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Ecotech Marine’s Radion XR30w wins the 2011 Reef Builders LED showdown
The 2011 LED Showdown was a lot of work and a lot of fun but at the end of the day only one LED light could be left standing. The Ecotech Radion…
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January 3rd – January 9th LED showdown final pits Maxspect Mazarra against Ecotech Radion The Drop-Off Reef Aquarium of Philippe Grosjean Buffalo LFS robbed — thieves grab cash, dry goods and corals Handmade strainer pot thaws and rinses frozen…
North Dakota and Western Minnesota gear up for Red River Frag Fest
We love it when reefers, vendors and manufacturers get together under one roof and the Red River Valley Reefers (RRVR) are doing their part hosting the Red River Frag Swap on Saturday, January 12. The free event has all the…
1,500-gallon reef aquarium a beautiful specimen after four years
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2itCSx1HdM[/youtube] We featured this 1,500-gallon aquarium nearly two years ago on a post featuring Borbonius anthias (Odontanthias borbonius) shared by Aquatic Art, Inc. and this new video shows how nicely this tank has matured over the last four years. The corals…
Sparisoma choati is a new species of Atlantic parrotfish from West Africa
Parrotfish are pretty large reef fish so it is a little surprising to see the description of an entirely new species. Sparisoma choati hails from the tropical eastern Atlantic ocean off the coast of West Africa and it was distinguished from similar…
A closer look at the extremely elusive Cirrhilabrus blatteus
Cirrhilabrus blatteus, more aptly named the purpled-boned fairy wrasse, is a member of the genus that is so extremely seldom seen that these handful of pictures of the fish in this post are probably some of the best out there.…
LED showdown final pits Maxspect Mazarra against Ecotech Radion
The 2011 LED showdown is in its final leg with the Maxspect Mazarra defeating the Kessil A150W and the Ecotech Radion taking out Nano Box. So which one will prevail as our reader’s choice LED aquarium lighting product released in…
Who’s in the Final Four? Check to see in the 2011 Aquarium LED lighting showdown
So who made it down to the final four in the last vote off in the Reef Builders Reader’s Choice aquarium LED lighting showdown? Our latest round of votes was tabulated and we have the Maxspect Mazzara and Kessil A150W…
Reef Builders presents Colin Foord of Coral Morphologic at ReefStock 2012 in Denver CO
We are extremely proud to announce Colin Foord as the second speaker for ReefStock 2012, alongside Tony Vargas. Colin Foord is a marine biologist and artist educated at the University of Miami and James Cook University (Australia). He is one…
Another stunning Jeboehlkia gladifer bladefin basslet collected and captured in a photograph
We can’t look at the cute little face of the diminutive bladefin basslet without being completely in love with it. This Jeboehlkia gladifer collected at a depth fo 600 feet and photographed by Barry Brown in Curacao is absolutely adorable. The…
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…
