Monthly Archives: October 2014

By Jeff Kurtz I recently wrote a post about the options available to hobbyists who have unwittingly purchased a tankbuster fish. The subject of today’s post—the oriental sweetlips (Plectorhinchus vittatus)—could very well serve as the “poster fish” for that situation if it weren’t for its Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Because it’s Friday and Halloween is right around the corner, our sweet tooth is in absolute overdrive. To help indulge our snack happy side, we wanted to feature cookies from our friend, Jason Langer. The cookies were hand made and feature incredible Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. In two year’s time, Matt’s leather coral, rhodactis mushrooms, and Montipora (the three will henceforth be referred to as the triad) have stretched out to cover nearly every living surface of his 90 gallon reef. He Read more here…

By Albert B Ulrich III When saving a few dollars actually costs you money in the long run I’m not going to sugar coat this. I’m mad. Frustrated. Angry. The story actually begins as a happy story, back in the early Spring of 2013. At Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus We have seen plenty of exorbitantly priced corals in our day, especially having lived through the Reef Farmers naming craze that led us into the 21st century and the Aussie Acan trend that continued on well into the 2000’s. In today’s aquarium Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus The hobby has progressed technologically by leaps and bounds over the past few decades. Despite that, older technology still persists in our reef and fish only systems even to this day. The reasons for this are two fold. On one hand, you Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. “Table” aquariums aren’t anything new. There are many coffee table aquariums on the market today. And then there is this opulent kitchen cabinet aquarium. A couple patented design elements make the Bird’s Eye Aquarium unique. Firstly, Read more here…

By Jeff Kurtz When we consider the term “acclimation” as it relates to marine aquarium fish, we usually think of the relatively brief period during which—with the hobbyist’s help—they gradually adjust to the temperature, pH, and other water parameters in a new system. But in Read more here…

By Brandon Klaus Here’s a lovely piece of eye candy to help get you through the day. It’s one fantastic plate coral, and it was posted in the Exclusive Corals page over on Reef2Reef. Sadly, this coral has already been sold to someone on the Read more here…

By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. The “stars” of each frame are labelled in the video for your convenience. Some identification (or their spelling) are incorrect, but we aren’t complaining. We get to see shots of many Red Sea endemics such as Read more here…