Beware the Blue!

Some of the trends I’ve noticed at various shops and frag shows are disturbing at best. There has been a lot of talk lately about the questionable Photoshopping techniques used by some online coral vendors, but what about the in-person deception that can be...

Weekly Eye Candy #2

Time for another serving of some sweet eye candy! For most of my photos, I use a simple point-and-shoot Olympus that is waterproof to about 15 feet. This allows me to get it directly in the water and to eliminate any reflections from the surface or...

Acan Bowerbanki | Fragging 101

There’s nothing like a weekend fragging adventure, and I love nothing more than cutting into something new and interesting. This time I’ve decided to cut something that I’ve only seen one of, an Acanthastrea...

Fresh Cherries

Check out what’s new from Cherry Corals. Cherry Corals is a small company with a single minded purpose…..to bring you the best and hottest corals available! Our sources for the beautiful corals we sell are often local hobbyists who wish to share their...

Weekly Eye Candy

Working in a retail reef store certainly has its privileges, and I’d like to share some of those with the community. The best part is the gorgeous fleshy eye candy that comes in and out of the store daily, so turn down the lights, get a glass of wine and enjoy...