Sorry to burst your bubble but according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), mermaids do not exist! The interwebs is all in a flutter by the addition of a page on the NOAA “Ocean Facts” section on mermaids…
AquaDigitalLife is a computer-aided, all-in-one automation, maintenance and monitoring hub
AquaDigitalLife is new monitorning, automation and maintenance hub for your aquarium taking high-tech advances to make aquarium maintenance to the next level for larger aquariums. Sure you could hook this puppy up to a nano system but it would be…
China makes historic move to ban shark fin soup
Small moves can have strong, lingering results and today China has made a significant move to support the ban of shark finning on a global front. According to reports today, the Chinese Government Offices Administration of the State Council has…
GHL Mitras gets refined ahead of release, announces preorder pricing
The upcoming GHL Mitras LX 6100 LED light got a bit more refined ahead of its release this fall along with announcing special preorder pricing if you place your order before August 30. The final version of the Mitras LED…
Friday Smorgasbord: Tracy Morgan, Saturn’s moon hides an ocean, shark diversity, and oceans vs. Kardashians
Not too often we get to get some celebrity news on Reef Builders but with the big news with the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes split taking up the news today, we figured we’d shift the focus to someone cooler. We lead…
Eheim powerCleaner finally coming to market
It was just over two years ago when we picked up on the story about the Eheim powerCleaner — a motorized, vibrating power cleaner for brushing that tough algae off your aquarium — and now it looks like it is…
Giant fish sculpture rising from beach made from recycled plastic bottles
Last week’s Rio+20 event for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development an enormous beach installation was created uses discarded plastic bottles to remind people to reduce the amount of plastic bottles they use and to properly dispose of them when done.…
TMC V2 Bio React 500 the latest biopellet reactor to hit the market
The new TMC V2Bio React 500 Pellet Reactor is the latest biopellet reactor to hit the market. The new V2Bio React 500 features a “patented” eductor the company highlights providing more contact between the pellets and water, leading to more efficient fluidization…
Volx Japan releasing Grassy Solare LED fixture
Japan’s Volx is releasing its first line of aquarium LED fixtures with the Grassy Solare Reef and Grassy Solare Plant LED fixtures soon. We primarily saw Volx Japan releasing the LeDio PAR 38 spotlight with interesting color and spread options…
Italy’s Oceanlife debuts hi-tech, automated fish display system
We saw the line of Oceanlife food at Interzoo 2012 and now have some intriguing information on the new concept the company is exploring — hi-tech aquarium display systems for retailers. These smart systems come loaded with features from automatic light adjustments, top off…