In the second part of last weekend’s Southern California tour we made it up to Vivid Aquariums, a Reef Builders sponsor operating in Thousand Oaks Canoga Park, North of L.A. The reputation that Vivid Aquariums has earned has preceded them…
SoCal Coral Candies from AquaSD and Amazing Aquariums & Reefs
Amazing Aquariums and Reefs We’ve been bouncing the greater Southern California reefing region for an extended weekend now and we’ve already had the good fortune to stop by two of the area’s finest reef stores, AquaSD and Amazing Aquariums &…
Orphek LED is one sexy aquarium light with mystery LEDs
Orphek’s new LED aquarium light sure is a looker and the 120 to 160 watts of power for $500 is also a very attractive price. The merger of aluminum and acrylic is a very nouveau LED light design which is…
Who says LEDs can’t grow SPS corals?
LEDs are an amazing source of reef aquarium lighting and they are fully capable of growing beautiful, colorful stony corals. The two corals above, a bird-of-paradise Seriatopora hystrix and green Seriatopora guttatus, have been growing almost exclusively under LEDs from…
Panorama retro 36 from Ecoxotic can retrofit a canopy or hang like a pendant
The Panorama Retro 36 from Ecoxotic is a larger LED retro fit kit which was designed to suit the needs of medium to larger tanks. Featuring 36 LEDs running a total of 42 watts, the Panorama Retro 36 has a…
Help us rename the “Rama Lama Ding Dong” zoanthids
We stopped by AquaSD in San Diego yesterday and we were really taken by these beautiul large zoanthids with the most awful hobby name. The large zoanthids pictured above have the most beautiful combination of green mouths, green center oral…
CoralSky SL2 and Versa 2 LED hit second generation with double the power
The CoraslSky Versa 2 and SL 2 LED lights are now being sold in a second generation which takes the company’s narrow LED striplight and unique LED disc to the next level. More power, more heat sinking and more lensing…
Pacific Sun Io LED Pendant Photo Contest: show us your best coral or fish to win an awesome LED reef light
If you’ve been looking for reasons to be inspired with your reef aquarium this summer, how about 27 of them? 27 of Cree’s top of the line, high powered XP series LEDs all hanging out in one of the most…
Reef Builders presents a virtual tour of InterZoo 2010 at this friday’s SoCal marine aquarium society meeting
Who: Jake Adams and the Southern California Marine Aquarium Society What: Virtual tour of InterZoo 2010, the largest global pet trade show that is held every two years in Germany When: Friday July 16th, 7:00 pm Where: International House of…
GHL Profilux Vortech Module with dominance of Ecotech’s wirelesss pumps now pre-ordering
Looks like GHL will be the second controller maker to join the third party control of wireless Vortech pumps with an add-on module for the Profilux aquarium controller. As of next Monday 7/19, Aqua-Digital will start taking pre orders for…