The following contribution is from Dr. Hiroyuki Tanaka, a well known expert on reef wrasses and an avid collector of all reef fish books Guide des poisons de Tahiti et ses Iles is a new excellent guide book to fishes…
Vortech MP60 video shows the power of Ecotech Marine’s heavy duty pump
[vimeo width=”670″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/14931021[/vimeo] The Vortech MP60 water pump is a new device from Ecotech Marine which is specifically designed for use on the very largest of private reef aquariums. Although the Vortech MP60 is rated for 5500 gallons per hour,…
Misbar Maroon clownfish showed off by ORA
Misbar maroon clownfish are nothing new, they’ve been popping up sporadically in clutches of normally patterned maroon clownfish for years but ORA’s got a pair that’s been throwing off something a little different. A week ago in Orlando, ORA brought…
Rare fish collector Rob Lower dies of dive-related injuries
Rob Lower was a marine ornamental fish collector who specialized in finding and catching many rare Hawaiian endemic reef fish, many of which were only accessible by diving to the limits. Over the last few years Mr. Lower was one…
Looking at MACNA from a purely hobbyist point of view (where are the kids?)
Here at Reef Builders we tirelessly work our fins to the spine to stay on top of the news and to make sure our readership is the most informed about everything related to the aquarium world. Whether it’s new fish,…
Following up with Casper the white tang at World Wide Corals
While we were in Orlando for MACNA last week we made it a point to stop by the premier LFS, World Wide Corals. Not only is WWC loaded up with a huge diversity of corals, they are also the proud…
AI Nano Sol LED light gets a hands on demonstration of the touch controls
[vimeo width=”670″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/14848145[/vimeo] The AI Nano Sol LED is a hot little number from Aqua Illumination which delivers on three channel control of the tricolor LED pucks, with top of the line internals and quality American design and construction. Although…
AC-powered OLED light from Philips could point to a future of thin efficient aquarium lights
The bright white light that Philips is showing off is a new OLED fixture which could set the stage for the next revolution in low profile and high efficiency lighting. Although LEDs seem to inundate the news of aquarium lighting,…
Blue Harbor scored the tiniest masked angelfish ever caught for aquarium life
[youtube width=”670″ height=”425″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmWImDY4464[/youtube] The tiny little masked angelfish caught last week in Hawaii is already safe and sound in it’s new home at Blue Harbor in Japan. Koji Wada and the Blue Harbor staff received this little treasure right before…
G3 Maxspect shown off in Orlando with onboard dimming controls
The G3 Maxspect will be the third generation light fixture from the company which brought the aquarium hobby the first individually replaceable LEDs and the first fixture to also house multichip LEDs. The G3 Maxspect is very similar to the…