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Jim’s Wrasse Heaven

Jim’s Wrasse Heaven

  Who would have thought that in my travels I would see two of the elusive Cirrhilabrus earli in two different parts of the country?  Let alone five days apart!  By now, everyone is aware that I traveled to Salt Lake City in Utah to see Syphus Wrasse Heaven...

David Anderson 210 Reef

David Anderson 210 Reef

David Anderson standing along side his 210-gallon reef Gorgeous Acropora granulosa photo by Tony Vargas   Another incredible aquarist from Salt Lake City thanks to the Wasatch Marine Aquarium Society and Will Spencer for arranging this...

The Coral Reef Aquarium – Book Cover

The Coral Reef Aquarium – Book Cover

Reefs.com members and observers are the first to see the official book cover of my soon (very soon) to be released book titled “The Coral Reef Aquarium”. Congratulations go out to those photographers whose images made it to the front cover of the book.  Michael Moye...

Syphus Wrasse Heaven

Syphus Wrasse Heaven

This week I visited the Wasatch Marine Aquarium Society located in Salt Lake City.  And, during this visit I was invited to Bradley Syphus' house, wrasse GEEK number 2!  Just like me he enjoys the beauty of these fascinating fish. Bradley's FTS ...

D-D New Magazine/Catalog

D-D New Magazine/Catalog

Leave it to D-D The Aquarium Solution, to create a new high caliber magazine type catalog about their product line.  D-D and its partners (Deltec, Rowa, and Giesemann) have loaded this magazine/catalog with all of the products they sell in Europe and some sold here in...

Bennett’s 250

Bennett’s 250

Scott Bennett's 250-Gallon Reef During one of my recent speaking engagement with NCPARS (North Central Pennsylvania Aquarium Reef Society) Sanjay took me to visit Scott Bennett.  Scott is a talented local reefer that resides within close proximity to Sanjay.  He is a...