One of the coolest things about our hobby is the amazing progression over the years in both the state of the art and the technology that we embrace. Improvements that have enabled us to do things previously thought incredibly difficult…
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Full RSS feeds are back
We turned off full RSS feeds for a few weeks. We did this mainly to reduce scrapping from other sites. I just turned them back on this morning. Quite a few of you complained about having the crippled RSS feed…
Gramma dejongi video in high resolution
[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH95Dry5Iao[/youtube] Gramma dejongi is one of the most sensational fish to hit the marine aquarium hobby in years and although hardly no one yet has their own, this video ought to keep us satiated that much longer. The…
iPhone 4 background wallpapers of reef fish and coral
The iPhone 4 has been available for just under a week which means that at least a million people out there are looking for some awesome wallpapers to tweak out the latest toy from Apple. Calling the iPhone 4 a…
Australomussa rowleyensis colonies from Timor Indonesia put this coral on the map
Australomussa rowleyensis is not quite a chalice coral, not quite an LPS and although it once was just an unusual curiosity that was sometime spotted in shipments from Indo and Australia, this amazing crop of Australomussa from Timor Indonesia is…
Second generation led tubes from Sunbrite LED are a massive overhaul of the initial offering
The second generation LED tubes from SunBrite are a 180 degree turnaround from the rocky start of SunBrite’s first LED lighting offering. After going back to the drawing table, the company has not only strongly shored up the tubular LED…
“Tufi” damselfish and brilliant cap clownfish from Papua New Guinea are the latest reef gems revealed by Seasmart
The Tufi Damsellfish is an unidentified species of damselfish which was recently discovered by fishermen working for the Seasmart Program in Papua New Guinea. The Tufi damselfish was collected from Tufi in Oro Province of Papua New Guinea by the…
Aquascaping “Outside The Box” The Volcano-scape of Kyle Verry
If you are a regular reader of my ramblings here on Reef Builders, at hobby conferences, and in hobby magazines, you know I’m a HUGE fan of outside-the-box thinking in aquascaping. No rock walls and boring layouts for me. Nope!…
AquaticLife brings new metal halide standard to U.S. reefers
We weren’t kidding when we told you that AquaticLife was bringing its A-game to the reef aquarium party. Not only does their new flagship light fixture include T5, LED, and a halide, but the format of their G12 socket HID…