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Check out this beautiful saltwater all in one reef tank courtesy of reefcasa.com that we donated to a local high school !

What a pleasure to meet Ben at Cali Kid Coral and an hour to film his store. Probably the cleanest store we have been to yet. Check them out here

Soft Corals? LPS? SPS? What’s the difference?  For those just getting into the reefing hobby the number of choices, options and acronyms can get a little bit overwhelming. Probably the first thing that all new reefers need to learn is the difference between the different types of corals available in the hobby.  Ready?  Here we […]

What is Coralline Aglae Coralline Algae is a type of  Algae found throughout the oceans that calcified in order to grow. It is classified under the order of Corallinales. It is generally a desirable algae in home aquariums and its presence is an indictor of maturity. It can be introduced by seeding your aquarium with […]

How Much Does It Cost to Start a Saltwater Aquarium Salt water tanks can be expensive investments. The cost is hard to pinpoint and its kind of a hard question to answer ! Its sort of like buying a car in some aspects as it comes down to your budget. Do you want to buy […]

We have tried many lights are this is our top pick ! Check out our youtube video to see why. Radon xr15 g5 blue a close second to these. You can find the hydra 32 HD on our website

When I started in the hobby 15 years ago the idea of keeping a nano reef was laughed at. Reefers didn’t take you seriously and I often lied when I went to store and they ask how big my tank was. It was a 10 gallon at the time which was asburd  to most reefers. […]

Our display tank is really filling nicely ! Thought we would share with you guys age: almost 1 year size: 95 gallon display (deceiving though because ties into larger 300-400 gallon farm/ grow system downstairs) alkalinity – aiming for 7.5 salinity 1.026 mag – 1500-1600 calcium 440 phosphate .03 nitrate 1-2 (would like it higher) […]

We all try to keep our reef tanks as clean and presentable as possible. There are some reefers among us though that bring it to the next level when it comes to presentation and wire management. A prime example of this is Antonio’s dream like redsea reeefer 750. I say dream like because its not […]

Best Aquarium Doser With the number of  products out there today in the salt water aquarium world it can be quite confusing sometimes to decide on which is right for you.  One of these decisions you may be trying to make is buying a doser. A lot of people ask us which is the best […]

Gone but not forgotten Was looking through some of our old photos cleaning out a hard drive and came across this old folder with photos of tons of amazing zoanthid and palythoas we have had in the past. Most of them just frags but some colonies as well. I thought it would be cool to […]

Sometimes we need excellent examples of how NOT to set up your reef tank. Looks like an accident waiting to happen. Lots of water and lots of high wattage equipment is a recipe for disaster if not done right.Make sure to secure all cords and electrical connections. Dont want to trip over something and use […]

Fragbox takes pride in featuring this perfect tank by Richard Orme. His love for the hobby and attention to detail is evident in  his aquarium. The tank exemplifies perfectly placed live rock, coral selection an negative space . His tank is an ultimate example of zen achieved in a salt water aquarium. The homemade aquarium controller […]

Looking for a custom made show tank? How about a one of the kind custom sump? You need to check out primo reef acrylics. They are making some of the baddest looking custom tanks and sumps around. All of their tanks are hand made to the high quality possible. And their sumps are just insane. […]