Our friends and Sponsor, Sea & Reef recently released a new designer clownfish called the Snow Storm. This is the 4th Storm type clownfish available from Sea & Reef and it is now available for purchase if you are a retail aquarium store. Sea & Reef only sells wholesale so in order to [...]
Coralline Algae is one of the highlights of a stable, healthy reef aquarium. They are attractive in color and add more of a natural element to your ecosystem. They also provide added structural support and are an indicator of an ecosystem that can support stony coral growth. While a bit of a [...]
There’s an oft-repeated adage in this hobby that you can take to the bank: “Only bad things happen quickly in marine aquariums” (or some variation upon that general theme). In other words, while problems in marine aquariums seem to crop up overnight, effectively solving said problems tends [...]
We all know that corals contain symbiotic algae within their tissues and that a delicate and mutually beneficial relationship exists, which when all goes well keeps both parties happy. But how do corals regulate the populations of algae within their tissues? New research using anemones, which are [...]
Question: I recently did a 25-percent water change in my reef aquarium, and later that same day a film of green algae appeared on the glass. I cleaned it off with an algae magnet only to have it reappear just a few hours later. That was about a week ago. The algae film seems to be getting a little [...]
Lots of listener calls and #goals. Jeremy is enjoying his display tank, dialing in dosing the big three and seeing nice growth. Peter has started the sump upgrade. All this and more on Episode 97 of the Reef News Network! Listener Coupon Codes: Marine Depot 10% off your order REEFNEWS Reef [...]
Is It Okay to Quarantine Multiple Marine Fish at Once? For most of my years as a saltwater aquarium hobbyist, I’ve made a point of quarantining all new fish before introducing them to my main system. By and large, my approach to the quarantine process has been observational—that is, watching [...]