Sfiligoi Vision plasma arc LIFI lights looking pretty good over real live corals.

[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrhc4GPwzHs[/youtube] The Sfiligoi Vision is the first plasma arc LIFI light fixture that has been specifically designed for use on home aquariums. There has been a negative undertone of criticism regarding the color rendition of LIFI lighting for…

Closer look at new Bubble Magus cone skimmers

The new Bubble Magus line of BM series cone skimmers we brought you recently were on hand at the Sea Side Aquatics booth at Reef-A-Palooza the other week. We were able to get in close and take a few snapshots…

Barton Seaver explains why we need to make smarter decisions about making seafood sustainable

Most of us are well aware that eating seafood is often better for your health, but that many seafood choices come at a cost to the marine environment. For some time now Monterrey Bay Aquarium has worked on the Seafood…

Hands-On, In-Depth, with Reed Mariculture’s RotiGrow System

Last month ReefBuilders featured the new RotiGrow System from Reed Mariculture.  As promised, this next installment looks at the hands-on results with the most modern marine algae paste system available to marine fish breeders.  This system was actually designed for…

G2 Extreme from Maxspect will now be using four 15 watt multichip LEDs

In the constant pursuit of better spread and usability, Maxspect has made a change to it’s G2 160 Extreme model that should make it even more desirable. The G2-160 is currently using two large 30 watt multichip LEDs which produce…

The Wrasse Blenny is exactly the kind of oddball fish you’d expect to find at Old Town Aquarium

it is invariable that any time we visit Old Town Aquarium in Chicago, we are bound to not only come across some cool fish, but some rare oddballs which we’ve never seen, and rarely even thought about. On this visit…

SteelAquariumStands.com wants to build you a beefy, rugged yet beautiful stand for your tank

[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKzxtd-ch_Q[/youtube] SteelAquariumStands.com is showcasing their stand and cabinetry skills in this recent video. For most of us who have DIY’d or have had a custom stand built locally, there are lots of things we’d love to do right…

Vitrea Unico 56 is a classy aquarium set up with a lot of glass

The Vitrea 56 is a unique aquarium set up which is very easy to look at. With a high clarity glass tank, a glass sump, a glass LED light and even glass in the trim of the stand, Vitrea’s Unico…

1.5 inch Sea Swirl releasing next month

Sea Swirl, a company well known for its water oscillating devices has finally released a 1.5 in. version. Along with this bigger model, Sea Swirl also improved the previous 3/4 and 1 in. devices. The new units rock a more…

Patterns of schooling fish in the 200,000 gallon Phillipine Reef of the Steinhart Aquarium

[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZSINQ0N0l0[/youtube] There’s truly no better way to start the week than by transporting yourself to an imaginary place by watching an awesome reef video. Last week we had the Cozumel Dive video on an actual Caribbean reef and…