Hobbyist Booths Available at Reef-A-Palooza
Aquarium events are all the rage, and the Reef-A-Palooza event sponsored by the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society (SCMAS) is one of the larger ones to takes place each and every year. Despite all of the vendors clamoring for booth space, the event organizers are still keeping the show true to the aquarium hobby by [...]
Close-up Video of Pocillopora damicornis Larvae
Coral Publications recently shared this great up close video of the larvae of a Pocillopora damicornis coral swimming around in a small dish a few hours after sunset in one of two in an experimental coral nurseries. The larvae, which look more like a pest flatworm than the offspring of a coral, is released by the [...]
Growth Sequence of the ORA Red Planet Acro
Ever wonder what a full grown ORA frag would look like? Well, ORA released a series of growth shots on their blog yesterday detailing the plating growth that their Red Planet Acro takes on as it matures. ORA first acquired this coral in May of 2006, with the first photograph below being from September of [...]
ORA Kelly Green Psammocora Seen Locally
Only a couple of days ago, ORA revealed their latest coral, the vibrantly colored Kelly Green Psammocora. While most of their corals usually take a couple of weeks to trickle onto the local scene, this one showed up only days after it became available in the aquarium trade and it is likely one of the [...]
ORA’s Newest Addition, Kelly Green Psammocora
ORA has unveiled a new coral this week, but it’s not a typical Acroporid like most of ORA’s releases. Instead, the new coral is an extraordinarily bright Psammocora. Officially called the Kelly Green Psammocora, this particular coral is actually not at all new to ORA or aquarium hobbyists. It was actually imported from Palau at [...]
PrecisionWerkz Frag Stations Making Coral Fragging Convenient
PrecisionWerkz, a relative newcomer to the aquarium scene, has developed a nifty new work station that makes coral fragging extremely easy and convenient. Their handy Frag Station frees up the hobbyist’s hands by holding blank frag plugs in place while the corals are being cut and glued. The station is made of ABS plastic and [...]
And the New Owner of ORA is…
It was recently announced that Oceans Reefs and Aquariums, otherwise known as ORA, was under new ownership as of June 30th. The sale of the company came as a surprise to most of us, and many hobbyist immediately became concerned that the new owners might change the way ORA does things. Fortunately, the new owners [...]
ORA Under New Ownership
Some breaking news for the aquaculture side of our hobby, Oceans Reefs and Aquariums and its affiliate Marshall Islands Mariculture Farm have been sold. ORA announced the news ealier today on their blog, indicating that the new ownership actually took over on June 30th, 2011. They also said that, despite new ownership, the brand and [...]
Picture of the Week – 6/27 – 7/3
Pictured in this week’s AquaNerd Picture of the Week is a stunning ORA Red Goniopora seen at local fish store T&T Fish and Reef. This stunning coral is a relatively new offering from ORA, being available for only around a year or so, but it has taken the hobby by storm. As can be seen [...]
Tip of the Day – 6/24/2011
Buying corals online can be tricky because pictures of corals can be very deceiving. It is now common practice to edit photos to make the corals more appealing, and it is very difficult to distinguish true colors from colors that have been tampered with. So trust online stores that openly state what kind of bulbs [...]
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