Sympodium is an interesting encrusting soft coral which is just beginning to show up in some coral shipments. We personally spied the Sympodium colony above tucked away in a corner of a display tank at Amazing Aquariums and Reefs and…
T5 Mini Aqualight from Coralife coming soon with dual six watters
The Mini Aqualight T5 from Coralife is the first real revision to the iconic form factor since it was launched in the early nineties. Hearkening back to the days of reefing when power compact lamps were just breaking out in…
GHL ProFilux Wireless controller Vortech module
GHL ProFilux has finally released more details about their Wireless Vortech module for their controller. The Profilux Wireless vortech module will support all operational modes currently available with Vortech pump controllers including Constant speed and lagoon random mode to name…
Snow basslet video clearly shows the white markings of Serranus chionaraia
The snow basslet is an interesting deepwater reef fish that lives in the Caribbean Sea. About a month ago we shared with you some of the first really good pictures of the snow basslet from a specimen that was imported…
Some stupid idiot stole clams from OC Aquatic in Huntington Beach
If you’ve seen the perp in the images above, please contact the police immediately as this douche bag has stolen three large Maxima giant clams from the LFS. The three valuable clams were stolen from OC Aquatic in Huntington Beach,…
Cannon LED pendant from Ecoxotic gets real, in 50 watt blue or white
The Cannon LED Pendant is becoming available for wider distribution as early as this afternoon although some Ecoxotic dealers have been testing out the multichip LED goodness for some time now. Reef Builders first broke the news that Ecoxotic was…
one week left to enter the giveaway for the high performance Io LED pendant
This is just a friendly reminder that we’re still running an awesome giveaway for a very valuable reef light. The Io LED pendant includes 75 watts of Cree XP LEDs, full controlability built in display and bluetooth wireless connectivity and…
Teco TC1500 chiller for commercial applications
Teco, the Italian manufacturer made famous by its line of chillers has introduced the TC1500. This chiller or rather refrigeration unit is made for commercial purposes that will be able to give you water as cold as 41F and provides…
Vertex Illumina SR 1200 LED gets captured on video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHo7LTgkbZ4[/youtube] That Vertex Illumnia that we got our paws on early, gets a video appearance by one lucky person who already has it hanging over their tank. While not available in the United States yet, production models have hit areas…
Luxim getting sued by Ceravision over patent dispute regarding plasma lighting
Ceravision, a company that is based in the United Kingdom has decided to sue Luxim to protect their Intellectual Property. The two companies are scheduled to go to trial in both the United States and in the UK. What is…
