When it comes to color, shape and texture, Michael Lukaczyn’s azooxanthellate (non-photosynthetic) rimless reef aquarium competes with the best. This simple, well aquscaped, 50g glassbox houses animals that were once considered impossible to keep. Today we believe Mike’s tank will inspire new modern spins on non-photosynthetic reef displays.
Tank Specs:
Cadights Artisan series 50 gallon Starfire glass [...]
Following up from their Real Deal Echinata, our friends at LiveAquaria will be releasing a new Dr. Foster and Smith aquacultured coral next month called the Peacock Feather Acropora. The broodstock of the Peacock Acro (Acropora latistella) was originally acquired from an Australian colony that was grown out and propagated.
I got a glimpse of this [...]
Got colored sticks? Andrzej Niewiarowski does. His striking SPS dominated reef display took top honors with ZEOvit.com’s Dream Tank of the Quarter. The pastel colors may not be to everyones tasted, but there is no denying that Andrezej has some serious reefing talent.
If it were not for the vibrant colors, the tank would be classified [...]
The dazzling colors of non-photosynthetic “carnation” corals have for the most part alluded aquarists. There is no doubt that these azooxanthellate corals are the future, but much still needs to be understood about the dietary needs of these species such as Dendronephthya, Stereonephthya and Umbellulifera.
For a long time aquarists have joked how great it would [...]
I’d like to thank our readers for a tremendous year here at GBD. It has been great writing, interacting and meeting so many new people, all whom share the same passion and love for aquariums. In light of the holiday season and 2009 coming to a wrap, we’re offering a giveaway that hopefully will appeal [...]
Coral Cryopreservation is applying human fertility techniques in an effort to save mother nature’s beautiful coral reefs through future sexual reporoduction. For most of us a serious question remains, how do they do it? In this Podcast with WAMU 88.5, Mary Hagedorn and Mike Henley of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park discuss this large undertaking and [...]
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