Color us surprised by the new Configurator on the AquaLEDs.de website which allows a buyer to custom pick many, many details of their lights prior to ordering. Just a short month ago we reported on the interesting looking AquaLED lights…
Historic Stuber Acropora photograph documents 25 years of stony coral reefing
The photo above was made 25 years ago, on 26 June 1985, in the aquarium of Dietrich Stüber, Berlin by Svein Fossa, an internationally recognized expert in reef keeping. This historic photograph is the first known documented case of an…
Based on their frag pricing, Sexy Corals is probably smoking crack
We’ve just got two words for Sexy Corals: Re Hab. Put down the crack pipe and call your local drug abuse hotline because you have got to be high if you think this is still 2005-2006 where you can name…
Four new species of Eviota gobies described: E. rubrisparsa, E. shimadai, E. winterbottomi & E. toshiyuki
There’s been a lot going in the gobiid taxonomic world lately with a big push to describe new species of Eviota gobies by Drs. Greenfield and Randall. Just over a month ago we got our first look at the gorgeous…
Video of many aquarium fish in a natural reef environment in the Phillipines
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX1fMzBAxOk[/youtube] This video by TikiTiki Divers in Moalboal, Ceb Island Phillipines is an interesting one documenting a wide variety of popular reef aquarium fish in their natural habitat. In this video you can see a small group of…
Bangai Cardinalfish video in their unnatural habitat
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVICeDX2dp4[/youtube] The Banggai cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, is one of the most iconic fish in the marine aquarium trade. It’s unusual coloration, unique reproductive strategy and ease of care has made Banggai cardinals extremely popular but this has led…
Coral Colorblind: This is what you call an orange hammer coral
Coral Colorblind is a new installment here on Reef Builders where we attempt to sort out what it means when a coral is labeled with a certain color. There are way too many unscrupulous coral sellers who are being dishonest…
ReefBrite Aquaviewer is complimented with blue and white LEDs
Lookout IVS Portal because the ReefBrite Aquaviewer is now ready to compete in the brand new aquarium magnifying segment of the aquarium market. The ReefBrite Aquaviewer may not pull double duty as an algae scraper but what it lacks in…
Reef Builders Staff picks best aquarium products of 2010
It’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since we last published our list of best aquarium products of 2009. If you needed any indication that 2010 was a big year for aquarium products, consider that last year…