We all love having the look of a bright white sand bed, and the way it reflects light to give our reef tanks that tropical look. But over the last decade it has definitely become clear that in many cases,…
Outsanding Selections now available as live sand package
Two Little Fishies has been offering their high quality substrates Outsanding Selections in several varieties for a few years now. This week the company announced their Outsanding Selections in a live aragonite sand form. Live sand, especially clean live sand…
The Use of Negative Space in the Reef Aquarium Aquascape
One of the more interesting developments in the reefkeeping hobby, in my opinion, has nothing to do with the latest, greatest gadget or advance in water-quality-management methodology. Rather, it’s an evolving aesthetic in aquascaping. Bored with the traditional monolithic stack…
Getting To The Bottom of Things: Alternative Reef Substrates
We sure spend a lot of time making our aquariums look  great, don’t we? Coral selection, rock placement, and overall layout of the aquascape are all things that seem to occupy a lot of our time when planning or setting…