For those of you fortunate to get tickets at the Reef stock event this Saturday in Denver Colorado you’ll see some (if not all) of the worlds best top LED lighting. However here at Reef Builders we are all DIY…
Pew Fellows in Marine Conservation announced, get Google Earth tour
The 2010 Pew Fellows in Marine Conservation were recently announced and not only do the researchers get much-needed money to continue their research but we get a Google Earth Marine Tour of the researchers and their work. This is a…
Malibu Beach internship from Malibu Rum
I am a big fan of Malibu Rum and an even bigger fan after I found out that they were having an internship contest in association with Reefcheck.org. The sad part? I missed out. The contest which officially ended already…
Red Dragon 3 (III) variable speed pumps, and Red Dragon 2 (II) Brushless DC pumps confirmed by Royal Exclusiv
Royal Exclusiv has been talking about their new Red Dragon 3 variable speed pumps lately. Details are very light at the moment but we did found out that the Red Dragon III will be available in 3 versions. And before…
AlgaGen Reefpods Copepods Food perfect to start your refugium
Reef pods (Copepods) Tisbe spp are a great food source for many organisms including seahorses and mandarins. They are great to start seeding your refugium or when about to add something that loves reef pods. These pods are shipped in …
The Arrow Crab or Stenorhynchus seticornis in HD Video
The Guys at Morphologic got out their amazing Canon HD camera and turned the spotlight out on the Arrow Crab. The arrow Crab or Stenorhynchus seticornis is a popular addition to some marine tanks. In the video the arrow crab…
Steinhart Aquarium working to raise Rhinopias scorpionfish from their own fertile spawns
One of the advantages of working at the the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences has is being able to care for, and observe so many different animals that we might not be exposed to anywhere but a…
Algae blooms threaten to choke Baltic Sea
An explosion of phytoplankton has reached alarming levels in the Baltic Sea consuming outrageous amounts of precious oxygen and choking out aquatic life creating one of the largest marine “dead zones” on the planet. As part of nature’s cycle, small…
Nano Customs hybrid LED + T5 lighting fixture
Nano Customs might be releasing a new T5/LED light for nano aquariums or at least playing with the idea. This prototype light fixture is milled out of billet 6061 with a integrated passive heatsink & active cooling system for the…
“The Cove” about Dolphins wins Academy Award for best Documentary
Did you watch the Academy awards last night? If you did you would have seen The Cove win the award for best documentary series. “‘The Cove,’ directed by Louie Psihoyos, uses surreptitiously gathered footage to document dolphin hunts in the…
