Category: Saltwater

What? Dosing nitrates to get rid of cyano? A common piece of advice when battling Cyanobacteria or cyano is to lower nutrients since cyano can be fueled by high …

 Of the many products I received from Fauna Marin to be evaluated, I decided to choose a seemingly boring one, called Multi Reference, to be featured first. The reason …

Hoshiki Nakauchi plectranthias Randalli😍 This beautiful orange-striped boi, known scientifically as Plectranthias randalli, was recently collected from the deep reefs of Taiwan by Yan Jiaxian of FormosaFish, and it …

As Charlie Veron is the Godfather of Corals, Julian Sprung is the undisputed godfather of our reefkeeping hobby. This man is single-handedly responsible for many great advancements and innovations, …

The Top 5 Corals to AVOID My list of the Top 5 Corals to Avoid. What are some corals you think people should avoid? #tidalgardens #coral Music: Tracks: “Adjustment” …

Before retiring three years ago, I was a Professor of the Humanities for 33 years at Pratt Institute. Finding that out has often led aquarists to ask me how …

Chrysiptera uswanasi, adult, approx. 45 mm SL, Fakfak Peninsula, West Papua Province, Indonesia. Credit: G. A. Allen / Allen et al. 2018  In recent years, the Blue-spot Damselfish (Chrysiptera …

During this year’s MACNA, Kessil finally released the highly anticipated successor to their wildly popular 360 series. I met up with my friend David Lowry of Kessil to learn …

Scolymia Coral Care Tips Scolymia are one of the most highly sought after large polyp stony corals in the reef keeping hobby. They’ve been popular ever since intensely colored …

Walking down the aisles of Aquatic Experience and seeing rows of beautiful displays, talking to interesting people from the other side of the hobby, and generally being humbled by …