Update: 9/16/14 4:15PM CT Waiting on a call back from the Office of External Affairs regarding the validity of it being an honest mistake. Update 2: USFWS Los Angeles: We are now advising the trade of coming ESA listings We…
Fish Stores: Are you ready for Apple Pay?
If you own a fish store you might think about looking at your point of sale software. According to Apple, the company sold 4MM pre orders of their new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus which is their larger 5.5”…
The Worldwide Aquatics Industry is in Jeopardy
PIJAC –one of the if not only organization that is actively working in the interests of the aquatics industry announced a major update to the active petitions and strategy surrounding our dear friends at the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD). …
The top 4 Reef forums for the reef aquarium community
We thought it might be cool to list the top reef forums in the overall hobby. And we have compiled a list below for your reading pleasure. Reef Central The reef site was started by a guy named John Link…
Aquatronica now independent company
Aquatronica, the Italian based maker of aquarium controllers is now an independent company. That is according to reports from one of the new owners Massimo Brandi and Massimiliano Belluzzi, who reported earlier in the year they were looking at separating…
Pacific Sun Cube: WIFI and Bluetooth Bridge for current products
Pacific Sun, manufactures of LED lighting equipment leaked out information this pas weekend regarding the Cube, a new device expected to play nice with current market products. Up until now the company has not had an all in one “cloud…
Clownfish could be declared an endangered Species
That’s according to a new report from National Marine Fisheries Service that Clownfish (Percula) may warrant protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because of threats from global warming and ocean acidification. The service will now conduct a status review…
We’re moving: New server environment coming soon
When I first built Reef Builders way back in 2006 I didn’t expect to see such an overwhelming response to the original idea for the industry. Since that time we have grown substantially in terms of raw traffic hitting the…
Archon new cloud based aquarium controller from Digital Aquatics
Digital Aquatics, the once mighty company of aquarium controllers released a new digital tank controller called Archon. The new controller will be their first to use cloud-based data to support managing your reef aquarium. Archon is the system Digital Aquatics…
PH Box DL-100-WF, adding wireless control from Milwaukee Instruments
Milwaukee Instruments new PH Box DL-100-WF is an advanced pH data logger that includes a probe, data logger and meter all in one plus it features a cutting edge wifi chip. The chip is supplied by Texas Instruments CC3100 and…