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The Incredible Reef Aquarium of Nathan Gist

This video above is from my friend Nathan’s tank, which is a custom-built 200-gallon (760-L) that is 72″ long and 30″ wide. (180 x 75 cm).

21 Jan 12:35 PM 4 Read More...

Never underestimate Astraea Snails

This past year, I rediscovered how great an army of Astraea snails are. It didn’t even take a week for them to do serious work on the algae. One system that seemed like a lost cause because of the algae completely recovered.

08 Jan 10:44 PM 0 Read More...

CORAL VIDEO: The Top 5 Worst Hitchhiker Pests

Hitchhikers make their way into home aquariums by stowing away on pieces of live rock and coral. Read more about the top 5 worst pests!

05 Nov 4:01 PM 1 Read More...

Video: Bullet Proof SPS

A small polyp stony coral (SPS) dominated aquarium is one of the most attention-grabbing reef biotopes. Luckily, it is possible to replicate the appearance of a traditional SPS reef with selections of much hardier SPS corals. Here is a list of some hardy SPS corals.

28 Oct 11:55 PM 0 Read More...

Video: Pseudocorynactis, aka Orange Ball Anemone

Although the common name for them is an Orange Ball Anemones, the Pseudocorynactis are not anemones at all. This is a type of corallimorph or in other words a mushroom.

02 Oct 12:48 PM 0 Read More...