Monthly Archives: August 2016
Ocean Wonders Magnetic MAG Disks
By Jake Adams I’ve been making my own magnetic frag plugs with scavenged aquarium magnets for over a decade. Despite a proclivity for magnetic coral bases, somehow, someway, Ocean Wonders’ magnetic MAG Disks have flown completely under my radar. So you can imagine the reaction Read more here…
Quality Marine Announces Of Arrival Of Aquacultured Royal Grammas
By Scott Groseclose August 23, 2016 – Los Angeles – Quality Marine is proud to announce the arrival of Aquacultured Royal Grammas from the Batavia Coast Maritime Institute (BCMI) in Australia. A testament to the biologists and aquarists who bred and reared them, these Fairy Read more here…
The Deep Dive On Reef Aquarium Lighting, Part 1: Zooxanthellae, Color Temperature, And Light Intensity
By Than Thein Lighting is important because it directly affects how we visually enjoy the hobby and, more importantly, the vast majority of the corals in our tanks are photosynthetic. In this two-part article, we will first cover some of the basics of the light Read more here…
This “zombie” Reef Is Coming Back To Life
By Brian Blank There is some hope for dying coral reefs. A Pacific coral reef declared dead in 2003 is making what appears be a comeback. Coral Castles reef, located on the floor of a lagoon on the Phoenix Islands an archipelago halfway between Hawaii Read more here…
World’s Largest Pearl Was Made By A Giant Clam
By Jake Adams The World’s Largest Pearl has been discovered in the Philippines and this thing weighs as much as a small child. Clocking in at around 34Kg or about 75 pounds, the huge gem was being used by a Filipino fisherman as a good Read more here…
How To Eliminate Aiptasia In Aquariums
By Andrea Ehlers Aiptasia is a group of pest anemones that all aquarists will invariably have to deal with. Whether you have a FOWLR (fish only with live rock) or a full blown reef tank, these troublesome anemones seem to pop up out of nowhere. Read more here…
MASNA Publishes Three Very Good And Important Articles
By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. From MASNA: Three New MASNA Education Pages MASNA is a non-profit organization composed of marine aquarium clubs, individual hobbyists, professional aquarists, and industry partners from North America and abroad, totaling several thousand individuals and organizations. MASNA Read more here…
Review: Kessil AP700 Light Fixture
By jeremy.gosnell Public domain photo uploaded to Instagram via AquaMedic While writing for reefs.com I infamously criticized the price of the Kessil AP700 light fixture. I compared its cost to other popular fixtures and noted that they were at least $ 200 more than competitors. Read more here…
Incredible Video Of Staghorn Coral Spawning
By Brian Blank Each year, researchers from all over the world come together in August in coral nurseries off the coast of Florida to witness one of the most stunning events in nature, coral spawning. This multi-institutional task force meets every year to help the Read more here…
Captive Bred Potter’s Angelfish Proven Possible By Rising Tide
By Jake Adams The Potter’s Angelfish is a gorgeous species of Centropyge which is endemic to the Hawaiian Island chain. While this fish is only collected in the Pacific Ocean, a recent captive breeding breakthrough may make this fish available from aquacultured sources in the Read more here…
