aquaculture

Hey all, I am lucky enough to have purchased a brand new Cade 1200 S2. I ordered it some weeks ago, I haven’t received a tracking number yet. I plan to do a fully aqua-cultured tank. I think it would be cool to show off what a large variety of marine life we now have access too. I plan to run...

Let's be honest, names are helpful but everyone has the weird SPS growing in their tank, or the one with no name yet. This thread is to show 'em off!

3 multi-polyp Grand Master Krak frags available. Shipping $45/ $25 in Florida G1-$175 4 polyps- Sold! G2-$165 3.5 polyps- Sold! G3-$150 3 polyps- Sold!

Hey Y'all I just finished photographing and uploading some awesome photos for our Ocean Oddities (WYSIWYG) section. There's some insanely unique clams in there that I'm sure will get picked up instantly but below are some teasers: Maddie has also been hard at work growing out some awesome...

When you are using aquacultured live rock from the very beginning of a tank, how is light managed? I haven't even got a tank yet. We are still in the planning stages. Years ago, before the military took me overseas, I was planning on setting up a tank with TBS's Package. I had actually been...

Does anyone know where you can acquire plastic reservoirs for aquaculture like the one seen below at the WWC facility? I've seen similar reservoirs at the local coral dealer. Are these custom-made? I'm not sure what I should even be looking for online... I'm currently using a Botinicare...

Here's an interesting discussion for yall Does anyone know the rough distribution of marketplace on our coral sources? Are there any know hybrids of Aqua/Mariculture Farms that anyone knows of? Do you think that will change do to climate change, hobbyist influence, etc.? Do...

Hello R2R! Ornamental clams require special care to flourish longterm in your reef aquarium-- let's discuss the big DO'S and DON'TS of marine clam care. ORA® has sent us a GIANT clam pack, containing Derasa, Hippopus and First Grade Crocea clams! Join us as we unbox our beautiful...

Hello, R2R, We have a VERY special delivery arriving to Waterbox Studios this week, straight from our friends at ORA-- and we can't wait to show you what's inside! Learn more about farm-raised coral as we unbox our newest additions and acclimate them into the PENINSULA 4820, our FULLY...

Hello, R2R! We invite you to come check out our newest mini series, featuring our friends at ORA. In this episode, we will be taking a look at how these fish are captive-bred and raised, from egg to your aquarium! Now that we have transferred the contents of the original ORA® Build into...

Hello, R2R! We've got a new mini series airing this week, featuring our friends at ORA. For our first episode, we will be discussing the benefits of choosing a system with a sump! Learn more about aquaculture and the future of the hobby with Waterbox and ORA on Wednesdays (6:00 PM EST) as...

We Have a MASSIVE update on the website for y'all this week. I've added all of the following species captive-bred as always: Colin's Angelfish (Centropyge colini) Goldflake Angelfish (Apoloemichthys xanthopunctatus) Labyrinth Angelfish (Chaetodontoplus cephalareticulatus x Chaetodontoplus sp.)...

Hello everyone Im starting a soft coral, lps and macroalga farm in Kent Washington, large scale and secret. Does any one have any advise on live stock. I've been doing this since 1997 and its easy now but I'm not sure where to start besides building my systems. I need to know what people want...

I just added two brand new species to our site and an old favorite! First we have the lyretail damselfish, these are actually very cool damsels that like to school in the mid level of the reef tank. The black and yellow pattern really stands out in a reef tank so much so that I put a school of...

Since my mini-crash caused by an Alk spike and BJD, it has given my wife and me a chance to rethink what corals we want in the tank. Since all of the aquacultured corals survived I've been more willing to spend to get those types of pieces. Wanted to as the community who they shop for...

Hey y'all, I just updated the site with 2 new offerings: The captive-bred Colin's Angelfish is rarely found in the hobby but is a nice bright yellow and blue angel. I only have 2 of these available so they'll go fast! https://shop.thebiotagroup.com/products/colins-angelfish I also have a...

Hey Y'all We know hobbyists want Matted filefish that eat already Aiptasia, so we feed our matted filefish aiptasia and hydroids weekly so they can recognize them in your tanks. Check out the GoPro video below. If you have a huge Aiptasia problem I recommend a few of these guys with our...

Hey y'all, I just did a massive update on our website where I added 100 WYSIWYG Crocea clams. Each one of these is incredibly cool and unique from each other. In my opinion crocea clams are the second easiest clams to house in home aquaria right next to derasa clams. Put them in medium to high...

Hello R2R... im new to the community and was looking into see if there are any dedicated mushroom farmers out there .id love to see your collection, mother tanks or mushy only racks or prop tanks) what i wanna do is collect cultures of mushrooms from lfs,forums,insta,frag swaps and dark web...

Everyone knows us for our captive-bred mandarins and for great reason! Our mandarins are fed a diet of pellet and frozen foods so when they get into your tank they're already acclimated and ready to thrive. Check out this video of a group of them chowing down on some TDO B2 and PE hatchery...

In this day in age, what is more desirable to us hobbyists? Is it the new designer corals with flashy names and vibrant coloration found under that "actinic glow" or the classic showstoppers that set the foundation for generations of reef hobbyists before us? What category of reefer are you...

Greetings from a new member, I have lurked and liked this site for a bit. This quarantine is serious and tedious, but it has allowed me to get after my Caribbean coral rearing setup (2 frag tanks with a turf algae scrubber) to the point where I feel like I have conquered the hair algae plague. I...

This update made me want to take half of them home! Our new SPS system is finally churning them out and we could not be more excited about the color and growth we've started to get after giving the corals some room to breathe. View here: http://bit.ly/FreshCoralCandy

We've all been waiting for an awesome rainbow acro thats not a tenuis right??? Well, here you have it! TSA's Sour Tsunami is absolutely stunning! Truly a coral that looks as good under daylights as it does under actinics, this is NOT one you want to sleep on! This one will be a flood of color...

This piece really reminded us of the iconic Fire Flower from Super Mario Bros so the name seemed extremely fitting! View frags here: TSA Fire Flower Goni