by AquaNerd | May 12, 2018 | Equipment
Reef Octopus is adding two new aquarium wavemakers to their ever expanding line of aquarium products. Meet the Octopulse Wavemakers. Both Octopulse wavemakers include magnetic mounts. The back of the pump is concave and the inside glass magnet mount is concave. The 360 degree magnet cradle allows you to angle the Octopulse wavemaker in almost any direction for improved performance. The pumps are quiet, powerful and setup is as about as easy as it gets for any controllable DC pump. Included Features: 360° Range of Adjustment Articulating Magnetic Mount Strong Rare Earth Magnet Impeller Compact & Durable Construction Silent Operation 2 Year Limited Warranty 4 Pulsing Patterns 8 Speed Settings Dual Feed Mode – 15 or 60 min 0-10 V External Controller Connection (for many 3rd party aquarium controllers) Octopulse Pulse 2 Features & Specifications by Josh Saul | Apr 20, 2018 | Corals, Reef, Video
In this video we cover my top 5 choices of soft corals for the beginning reef hobbyist. by ReefBum | Apr 4, 2018 | Corals
Given its vivid coloration, the ORA Pearlberry is a must have coral for many SPS collectors. When it first came out it generated a lot of excitement and I was stoked to add it to my tank. According to ORA’s description of the Pearlberry, the coral looks like an Acropora desalwii, although they never came up with an official lineage. The coral has purplish tips, greenish corallites and a gorgeous pearlescent coloration on the branches. My piece just seemed to glow, emitting new colors every time I looked at it. When I had it in my prior tank the coral was very happy high up in the reef under 400W Radiums with supplemental T5 lighting. However, the coral can do well in the middle part of a by Marcin Smok | Mar 9, 2018 | Events, Industry, Photography
Early morning on Saturday, the 3rd of March, Randy and I left our home base in New York and went on a 2.5 hour journey to the neighboring state of Connecticut to attend the 11th Annual New England Frag Farmer’s... by Tidal Gardens | Mar 1, 2018 | Corals, Reef, Video
Today’s coral spotlight video is about Clove Polyps of the Genus Clavularia. Clove polyps can be a versatile addition to a number of different tanks. They could work in smaller aquariums looking for a coral to provide motion that is not particularly aggressive to neighbors nor will outgrow the tank in a month. On the other end of the spectrum, you could use the blue clove variety of this coral that runs rampant to create a beautiful blue background for your other corals. I could see this coral working for either beginners or experts in the hobby depending on what they are looking to accomplish. Can you come up with other ways that clove polyps can be used in a reef tank? Post your thoughts below. Music: Tracks: “Groove Grove” Artist: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License Terms: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Video: Camera Gear List on Amazon Canon C200 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro Canon EF MP-E 65mm f/2.8 macro Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8 Free Fly Movi Pro Stabilizer Copyright Information: This video was shot and edited by Tidal Gardens. Tidal Gardens owns all intellectual property rights to this content.
