one of a kind show. Besides being a conference featuring world-class speakers, a marketplace of ideas, and an exposition where numerous vendors showcase their latest products, at its core, RAP is one giant frag swap. Coral vendors occupy every nook,...
Neptune Systems’ booth was one of my first stops along the “vendor’s row”. Although the team from Morgan Hill, CA did not show any new pieces of equipment at RAP (we will have to wait till MACNA I guess), I had a chance to talk to Terrence about the recent updates to...
Time has flown by rather quickly and here we are, looking back at yet another successful Reefapalooza New York event. In 2018, a phrase that can accurately summarize RAP NY is that it was crowded. This isn't necessarily a negative thing, as the show gathered thousands...
Alkalinity. The only correct answer to the question: What’s the most important parameter to keep in check in order to grow SPS corals successfully? One can argue that pH, temperature, salinity, or even phosphate levels are more important, however, that is true not...
LED light emitters glittering over a reef tank’s water surface, providing life giving energy to the corals and other photosynthetic animals beneath, is as much of a typical sight nowadays as metal halides hanging over reef aquariums were in the nineties and early...
For this chapter of our new “Coral Road Trip” series, we visited the village of Lindenhurst on New York’s Long Island to attend the first annual Long Island Reef Association (LIRA) Frag Swap. The event, hosted in the Lindenhurst Middle School Auditorium, was first of...
Ecotech Marine Radion G4 Pro is one of the highest rated aquarium products I have ever reviewed. I consider it a game changer, a big step to LEDs' total dominance in the aquarium lighting branch of the industry. Today, more than a year after my review got published, I...
In another success story from our friends at Poma Labs, the captive bred and reared Bellus Angelfish Genicanthus bellus has become a reality. It’s a true milestone achievement and more proof that captive breeding of marine fish is the future of our reef hobby....
Neptune Systems recently dropped a bombshell announcement on their new Official Neptune Systems Apex Community Group on Facebook, shedding some light on their current development schedule. There is some exciting news in the update and I’m here to break it down for...
LED light emitters glittering over a reef tank’s water surface, providing life giving energy to the corals and other photosynthetic animals beneath, is as much of a typical sight nowadays as metal halides hanging over reef aquariums were in the nineties and early...