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A classic and staple in the reef keeping hobby

Australian Elegance Coral  

Sadly we completely crashed our display and tank grow out farm Check out this video series on what happened and how to avoid this happening to you ! https://youtu.be/AbNlc9ARuyg

The Jason Fox Home Wrecker Acropora at the time of this blog post is simply put the most sought after acropora in the entire aquarium hobby right now !

Check out this video on how to care for monticap coral https://youtu.be/Vgd-hsft5Sw

These corals have becoming increasingly rare in the hobby! Finding true yellow ones showing off their best color is quiet rare these days  

Not something you see everday , these silly clowns decided to turn our open brain coral into their home

Candy Apple Scoly Simple WOW What an amazing and striking version of the popular Scolymia coral

We just got a new shipment of amazing Australian corals. Make sure to subscribe to us on youtube to find out when we get the newest corals in stock. We shoot these fun videos walking through the tanks showcasing the new corals as well as giving information on the corals we we go.

This is something you don’t see everyday, a grafted ancastrea

Strawberry Shortcake Acropora One of the nicest of all the acropora types, the strawberry shortcake acro    

Tyree Pink Lemonade Acropora One of the most beautiful, unique and hardest to grow of all the sps corals.

Out of all of the zoanthid variations there are out there, few are as sought after as the grand master krak. You can tell why from this insane color.

Rainbow Gonipora When it comes to gonipora it doesn’t get better than the rainbow gonipora

Best Aquarium Reef Salt Mix

This coral is truly something else. Rarely do we so blue on any corals at all so to see it on a rare species like bowerbanki coral is like WOW SUPER RARE

A rare variety of white pulsing xenia

One of the coolest and most unique chalice corals. Blue body with red eyes, there is nothing else like it.

Few corals show off more vibrant pinks than zoanthids  

I stumbled across this old photo of our old display tank at our first shop ! This tank was set up in 2015, its long gone now but was really fun to build and fill

How Long Can Corals Survive In A Bag https://youtu.be/DAkDrnRvVmo

We currently import salt water corals for resale here in our store. Our goal one day is to grow all of our corals in house and stop the wild collection of corals. Help us achieve this goal by buying cultured corals 🙂

Out of all the colors plate corals come in red is the rarest and coolest variety d plate

Out of all the torch color and varieties, there are none more rare and more sought after than the Australian Gold Torch.  There is really nothing like it and it doesn’t look like any other coral out there. Its waving golden hair like tentacles are simply mesmerizing.  

Check out this video on what its like owning a salt water reef store.

Lemon Drop Anemone One of the rarest of rare anemone! The lemon drop anemone. This bubbletip anemone is super hard to come by and not cheap. If you have the change to buy one don’t hesitate, you probably won’t find it again.  

Black Torch Coral

This was one of the coolest corals! Sold to its lucky owner here in Canada. Kinda wish we kept this one. Have yet to see another bounce plate coral.

Why Is My Torch Coral Closed or Dying ? Torch corals are some of the most beautiful off all the corals ! They are highly sought after for their amazing long waving tentacles and vibrant colors. They add lots of life and movement to your salt water aquarium. If you have a torch coral that […]

Treehouse of Horror Zoas Dam I wish I still had these zoas. They were unbelievable. Lost them during a small tank crash. Feel free to trade some back to us if you have them in your collection !

Best ATO For Aquariums If your looking for one of the best and most reliable ATO on the market look no further than the Tunze 3155 This unit has been in production for over 10 years because its so reliable ! Its easy to set up, quiet and rarely I mean rarely fails. It features […]

How To Import Salt Water Corals Check out this youtube video on what it looks like to unpack a shipment of live salt water corals. At our store we are able to buy corals wholesale. Vendors will only supply brick and mortar stores and usually will require business license, tax numbers, import permits and photos […]

Acropora Tenuis One of the most sought after acropora species in the aquarium trade. They are found in the Indian ocean, red sea, Australia and many other oceans of the world   They have some of the most striking colors of all acropora species. They often have unique and different colored polyps   These are […]

Crocea Clams We got in some simply spectacular Crocea Clams !Check out these photos below and the video we did on them on youtube channel

Reef Tank Hermit Crabs Hermit Crabs are some of the best and useful members of your clean up crew. They are the ultimate scavengers and will eat all uneaten food and even detritus.  They will keep your salt water aquarium free of nuisance and ugly algae’s. Not all hermit crabs are reef safe but at […]

Check out this video we made on our youtube channel Fragbox TV that shows you how to properly dip corals. Dipping corals is great habit to get into early. There are lots of unwanted pests you can unknowingly add to your tank if you don’t dip corals. Properly dipping them will remove pests so they […]

Rainbow Chalice Coral Check out this amazing rainbow chalice coral. This is one coral that really deserves the name rainbow in its name. We have been growing it here in our farm for about 2 years now. We had a similar sized colony we tried to frag and sadly the entire thing died shortly after […]

