For this edition of Reefs.com on the road, we headed east of the New York Harbor to attend Long Island Reef Association’s second annual frag swap, an event that brings people from all around the Northeast for a day of coral shopping, frag bartering, learning, and meeting other reef [...]
One day, I was browsing facebook when I went to one of my groups and saw a post by Reinaldo of Pirates Reef Corals that showed off some amazing acroporas. Funny part was that I have the EXACT same corals, and while they looked great in my tank, he was pulling some unbelievable colors on the same sp [...]
For this video, I was invited to what may be the East Coast’s biggest sale of livestock tailored specifically for local fish stores. Chris Meckley of ACI aquaculture throws a customer appreciation week every year for their anniversary, and from what I was told, this is basically the Black [...]
I first met Jimmy at MACNA many years ago. Previous to the meeting, we met on facebook where we bonded over our love of SPS and fairy wrasses. We were constantly sharing tips and offering advice about the best possible ways to keep them thriving and happy in our aquariums and endlessly geeked out [...]
I mentioned in the first part of the 2018 Aquatic Experience Coverage that the show was dominated by freshwater aquariums and equipment designed to support those systems. That being said, the saltwater side of the hobby was also proudly represented by a handful of coral vendors, as well as a [...]
Here it is, part III of Reef Candies: MACNA Edition- more beautiful aquariums and more mindblowing coral frags to make you drool. As I write this, knowing that we’re getting to the end of MACNA coverage, I’m already feeling nostalgic for the show, its unique atmosphere, and the people [...]
In the second episode of Reef Candies: MACNA 2018 Edition, we continue to explore the world of utterly beautiful, shamelessly fluorescent, and otherworldly looking creatures of the coral reef. We, as hobbyists, have managed to collect, document, and propagate a vast range of corals species [...]
It has become a tradition for me to wake up early on the second day of MACNA and rush to the show’s floor ahead of everyone else to have an unobstructed view of all the corals and fish. This time around, I was equipped with my newest rig to combat blue light in aquarium photography and I [...]