Global Reef Expedition: Canopies of Coral

Global Reef Expedition: Canopies of Coral

By Andrew Bruckner, Ph.D. Global Reef Expedition Fiji’s reefs house some 333 species of corals of all shapes, sizes and colors, many of which we’ve seen in Lau Province.  We’ve examined many reef types, some which fringe the shore (fringing reefs), some in the center...
Arrested by the Tang Police: I Refuse to Confess!

Arrested by the Tang Police: I Refuse to Confess!

By: C.M. Schwimm* Most marine aquarists who frequent online message boards have heard the term “Tang Police” (abbreviated here as TP). Some are even members of this group themselves, while a few other unlucky souls have been “arrested” by them. Conversely, there are...
CORAL Feature Video: Aaron Belandre’s Pico Reef

CORAL Feature Video: Aaron Belandre’s Pico Reef

This 3-gallon (11-L) reef, complete with stony corals and an astonishing array of marine organisms is tracked as it matures and evolves over its three-year life by owner Aaron Belandre, known to members of the Nano-Reef.com forum as El Fab—a bit of a legend in his own...