by AquaNerd | Sep 25, 2013 | Corals, Equipment, Industry
One of the coolest, simplest, and most inexpensive products we saw at MACNA was the Coral Holder from Aqua Medic. This straightforward device does exactly as its namesake suggests, holds corals, but it’s not your typical frag rack or ugly piece of PVC. Instead, it is a clean looking holder that can be adjusted to accomodate corals of various shapes and sizes. The Coral Holder isn’t new to the industry by any means, it isn’t exactly a device that you would find in the typical home aquarium. This is mostly due to the fact that hobbyists don’t display corals like retail and wholesale facilities do. That said, the holder could be a great tool for those hobbyists looking to keep bulky Euphylids or top-heavy Caulastrea colonies from toppling over, espeically in a frag tank. The Coral Holder opens and closes along a pair of long pegs on one side that fit into a slots on the opposite side. The two halves can be pulled completely apart from each other if need be, and pushed together to tighten around a particular coral. by Josh Saul | Sep 24, 2013 | Aquaculture, Corals, Industry
Here is an amazing video from just the other day showing a mass spawn of the Blue Voodoo Acropora in multiple separated tanks at the ORA facility. Congrats to Dustin for capturing this incredible event on... by Josh Saul | Sep 23, 2013 | Corals, Events
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The tabling Acroporas have that special allure. One that comes to mind is the ability to appear as if they defy gravity as they table outward. The negative space visible under the colony and the brightly colored pigments on the plane that is exposed to strong light... by AquaNerd | Sep 22, 2013 | Conservation, Corals, Fish, Industry
Here is some troubling news. According to a recent article on KeysNet, a news organization that focuses on the Florida Keys, the owner of Tropicorium Inc. and one of his employees have been indicted on felony charges of illegally taking livestock from Florida waters. The article states that the owner, Richard Perrin, and an employee, Joseph Franko, made two separate trips to the Florida Keys back in 2011. On these trips, they brought a customized van and a boat to collect saltwater fish and corals. Where the two men tripped up is that they did not have the proper permits to collect in Florida and they collected a slew of protected species. by Dan Rigle | Sep 19, 2013 | Corals, Eye Candy, Photography
If there ever was a unforgettable Acropora, an Acropora that stole the hearts of stoney coral enthusiasts with just a glimpse, an Acropora that can only be had by growing a seed fragment of the original colony, this would be the Pink Lemonade...
