Phosballs are a new Biopellet from the new Polish aquarium chemistry company SeaSlug. Their first product offering is a high purity biopellet called Phosballs which are part of the “next generation” of solid carbon dosing. Unlike most biopellets, Phosballs start…
Combo Multichip LED pendant gets overviewed on video
[vimeo width=”670″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/15810060[/vimeo] The Combo Multichip LED pendant from Blue Moon Aquatics was one of the nicest surprises we enjoyed at the MACNA show. In anticipation of getting another look at this unique pendant at next week’s Reefapalooza, we thought…
The Rocky Mountain Reef Tank gets a two-year anniversary update
[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sncfi4hgnM0[/youtube] The 1200 gallon Rocky mountain Reef Aquarium of Stephen Hurlock is a very special one for us, and a very important one for Reef Builders. I was fortunate enough to be involved in the design and construction…
Guide to Decapod Crustaceans of the South Pacific is a FREE download
Throw your claws up for Joseph Poupin and Matthieu Juncker, two French crustacean researchers who have not only completed an awesome guide to the decapod crustaceans of the South Pacific, but they’ve also made it available as a free downloadable…
Reef on the Rocks medium column of man-made rock makes for a sweet plug n’ play reefscape
Reef on the Rocks is a relatively new company which makes a high quality artificial rock for use in reefscaping. We first wrote about the Reef on the Rocks products a few weeks ago and from looking at the images we…
New Gramma dejongi video only fuels our desire for this Cuban rarity
The rare fish hits just keep on rolling this week with a fresh new video of Gramma sp. dejongi, the most sensational new Caribbean fish in years which has yet to be formally described. We first broke the news of…
House of Fins amassed a rare fish collection like no other for the 2010 SPLASH event
House of Fins is a premier LFS and aquarium maintenance company located in Greenwich CT. For the last four years HoF has put together this anniversary sale event they simply call “SPLASH”. We’ve been fortunate to attend and speak at…
Biologging: Tuna, sharks and mammals getting smart electronic tags to map the oceans and ecosystems
We’ve all heard of tagging animals for catch and release programs, for tracking migrations and populations but what you may not have learned is that these tags have been getting smart, like scary smart. Over the past 20 years these…
Liopropoma africanum is a rare fish for the connoisseurs of exotic reef life
Seeing Liopropoma africanum for the first time at the House of Fins SPLASH event last weekend was a big surprise, and a welcome one at that. It’s only a few months ago that the Africanum basslet started popping up in…
Turboflotor Blue 500 hands on and first impression
The Turboflotor Blue 500 from AquaMedic is a smaller internal protein skimmer that has a few things going for it: it’s small with a small footprint, it’s easy on the eyes and affordable but most important of all, it makes…