by Tidal Gardens | May 15, 2017 | Supplements, Tanks, Video
Calcium, along with Alkalinity, and Magnesium are three major chemical parameters that are integral to stony corals growth. You will find that these three are linked as rises and falls of one affect the other, sometimes in an inverse relationship. This video is going to focus on Calcium. Music: Tracks: “Finding the Balance” Artist: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License Terms: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/faq.html Video: Camera information: Canon C100 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS macro Canon EF MP-E 65mm f/2.8 macro Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4-4.5 STM IS Sigma Art 18-35mm f/1.8 Sony Underwater Action Cam Copyright Information: This video was shot and edited by Tidal Gardens. Tidal Gardens owns all intellectual property rights to this content. by AquaNerd | Apr 30, 2017 | Tanks
As many of our readers know, Red Sea manufactures some of the nicest looking aquariums on the market, with great features at reasonable prices. Red Sea is now adding to it’s lineup with two new peninsula style aquarium models. These models are the Reefer Peninsula 500 and 650 which are viewable from the front and the back as well as one of the ends. Like all of the Reefer series models, the peninsula aquariums will feature rimless low iron crystal clear glass, marine-spec cabinetry, a sump system and an overflow box on one end of the aquarium with a place to add 2 wave maker pumps when additional circulation is required. The Peninsula Reefer 500 is 132 gallons and the tank dimensions are 49.2″ L x 23.6″ W x 23.6″ H by Afishionado | Apr 7, 2017 | Corals, Video
For this video, we drove all the up to Lantana, Florida to visit our friends at Blue Earth Corals and talk about the pros and cons of feeding captive corals. We explored quite a few different points, and recorded some visual demonstrations for you while sharing some... by AquaNerd | Mar 25, 2017 | Industry, Opinion, Science
Photo Credit: Reef Raft USA – Neptune Bounce Why are lineage corals so expensive? This is a question that I get asked once a week at New England Aquarium Services. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of lineage corals available in the aquarium trade and just one example of such a coral is the Jason Fox Beach Bum Montipora. This coral can range anywhere in price from $200-$600 for a ½ to 1 inch frag. The explanation for this question is very simple; lineage corals are corals that come from a seller’s private collection and they are unusually beautiful. Photo Credit: Jason Fox Signature Corals Additionally, corals like the Beach Bum usually command a higher price that holds up over time due to the fact that are by Afishionado | Mar 24, 2017 | Tanks, Video
For this episode, we drove all the way to West Kendall, Florida to visit Henry Rodriguez and his beautiful Elos 160. OCD to the boot, this reefer has made one amazing dream tank filled to the brim with life; he has achieved some stunning colors with his corals in...