Blastomussa loyae was first described from the Red Sea in 1978 as a separate species from Blastomussa merleti due to the separated walls and ‘irregular voids’ in the corallites of colonies. Blastomussa loyae was first discovered growing in abundance alongside B. merleti but…
Spy shots of new Marineland Reef Capable LED shows versions with built-in timer and RGB LEDs
The timer on the Marineland’s website has not yet run out but we’ve already snuck a couple pics of new LED lights and packaging on display at Marineland’s booth at Global Pet Expo. Our in-situ blurrycam operator has revealed at…
Chagos brain coral, Ctenella chagius is a unique species from the Indian Ocean
The Chagos Brain Coral, Ctenella chagius, is unique Indian Ocean endemic coral species which is highly unlikely to come up on the radar of the most reef aquarists. With this great video footage of the Chagos Brain Coral we thought…
Aquarium Specialty and My Reef Creation team up to build the Mother of All Trade Show Aquariums (MATSA)
We’ve seen more than our fair share of ghetto-fabulous and not-so-great display aquariums at marine aquarium trade shows but the Mother of all Trade Show Aquariums [MATSA] is not one of them. Built with a vision by Aquarium Specialty and…
From the Archives: World’s smallest aquarium is an exercise in miniaturization
The smallest functional aquarium in the world was written up just over a year ago but this story is so compelling, we wanted to share with you the pictures and the video once more. The world’s smallest aquarium has no…
PicO Aquariums Mantay Ray filtration system packs a ton of engineering into a tiny package
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwW41iyci38[/youtube] The PicO Filtration system is a unique in-tank filter compartment that brings foresight and flexibility to a range of nano reef aquariums. Like the thoughtfully engineered In-Tank filtration systems which have practically sized-chambers for media and filter…
Avast Marine biopellet mixing nozzle improves fluidizing of solid carbon dosing media
A common complaint of biopellets used in mixing reactors is the lack of uniform mixing, clumping and channeling that can occur when biopellets sometimes stick together. Like the eductor-modified biopellet reactors, the Avast Marine biopellet mixing nozzle is a handy…
The Blue Velvet Angelfish now *officially* described as Centropyge deborae
Centropyge deborae is the official name of the weird dark blue pygmy angelfish that is so far only known from one location in Fiji. As far back as June Reef Builders got word that the Blue Velvet Angelfish would be…
AcanLighting Prism LED is the latest reef light to join the multicolor LED party
The AcanLighting Prism LED is a veritable cornucopia of different LED colors, neigh a fruit salad of the visible spectrum. Coming in black or silver housing, the 70 watt AcanLighting Prism is endowed with no fewer than eight colors of…
Orphek Nilus LED is a 120 watt multicolor SPS coral light
The Orphek Nilus is an interesting LED aquarium fixture which has just popped up for sale at Marine Depot. Loaded up with no fewer than four LED colors, the Orphek Nilus boasts 30 White LEDs, 22 Blue LEDs, 4 Red LEDs…