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Jobs in the Aquatics Industry—A new offering from Reef Builders

Reef Builders is very excited to announce a new jobs section. This new section of Reef Builders will allow employers to post job listings for the aquatics industry. You can go to jobs.reefbuilders.com and browse the latest listings. If you…

Ecotech Marine Radion XR30w LED video

[vimeo width=”680″ height=”450″]http://vimeo.com/29002212[/vimeo] This Radion XR30w video is an intimate look at the hotly anticipated new LED light from Ecotech Marine. The video of the Radion XR30w demonstrates all of the major features of the Ecotech Marine LED light: 34…

New imports of Micromussa from Darwin Australia are completely new colors and patterns

It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen any new lords or micros but recent shipments of Micromussa amakusensis from Darwin Australia are a crop of micros unlike any the reef hobby has ever seen before. Apparently there are almost…

MACNA 2012 will be in Sunny Dallas, Texas

There was some doubt as to whether or not MACNA 2012 was in fact hosted by the DFWMAS club located in Dallas, Texas. However, by the above picture we can put those doubts to rest and picture evidence is great.…

Reef Builders is live at MACNA 2011 in Des Moines, IOWA USA

Reef Builders is live at MACNA 2011, covering the event in wonderful Des Monies, Iowa. The show has not started yet but that does not mean Reef Builders isn’t giving you the goods on what is new here. You probably…

Jeff Corwin launching new show with Georgia Aquarium

Ocean Mysteries’ is a new show that is either filmed entirely at or will use experts from the Georgia aquarium. Jeff Corwin, a longtime TV host and animal conservationist, is spearheading “Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin,” a weekly 26-episode show…

Eco-Lamps Full Spectrum Edition KR93 LED coming soon from 1.023 world and Blue Harbor

The Eco-Lamps Full Spectrum Edition KR93 is a special joint venture between 1.023 World and Blue Harbor in Japan. In lieu of making a whole new LED fixture, Blue Harbor and 1.023 World had the idea of taking a solid…

Naso tergus, a new surgeonfish species recently described from Taiwan

Naso tergus is the newest species of surgeonfish which was described from specimens collected around Taiwan. The new Naso species along with Acanthurus nigros are the two latest additions to the family Acanthuridae. However unlike A. nigros which was differentiated…

Radion XR30w LED light officially announced by Ecotech Marine (updated with PAR graph)

The Radion XR30w LED from Ecotech Marine has a whole suite of features to ascribe to this exciting new LED light. The Ecotech Marine Radion XR30 is a 120 watt LED light with five channels of LEDs including both Cree…

“Tanked” – A Dose Of Reality That Doesn’t Hold Water

Like many hobbyists, I decided to check out the Animal Planet reality series, “Tanked” last night.  Rather than getting caught up in the negative “pre-smack talk” about the show, I decided to actually watch it before rendering an opinion. So,…