Seeing a spread of reef tanks like these from one region of the world is actually quite eye-opening. You can see a certain of reef culture cross-pollination between these reef aquarium displays; there’s certain strains of soft corals and Montipora that…
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Huge Visual Update of 6-Meter Pieter’s 20 Foot Reef Tank
Pieter van Suijekom’s 20 foot reef tank has been in operation for the better part of a decade and in that time it has become something of a legend. This 6 meter long reef tank with a concave front glass panel…
Dave Botwin’s Reef Has the Most Eclectic Mix of Fish & Corals
Dave Botwin, AKA O2manyFish, is a veteran reef aquarist who has been in the epicenter of the reef aquarium scene for at least 15 years now. Dave loves all things reef, including fish, corals and aquarium gear, and his diverse…
Wesley Vreeswijk is the Ultimate Reefing Control Freak
In America, many of us have more than one tank, and sometimes more than one room of tanks. But for many European reefers where space is often a constraint, having a single display tank is more often the norm. Having…
The Most Immersive Look at Reefapalooza to Date
Reefapalooza is growing as a conference, and as a force of the American reef aquarium community. In just a few short years, the Reefapalooza conferences have dwarfed other reef shows and its thousands of attendees have been treated to one…
The Incredible Display of Rare Reef Fish by De Jong Marinelife
When it comes to sourcing and handling rare marine fish, De Jong Marinelife is definitely one of the world leaders for exotic reef animals from all over the world. This normally wholesale-only operation is not open to the public but every…
Panta Nouri Sponge & Nouri Polyp specialty foods for angels & butterflies
Nouri Polyp and Nouri Sponge are two new specialty foods from Panta Rhei which are aiming to be some of the most natural diets ever produced for marine aquarium fish. As you might infer from their names, the headline ingredients…
Leopazzo livestreams every reefer’s worse nightmare
Nearly all reality tv shows are mostly ‘unscripted programming’ these days but if you’re looking for some genuine, relatable reality television, Leopazzo’s got you covered. This weekend, Leopazzo, the reefing wunderkind who brought us the Reef Tank Addiction rap video, woke…
The supernatural reef tank of Seabox Aquarium
In October 2014, we visited one of the most beautiful reef tanks we have ever seen, at Seabox Aquarium in Viareggio Italy. These images and video have been ensconced since then but now the time is right for this incredible…
Wisdom from a 15 year old “extremely large” aquarium
For most of us, upgrading and having a larger aquarium than the one we currently have is never far from our minds. We constantly dream about what corals and fish we would keep in it. What kind of lighting and…