When I first started in this hobby many years ago I frequented a few local fish stores to pick the owners’ brains to better understand how they achieved success with their tanks. They acted like a coach, helping to guide me through any issues or problems I had with the tank, and also served as [...]
Living Color: most of you guys have probably heard this name before, especially if you have been in the hobby for few years. This familiar name was the company that was behind the NatGeo’s (National Geographic’s) hit series, Fish Tank Kings. Recently, the company went through a huge [...]
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 particular, which he is growing out [...]
For this episode, we traveled to Boca Raton, Florida to visit one of the premier coral boutiques, AP Frags, to check out their gorgeous 250g Display Tank. Austin sat down with us and shared with us about his beautiful set up, how he maintains it, and what kind of equipment he uses and shared some [...]
We’ve lost count of the number of captive bred species that Quality Marine has introduced into the hobby this year but regardless of lack of math skills, I know enough to understand that this is great news for the hobby and the sustainability concerns that many have for our industry. Below is [...]
For this video, we traveled to Boca Raton, Florida to visit Carlos Machin’s beautiful 90 gallon reef tank. What is so unique about his tank is that not only his tank and coral sections beautiful but his fish collection is simply outstanding and different. Wrasse man like myself, he has [...]
Nano reef tanks (aquariums up to 30 gallons) are a great option for folks who don’t have a lot of space or want to enjoy a slice of the ocean without having to spend a ton of dough. Not having a lot of time for maintenance might be another consideration so for some it is important to have [...]
Female Rainbow Belly Pipefish Microphis deocata showing her breeding sail. Microphis deocata, also known as Indian Royal Green Pipefish or Rainbow Belly Pipefish, are one of very few completely freshwater pipefish species on the planet. They are a small brownish green pipefish that grow to a [...]
