by Afishionado | Jul 2, 2018 | Events, Video
As I stated in my other videos, I wanted to do things a little bit different with this year’s coverage of Reef A Palooza NY. For this video, I take you guys with me to see the best display tanks of Reef A Palooza 2018.… by xeniaforever | Jul 1, 2018 | Too Cute
The summer season is definitely upon us here in the US, with an intense heat wave that is sweeping across most of the country. If plans or circumstances are keeping you home with your young children during this very summery weather, don’t fret.… by Marcin Smok | Jun 30, 2018 | Events, Industry, Photography
Time has flown by rather quickly and here we are, looking back at yet another successful Reefapalooza New York event. In 2018, a phrase that can accurately summarize RAP NY is that it was crowded. This isn’t necessarily a negative thing, as the show gathered... by ReefBum | Jun 30, 2018 | Equipment
Over the many years I have been keeping reef tanks I have learned that it is critically important to have stable, rock solid parameters, especially alkalinity. Like other reefers, I had no other choice but to use a hobby grade test kit to measure alkalinity. I tested weekly using a Salifert test kit and every now and then I would see a decent swing in results from one week to another. Was it due to my calcium reactor not working properly, kalk in the kalk reactor expiring, a bad test kit or was there another reason? The bottom line during those instances was that something happened in between my weekly tests to cause alkalinity to swing. And sometimes those swings impacted the health of my SPS. Yes by Afishionado | Jun 29, 2018 | Events, Video
Second video of Reef A Palooza NY is here. For this video, I am going to show all of the eye candies that were presented at the show. There was an insane amount of unique, high-end corals, as well as captive bred fish and creative forced growth from... by xeniaforever | Jun 29, 2018 | Conservation
We at reefs.com care deeply about our ocean environment, and we appreciate the companies, groups, and organizations around the world working to preserve this most vital resource. Inland Ocean Coalition is a unique player on this global... by Joe Rowlett | Jun 29, 2018 | Fish
The Bluespicuous Angelfish is back and better than ever. by AquaNerd | Jun 28, 2018 | Science, Supplements
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