<rant> Why o why do the majority of coral slinger still insist on calling the Indo-pacific Scolymia australis by the name of a species that comes exclusively from the Middle East? I mean, it’s clear that the corals we are…
First look at the Windows Mobile phone apps for LED lighting control from Pacific Sun
If a fully featured LED + T5 hybrid lighting fixture isn’t enough to get your attention, Pacific Sun is raising the bar again by going all out with mobile phone applications that will allow remote control of your hot rod…
Xanthichthys sp. “dorsopunctatus”: the Christmas Island triggerfish is a new species, not a hybrid
Xanthichthys sp. “dorsopunctatus” is an unusual triggerfish species which we have been researching for the better part of a year and half since we first encountered a specimen at a House of Fins in Greenwich CT. Last week Quality Marine…
How to stop Orbitec from continuing with their overreaching and broad patent
Alright Reef Builders readers, it’s time for us to mobilize! Almost exactly a year ago we broke the news that a very large company (Orbitec) had been granted an overreaching patent regarding the use of LEDs to grow aquarium corals,…
TMC Aquaray LED light gets new controller and power options
The AquaRay and AquaBeam LED lights from Tropical Marine Centre (TMC) now have two different controller options to choose from. Quality Marine recently posted that they now have in stock the AquaRay Control and the AquaRay Power Control “each of…
Odontanthias borbonius Anthias: video of a studly male shows why this fish is HOT
The Borbonius anthias, Odontanthias borbonius, was once the most holy grail anthias fish if ever there was one. Also known as the blotchy anthias, this species was previously only enjoyed by aquarists through books and pictures. Suddenly, a couple of…
Rainfordia opercularis, the flat head perch is one of the rarest and least known of the basslets
Rainfordia opercularis is a fish so rare that aside from the stud in these pictures, we literally have only been able to track down just one other confirmed specimen that has come to the U.S. Closely related to fish of…
New data shows the 74 watt AquaIllumination LED light is on PAR with a 14K 250 watt halide
It is common knowledge that X-PG LEDs from Cree are way more efficient than the old generation Crees but now that we have some real data to look at, we can really start to compare actual benchmarks. The data above…
SWC Skimmers get a new home in Colorado
Colorado is already home to many fine aquarium companies such as Reeflo, AquaMedic and RK2 and now we are proud to welcome SWC Skimmers into our high quality local reefing scene. This skimmer line was once the exclusive distributorship of…
Have you tried a small Australian elegance coral lately?
Elegance coral, Catalaphyllia jardinei, is one of the all-time most iconic coral from the early days of reefing. Once regarded as a bulletproof beginner’s coral, for the better part of the last ten years Indonesian-sourced elegance corals have been all…