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Hands on with Thrive Aquatics vertically mounted coral frag plug tree
The Frag Plug Tree from Thrive Aquatics is an ingenious way to elegantly add more real estate for frags in an existing aquarium. Whereas most frag mounts we’ve seen to date including…
Synchiropus tudorjonesi is a new species of dragonet from Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia
Synchiropus tudorjonesi is a new species of red colored dragonet that is most closely related to Synchiropus morrisoni from the Western Pacific. Synchiropus tudorjonesi is described from four specimens collected in Cenderawasih Bay, Indonesia but it is also known from…
Reef Tap frag plugs are new coral bases that screw into live rock
The Reef Tap frag plug is actually a pretty neat idea of using a coarse irregular dome surface on top for corals to grow onto but the bottom is a neat little screw that should, in theory, allow you to more securely…
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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 two incredible red Fungiid disc corals Puzzling creature…
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…
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…
