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Panorama Pro LED modules coming soon in longer sizes, mounting brackets too
Ecoxotic’s Pamorama Pro LED modules will soon be available in longer sizes and all sizes will be mountable with a forthcoming bracket. The bracket for the Panorama Pro modules neatly screws into…
Stunning male Tosanoides filamentosus for sale in Japan
Japan has once again, secured the rarest of the rare. This time, its a pair of Tosanoides filamentosus. The 8cm stunner shown above is a young male specimen, caught together with its 6cm female partner. The rarity of this fish…
Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve threatened by proposed resort
Just one month after an uplifting update on the success of the Cabo Pulmo Marine Reserve in Mexico, a huge potential blow the fragile reserve is brewing with word of a new Cancun-style resort that has “all but final approval”…
Male Naoko’s fairy wrasse displaying nuptial colors with frenzy
This excited Cirrhilabrus naokoae is a nuptial displaying male who is showing the peak of coloration for this species. This video produced by Kevin Kohen of LiveAquaria filmed this male Naoko’s fairy wrasse in his own display aquarium trying his…
A closer look at the AI ‘Phoenix’ LED and comparison next to the AI Sol and AI Nano
Even if the AI ‘Phoenix’ didn’t light up, it would still be one desirable slab of modern industrial design. Compared to the AI Sol the AI Phoenix is the same footprint but much thinner with special attention paid to every…
Behold the ‘Fly Amanita’ Chalice coral
The Fly Amanita chalice is probably the illest coral we saw at MACNA 2011, and that’s why we brought it home. This gorgeous piece of Echinophyllia was acquired from A Reef Creation for a very reasonable sum, and although we’re…
120 Watt Cannon LED spotlight from Ecoxotic goes the vapor heat pipe cooling route
The 120 watt Cannon LED from Ecoxotic is not at all just a 120 watt version of the 100 watt Cannon LED spotlight. Whereas the 100 watt LED cannon is simply riding a big mass of aluminum heatsinking, the 120…
A small specimen of Xanthichthys kiritimati triggerfish shown off by LiveAquaria
Tentatively named ‘Xanthichthys kiritimati’, the Christmas Island triggerfish is characterized by a thin string of spots on the dorsal part of the body, and the same blue-face stripes and colorful tail margins. The new Triggerfish from Christmas Island has been…
Pure Reef in Alpharetta, Georgia is a well executed aquarium store
Atlanta has seen its share of local fish stores – some have succeeded, and many have failed. One veteran LFS owner in the Atlanta area is Jorge Medina who is credited with the creation of three well-known reef stores prior…
Central Campus makes us want to re-enroll in high school!
It’s amazing to think that the biggest hit of MACNA 2011 may have not occurred at any talks, nor existed at any vendor booth, but instead was the drool worthy Marine Sciences Department at Central Campus of Des Moines Public Schools. If…
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…
