We didn’t see this new development coming back in December, but leave it to Dr. Matthew L. Wittenrich to recently second guess the species identification on some of the juvenile captive-spawned angelfish they managed to rear in late 2011, as…
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2011 Aquarium LED lighting showdown — Round 2 of the Reader’s Choice ready for votes!
Put round one in the books and get your voting fingers ready for the second round of the 2011 Aquarium LED showdown. As we mentioned before, we picked our 32 top stories on new aquarium LED lighting that appeared in…
Part 2 of a 2011 Marine Breeder’s Year In Review
The first installment of our 2011 Marine Breeder’s Year in Review was probably more breeding news than you thought could have happened in a single year. Suprisingly invertebrates, new breeding products, and clownfish releases like the one pictured above only…
2011 Marine Breeder’s Year In Review, Part 1
Just over a year ago, as I wrapped up the 2010 Marine Breeding review, I found myself wondering if 2011 would build exponentially on the successes of 2010. 2011 was another year in which we all learned from what we…
PETCO targeted by protesters in Hawaii
Protesters are at war with PETCO, a large multichannel retailer primarily based in the United States. In Hawaii, protesters took to the streets to complain about the death of a baby tang among other things. PETCO, which we have covered…
MRC Mini Kreisels for pelagic culture of marine life
They’re what every marine breeder really wanted, but didn’t get, for the holidays. MRC’s made-to-order mini kreisels feature all the sex appeal of [insert name of your favorite exotic sports car here]. This is not, we repeat, is not your…
Elos opening 5 new Aqua Studios in 2012—France, Switzerland, Singapore and New York confirmed
Elos, the high end aquarium manufacturer based out of Italy is set to expand their Aqua Studios. These Aqua Studios are usually very impressive filled with Elos products including equipment, aquariums and additives. Of course Reef Builders has been to…
Panorama Pro fixture gets really real with official word from Ecoxotic
The Panorama Pro Fixture from Ecoxotic is a new LED aquarium light that is sure to please a very diverse crowd of coral lighting needs. In contrast to the rigid fixture design we’ve seen from almost all the major…
Aquarium T-Shirts from Reef Builders
One of the biggest comments we receive at Reef Builders is when were coming out with aquarium t shirts. T-Shirts apparently, are extremely popular among you aquarium folks. And today, Reef Builders will finally get our own line of tees.…
New study documents increased growth of staghorn Acropora in higher phosphate levels
Acropora corals are a mysterious creature with complex needs and one of those that we thought we’d nailed long ago was their “need” for minimal phosphate concentration in the water. A new study by Dunn et. al. which will be…