Rainbow Bubble Tip Anemone

If there was one single zoa I miss more than others or I could have back in our collection it would be these. The Campfire Palythoas ! There was nothing like them, nickle sized head, deep black purple heads with beautiful red sparkles and flaming red skirt. I haven’t seen true campfire palys for well […]

Banded Acro Crabs are one of the coolest crabs ! They live inside acropora and clean them, in exchange the acro coral provides refufe from predators to the crab. Its not uncommon to find many acro crabs living harmoniously inside a single acro crab. These banded acro crabs are categorized by black band across their […]

Utter Peace Zoanthids Utter chaos have become pretty well main stream. About 10 years I was the first person to bring them into Canada from the U.S I picked up my first frag ARC in Buffalo and paid $200 US for a single head ! Since then the price has come down. These however are […]

Yellow Arcopora Acropora are some of the most beautiful types of corals. There are thousands of different species and they come in so many unique shapes, growth patterns and colors. In the aquarium trade, true yellow acropora are hare to come by and sometimes hard to keep their color. In my experience I found t5 […]

Hand down probably my favorite type of Acropora is Millepora. Check out this one below, there is nothing like the sunset mili. When under the right conditions the base is green and it gets intense yellow and even orange burnt tips. Coupled with super long waving hairy polyps you can see why this is such […]

This has to be one of my favorite acros of all time. The highly sought after reef raft orange passion. I’m fairly certain its a tenuis, its relatively easy for an acropora species to keep. It grows faster than most and the color is just WOW. There really isn’t any other acro out there like […]

One of the hardest colors to find in any coral is a true yellow. With that being said check out this super yellow perfect yuma specimen. It has bluish purple undertones and is really one of a kind.

Palythoa Grandis One of the most beautiful soft corals! Sadly also very poisonous. We never recommend fragging these and handle them with care. They contain a very serious paly toxin. True palythoas grandis are the ones you need to be careful with.    

This is such an unusual coral ! We dont get it very often at Frabgox Its grows quiet slow, its non invasive like most xenia which is a good thing. It can vary from blue to purple, it gets about 1” tall and doesn’t pulse.

Its been 2 very , very long years since we have been able to import coral from Indonesia. For those who are new to the hobby, Indo (short for Indonesia) was one of the worlds largest coral supplier for the aquarium trade up until 2 years ago when government legislation changed prohibiting the export of […]

  Its hard to pick out a favorite coral. How can someone honestly say that one above all others is their favorite ? For myself however the forest fire digitata is top a contender for favorite corals of all time if I was forced to pick only one. A small perfect frag or a large […]

Here is a list of why I loves zoas These were the first coral I personally purchased over 14 years ago and until today I still can’t get enough of them ! Easy to care for Do well in a variety of lighting and flow conditions Great for nano tanks or huge reef tanks Peaceful […]

Check out this reef builders write up on our shop ! Its an honor to featured the industries leading blog. Click here to check our salt water coral store in Toronto 

Had a great time at MACAN 2018 Las Vegas this year Got to meet some new suppliers and some old ones face to face. Tons of really cool new products were demonstrated and we are bringing into canada some really unique and useful products. Can’t wait to share them once they are here. Here are couple […]

I think most reef hobbyists can agree that keeping a salt water aquarium can be very rewarding. It can be exciting, fun, challenging and a great experience. We can become obsessed with our aquarium, they become our pride and joy and can keep us late at night thinking about them, watching youtube video and researching […]

Red Sea Reefer 750 Check out this beautiful red sea reefer 750 we just installed in a clients house in King City, Ontario. This is the largest aquarium in the redsea reefer line up. It hold a total of 200 gallons; 160gallon in the actual display aquarium and 40 gallons in the sump below. It measures […]

If you’re thinking about starting your first reef tank or upgrading, the red sea reefer is one of the easiest and most beautiful reef ready aquariums on the market. The traditional way of starting a reef tank is quite daunting. Without experience, knowledge or help it can be difficult to do it properly. Unfortunately it […]

What is a Coral Frag? A coral frag is simply a fragment of a coral. Instead of saying coral fragments we often refer to them as a frags.  10 years ago in the aquarium hobby the idea of buying, selling or trading frags was still relatively new. Now frags are the commonly accepted form of coral […]

Did you know we sell the entire Neptune Apex line ? You can see all of the apex products we carry here. Free shipping over $99 and price match guarantee ! We are in love with the apex aquarium controller. We don’t only sell it but we use it on our entire store coral and […]

These tanks are simply awesome Best part of this system Easy to setup !! If you have or never had a reef tank before this redsea reefers are a dream to setup The old way of setting up a reef tank was usually highly custom and time consuming. You would source a tank and then […]

Our store is finally getting a new display tank !  We decided to go with a super clean, modern shallow peninsula style design so it can be enjoyed from different sides  The stand was hand built from 2×4 lumber and them skinned in a high gloss acrylic It will be primarily softy/ zoa / mushroom […]

Such a unique and beautiful tank we stumbled across google images had to share it !

