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Peppermint Angelfish (Paracentropyge boylei) shows up at Waikiki Aquarium

The peppermint angelfish, Paracentyropyge boylei, is by far the apex of holy grail reef fish in the aquarium hobby. To this day only one specimen is known to be alive in captivity, under…

Science

Coral Restoration Foundation’s Ken Nedimyer named a CNN Hero

We never get tired hearing about the work Ken Nedimyer is doing with the Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) and recently, Ken was featured as a CNN Hero by the cable news giant for the reef restoration projects they are taking…

Reef Filtration RFI 200 LED fixtures offer a lot of light for $425

Although the Reef Filtration RFI 200 LED does not offer a whole lot of features and lacks a dimming ability, and although it does look like a Chinese OEM fixture, it does manage to offer a whole lot of light…

Steamed Palythoas send well-informed aquarist to the emergency room, nearly to the grave

Palythoa toxin from Palythoa and Zoanthus polyps is widely known to be one of the most poisonous substances in the natural world, gram for gram. Armed with this knowledge a well-informed aquarist suited up for Palythoa removal duty from one of his aquarium rocks…

Plectranthias kelloggi from Japan shows up in Singapore

Plectranthias kelloggi (Zalanthias kelloggi) is a rather large member of the Plectranthias group so much so that some have placed it in another genus or subgenus. Unlike most of its smaller cousins, P. kelloggi grows to about 12cm and is…

Opinion

MLB’s Miami Marlins add aquarium backstop to new stadium design

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxsbb-Cx5vA[/youtube] Pitchers and catchers reported for MLB’s spring training last month and as the regular season start nears, the Miami Marlins are opening a new baseball stadium — complete with aquarium backstop. Opening this year, the new baseball-only stadium is…

Hidden LED lighting system is a disappearing waterproof fixture from Marineland

The Hidden LED lighting system is a waterproof LED strip which disappears mounted right behind the rim of the aquarium. The Hidden LED lighting system has the same form factor as Marineland’s Accent LED light available in red or blue,…

Digiman’s rocky reef tank is a rare fish paradise

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKDwMmS08A4&feature=channel[/youtube] Mr. Tay, more commonly known online as Digiman from Singapore, is a rare fish enthusiast that has been featured on ReefBuilders on a few occasions. Enthusiast is an understatement to his passion and Digiman is someone who knows his…