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January 10th – January 16th Riusuke Fukahori paints amazing three-dimensional fish paintings Vivid Aquariums using 800 gallon display for a large scale comparison of LED and metal halides Lightning strikes twice with…
Reef Builders T Shirts now Shipping
Our new Aquarium related T-shirts are now in stock. We have three designs available with some of these designs “limited edition”, meaning that they will not be re-printed. A little about the T-Shirts: They’re made in Chicago (of American Apparel…
More images of the new Giesemann Teszla LED
More images of the upcoming Giesemann Teszla LED light fixture have emerged and we can tell you we are looking forward to getting our fins on one of these fixtures. As we mentioned earlier, the Tezla is the first fully…
TMC MiniLED getting alternative mounting option
The TMC MiniLED appears to be getting another mounting option in the next few weeks. The original mount to the TMC MicroHabitat nano systems was using the MountaRay tank bracket but this new version is using a clear acrylic cross…
Cirrhilabrus nahackyi is a new species of labrid similar to the hooded fairy wrasse
Cirrhilabrus sp. 1, known commonly as the Nahacky’s fairy wrasse, has been officially described by Dr. Hiroyuki Tanaka and Fenton Walsch in the latest issue from the International Journal of ichthyology as Cirrhilabrus nahackyi. For a while now the “used-to-be-undesrcibed”…
ORA Montipora Confusa now available to retailers and hobbyists
ORA just added Montipora confusa that will be available to retailers shortly. In a blog post: “The ORA Confusa is a horizontal plating Montipora with very pronounced ridges covering its undulating surface. The overall green coloration is interrupted between the ridges…
Maricultured Bali deep water Acropora colonies land in the US, already in some stores
The incredible Bali deep water Acros that we first heard about in early November and which made top 10 corals of 2011 are now in the US of A. Both Oculus Aquatics and Route 66 Marine received a sizable…
Odontanthias hensleyi is the first species of this genus from the Caribbean, Puerto Rico
The Odontanthias from Puerto Rico that was discovered about a year ago has been formally described as Odontanthias hensleyi. The new Odontanthias hensleyi was first discovered by some deep sea fisherman off the Western Coast of Puerto Rico and subsequent holotypes…
Hobbyist documents first spawning of Black Margin Dottyback, Pseudochromis tapeinosoma
The hobbyist marine fish breeding world just took another step forward today. We may be well on our way towards adding another new species to our captive bred list – we have a report of what appears to be…
New video highlights use of Ecoxotic Cannon LED over a nice bommie of SPS corals
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US3z-z-f6Jg[/youtube] One of the coolest things to do with LED lights is not how good they make corals look or how efficient they are, but their use in slightly remotely placed spotlighting. IN this example of Ecoxotic LED…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