Aquaforest Canada Did you know fragbox carries the entire aquaforest line? Well if you didn’t you do now! And we ship aqua forest right across canada.  Aquaforest is a high quality line of reef aquarium supplements from Poland. Yes, thats right, Poland! And I can tell you from personal experience the line is worth importing […]

Our new store is 90% done. Still some small things to set up. Thought we would share photos of what we think is Toronto’s coolest new saltwater coral store and what went into building it. Took about 2 solid months of working at it everyday. At some points it was daunting and depressing. Wasn’t easy […]

Pineapple Express Palythoa Ah a classic! Fragbox corals first coined the infamous pineapple express is 2008. They were first acquired from Taiwan. We got about 12 heads and they were probably the nicest paly in our collection at the time. The paly was deserving of a name and we came up with it after watching […]

Here is a sight we all hope to never experience. It’s truly a living nightmare but a sad reality for many in this hobby.            

You got to check out this amazing 400 gallon SPS Dominated reef tank. 6 foot long peninsula style built by miracle aquariums in Ontario. The tank is nearly 10 years old and it easy to tell. Its super mature with many colonies larger than dinner plates. The glass is 3/4” thick all starphire with euro […]

I can’t not express how important it is to take care with your wiring in and around a salt water tank. Here is a perfect example of what you should NOT do. This is simply an accident waiting to happen. On top of being dangerous and haphazard, it also makes it difficult to perform maintenance on […]

Ordering corals online Its 2016 and you can order just about everything online. Corals are no exception. We still get lots of emails from first time buyers with concerns and hesitation, which is of course normal. If you’re concerned about ordering a coral online this blog post is here to tell you don’t be! We […]

Many of you already know what price per polyp means. Some of you may not and I would like to take a second to explain the meaning of it and why some zoas are priced per polyp. I will use zoa and paly (zoanthid/palythoa) interchangeably throughout this as it applies to both. Priced per polyp simply refers […]

When I came across this thread on reef central my jaw hit the floor. This has to be one of the most remarkable and crazy reef aquarium builds. Ever… The owner constructed an enormous addition to the home just to accommodate this insanely massive tank.  From the skimmer to the RODI system, quarantines systems to […]

Dont always listen to what you read on-line. Especially topics regarding this hobby. There are many knowledgeable reefers out there and a wealth of knowledge on the forums. But not everyone understands exactly what they are saying. Sometimes someone’s advice can have implications on your tank and your animals in a very negative way. No one knows […]

A little not so well known fact, emerald crabs do in fact eat bryposis. I hope no one ever contracts this horrible algae. It is probably one of the toughest algaes to beat in the hobby. I know many that have given up and just tolerate small amounts in their tank. We at Fragbox have […]

Check out this beautiful in wall 500 gallon tank. The cabinetry on it just flawless. Who wouldn’t want one these in their living rooms? The hardwood floors and large tank volume make me a little nervous. Saltwater doesn’t really play nice with most surfaces. This is the kind of set up your wife would love […]

After over 10 years in the hobby I realize you will never see it all. Everyday you learn something new. Sometimes you learn something new because of a mistake. Sometimes you learn new ways to make the same mistake. Sometiems you learn something that helps make the hobby easier. Whatever it may be , the […]

Jaw hit the floor when I saw this one. Couldn’t even count how many bulb in there. Job really well done! Does your tank look like this? If so please feel free to send us some photos! Fragbox corals would love to feature it. From Calgary to Toronto, Victoria to Ottawa we love seeing aquariums […]

Checkout these crazy yellow palys I just found on the web. Palys like these are hard to come by. They have nice deep vibrant yellow everyone is after. Would be happy to add to our collection if anyone has any to sell! They look similar to a gold maul or even a scarface. Always trying […]

Is this not perfect? Salt water tank done right

Check this awesome nano tanked with premium rock flower anemones! Getting some really nice colours under the blue led.

One of the cleanest nano’s we have ever seen. Only 4 gallons and running a neptune! This nano reefer is hardcore. Inspiring little set up for everyone running a tank tank

Just wanted to share this incredible sps dominated tank here in Toronto. Its a 2 year old 300+ gallon starfire tank. Iv seen it many time but every time I enter the room it stills takes my breath away. The rock work, the coral and their placement, fish selection, everything on this tank is perfect. […]

Reef aquarium executed perfectly 

Aquarium controllers and recent advances in lighting mobility have made the smartphone a crucial tool for aquarium keepers, and the folks at Hydro Galaxy are looking to incorporate them into the picture even more. They’re releasing a line of probes that turn your iPhone (and eventually Android devices) into digital water meters. Called the Aqua Galaxy […]

Ever seen a yellow tang like this? Would you like one in your tank?