Saltwater Reef Aquarium News
My First Reef Tank, Part 2: The Gear
by Finn Gardner, age 12 In my previous post I wrote about my tank and how I got it, but one thing I didn’t really...
Monday Archives: Nature aquarium aquascaping inspiration from The Art of the Planted Tank
Hanover, Germany hosts The Art of the Planted Tank event, an annual freshwater aquascaping convention and competition. Definiteaquascape.tv compiled two videos of 2012’s entries that...
Diving into Marco Rocks. The OG of Aquarium Rocks
For this video, we are getting together with Joe Caparatta of Marco Rocks to see what they have been up to lately as well as...
World Record Underwater Coral Growth Timelapse (569 days) – 5.1.23-11.20.24
We are excited to share the world’s longest running underwater timelapse, starting May 1st 2023 and running 569 days through November 20th, 2024. This period...
Preparing and Repurposing Used Reef Stuff
We all know that the cost of this hobby is not low in general, but due to the influx of hobbyists, there are many opportunities...
Reefs in Art: Introducing Nick Mayer!
Nick Mayer’s mission is to inspire an appreciation for this planet’s amazing creatures by portraying them as they really are. A full-time artist since 2012,...
Rappin’ With ReefBum: Last Show! Guest Chris Meckley, ACI Aquaculture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8a1WHN8LxI
Monday Archives: Starfish, Up Close
Check out these absolutely incredible macro photographs of starfish. These animal’s undersides always looked unusual when exposed on the glass of an aquarium, but I...
Reef Beef Episode 125: Yank it Down, Yank it Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DjOFT-0Eg4&list=PLr7OPO2Oq2L_b3R0PMAVK7jYC-LUFHIcI&index=1
Teach a Person to Fish… SPS Academy Part VI
Last time we explored the methods at our disposal for replenishing the foremost trace elements from which Scleractinia build their skeletons. Several other scarcer and...
My First Reef Tank: Part 1
by Finn Gardner This is my reef tank, it looks pretty nice, right? Especially for a 12-year-old who just started keeping corals. But the process...
Turkey Fish!
Also known as zebra lionfish, the venomous beauties Dendrochirus zebra have spines that, at certain angles, resemble the tails of turkeys, hence earning their nickname. “Zebra...
Rappin’ With ReefBum: Guests Dr. Sanjay Joshi, Mike Paletta & Claude Schuhmacher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyZYbRPJsec
Editor’s note: featured image by Mike Paletta
Hydor Bravo: Review of the biological waterfall hanging Filter
Bravo is the new series of hanging filters from Hydor, available in two models, Bravo 200 and Bravo 300, which differ in filtering capacity and...
Monday Archives: Unusual Documentary Expands upon Work of 19th Century Naturalists
Just about everyone wants to save the whales. Sharks get a whole week to themselves. The simple fact is, concerning the marine environment, it is...
Reef Beef Episode 124: Corals on Corals on Corals
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO3yEgT37Xc&list=PLr7OPO2Oq2L_b3R0PMAVK7jYC-LUFHIcI&index=2
Marco Rocks Facility Tour and a House of Rocks
In this video, we’re taking you on an exciting journey to Homestead, Florida, for a behind-the-scenes look at the renowned Marco Rocks facility. Marco Rocks,...
