Monitoring water quality is, without doubt, a key to healthy, flourishing reef aquarium. Just ask an experienced reefer what is his/her recipe for success and you can expect to hear two words- maintenance and monitoring. In order to maintain a fine balance in an...
Coral Restoration Foundation, a non-profit conservation organization based in Key Largo, Florida, made a historic achievement yesterday, by planting the first batch of nursery-raised elkhorn corals (Acropora palmata ) in a nearby Molasses Reef off the coast of Key...
Good news for everyone interested in DIY LED lights- Cree, one of the best known corporations manufacturing high power LEDs, just went public announcing a new emitter. A successor for the greatly respected XP-G chipset, the new Xlamp XP-G2 ffers up to 20% brighter...
The aquarium LED market is getting saturated with new light fixtures coming out month after month. Featuring the latest diode chips, computer control ability and a broad spectrum of light they output, LED panels offer a temptation hard to resist. Unfortunately, it all...
Predictions were correct- high power light emitting diodes are overtaking the aquarium industry and starting to show up in everyday lighting solutions, replacing other conventional light sources. Our hobby is currently experiencing a true LED revolution- almost every...
We know much more about coral needs than we did few years ago, there's no doubt about it. Advancements in lighting technology as well as water flow allow to keep and propagate more demanding coral species in a captive environment. But corals in the wild thrive not...
There is an ongoing debate about SPS corals polyp extension and how to make your corals show their shear beauty during the photo period time. While in the wild corals usually extend their polyps at night, it's not rare to see SPS kept in captivity extending their...
You've seen the title. Let's be honest, most of us love watching nature documentaries, especially those that focus on underwater life. I've watched dozens of them, starting from when I was a little kid glued to bow-front glass panel of 80s era TV where Jacques...
Last four parts of aquarium photography guide were all about choosing the right camera, learning it's functions and tweaking with settings to achieve desired results. In this episode I will focus on principal rules that apply to aquarium photography, which to obey and...
Reefers are specific kind of people. Their hobby usually affects everyone in the household, from frozen bugs stacked between human food in the freezer, ruined from saltwater spills hardwood floors to electric bill at the end of the month- it's not easy to tolerate...