The beginning of 2003 was a good year to be a livestock slinger in the marine aquarium industry. The reef aquarium hobby was ballooning and new collecting locations were opening up left and right. The ratio of buyers to sellers…
Rare Solitary Balanophyllia video
Ok so solitary corals may not be the most exciting marine life to videotape but if youve never seen them these Australian Balanophyllia are very cool. This is a non-photosynthetic stony coral which can grow corallites up to 1.5″ long…
Deep Sea NOAA mission discovers new coral species
The findings of a deepsea NOAA mission were published today, revealing that several new coral species were discovered a mile below the ocean surface. Six of the seven new corals may represent new coral genera which is quite a startling…
Jendub’s Pot of Gold Favia raises the bar for top shelf Faviids
We’re not much for hyping new coral strains but there appears to be no limit to the eye-popping coral coming of Australia, and some corals just can’t be ignored. If you’re a faviid collector then you’ve already seen the mystic…
LEDs in Action: The 90w UFO LED light
‘LEDs in Action’ is a new mini series from Reefbuilders to highlight the importance and potential of LED technology for the home aquarium. Although we are far from finished covering some of the DIY LED options for the home aquarium,…
Fail! Online vendor busted trying to double back on livestock policies
We here at Reef Builders prefer to post just about the sunny side of the marine aquarium industry but once in a while we take exception to this rule in order to keep businesses on their toes. This is the…
Rare video footage of deepwater marine life on Davidson Seamount
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has been churning out a lot of eye popping videos lately. Hot on the heels of the unbelievable barreleye fish, this video footage from the Davidson Seamount includes many rarely seen deep water corals,…
Vortech mod increases flow with caveats
The stock intake strainer for the Vortech is closely spaced to protect smaller fish but in larger tanks, even these smaller fish have plenty of room to avoid the pump’s powerful intake. In over 4 yrs of using the Vortech…
More ALED style lamps on the way
Pictured above are two lamps which look eerily similar to the well-received ALED. The owner of these photos was deliberately mum on the details of these lamps but we suspect that this is no DIY project. The reason that the…
Magic Eraser from Mr. Clean is acrylic safe and an effective algae scrubber
You know it really wasn’t our intention to post solely on algae cleaning and algae removing solutions today, it just happened that way. The latest tool to add to your glass cleaning arsenal is Mr. Clean’s “Magic Eraser” pad. The…