If you have a reef tank, you're almost definitely going to have plumbing. The most common reason is to connect the aquarium itself to a sump tank, that incredibly important container of extra water where many of us place our protein skimmers, calcium reactors, and...
This year, consider celebrating "Giving Tuesday" with a donation to one of the nonprofits or charities dedicated to protecting and sustaining our incredible coral reefs. With our political and social climate full of contention, anger, and strife, I fear that the...
Aquatop has just released the Magnetic Aquarium Cleaner with LED, a product that is as innovative as it is practical; honestly, I'm surprised that no one has come up with this before! If you're anything like me, you want your tank's glass to be as clean as it can be -...
Check out this short film by George Mavrakis, owner and founder of CoralFish12g, a YouTube channel dedicated to creative, educational, and fun reef aquarium videos. The film, titled "50 Fish Stores in 5 days", follows the adventure of three men crammed into one truck...
Halloween is just around the corner, so now is a perfect time to (finally) carve your jack-o-lanterns! Decorations and costumes for this candy-filled holiday run the gamut from adorable to freaky, and the carving ideas I came across are the same. The first three, a...
I just discovered a wonderful tool for anyone interested in the etymology and current meaning of the Latin names of aquatic species: it's called Aquatical Latin. The website, http://aquaticallatin.info, is a thorough resource for aquarists, naturalists, anglers,...
LiveAquaria is known far and wide as a top-notch online retailer of fish and coral, supplying healthy, beautiful animals to hobbyists around the world. Part of their success can be attributed to the exclusive salt mix that they formulated to use at the LiveAquaria...
As many of you know, Chasing Coral came out on Netflix back in July. The movie taps into the collective will and wisdom of an ad man, a self-proclaimed coral nerd, top-notch camera designers, and renowned marine biologists as they invent the first time-lapse camera to...
Neptune Systems has just released another new Apex-compatible product- the Leak Detection Kit (LDK). Made to work with their new Fluid Monitoring Module (FMM) and compatible with every model of Apex, the LDK is replacing Neptune's Advanced Leak Detection module (ALD)....
An extra-special treat is available this weekend at MACNA: two species in Cherry Fish's new line of expertly-acclimated reef fish are being sold at a huge discount, starting today and running through the show weekend. You can stop by the reefs.com booth, #844 to find...