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Simple, low tech reef tanks can be bliss
My home office is down in the basement of our house. There are weeks where my job has me working late nights down there and at some point, I figured a little…
Some analysis of the ‘albino’ ocellaris clownfish from Proaquatix
As ReefBuilder’s resident “Captive Breeding Guy”, I couldn’t help but weigh in on the new strain of Ocellaris that debuted from Proaquatix at MACNA over the weekend. A few opinions of what these fish could represent have been floated, with…
Ecoxotic Shows off bamboo stand concept
Ecoxotic’s bamboo-laminated solid bamboo stand caught our attention from far away, and at first glance from down the walkway it looked as if Ecoxotic had put out an wooden cube tank stand to demo the next generation Panorama fixtures – we…
Ancient predatory fish discovered in Arctic
A new species of carnivorous fish dating back over 375 million years was recently found in the Canadian Arctic. The fossils discovered show a large river-dwelling fish that preyed whatever passed in front of it.
Vertex Aquaristik is working on some swanky probe holders and nano magnet scrapers
Vertex Aquaristik is working on some new aquarium accessories to help you scrub smaller tanks and to keep probes in place. Since vertex already uses its fair share of titanium in various products, it makes sense that they would use…
Jobs in the Aquatics Industry—A new offering from Reef Builders
Reef Builders is very excited to announce a new jobs section. This new section of Reef Builders will allow employers to post job listings for the aquatics industry. You can go to jobs.reefbuilders.com and browse the latest listings. If you…
Ecotech Marine Radion XR30w LED video
[vimeo width=”680″ height=”450″]http://vimeo.com/29002212[/vimeo] This Radion XR30w video is an intimate look at the hotly anticipated new LED light from Ecotech Marine. The video of the Radion XR30w demonstrates all of the major features of the Ecotech Marine LED light: 34…
New imports of Micromussa from Darwin Australia are completely new colors and patterns
It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen any new lords or micros but recent shipments of Micromussa amakusensis from Darwin Australia are a crop of micros unlike any the reef hobby has ever seen before. Apparently there are almost…
Real Reef branch rock from Fish Heads looks very much like the real thing
It seems like only a year or two ago Fish Heads was known solely as a livestock supplier. Then, they started making Real Reef rock, the pest-free alternative to wild harvested or ocean cultured live rock which has already been…
Black Rock Reef MR3 frag racks have style and substance
So many tanks these days suffer from frag-a-titis- a bad rash of unsightly frag plugs slowly creeping across the sandbed. The best cure is a magnetic frag rack, but when looking around, each find seems uglier than the last. Where…
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…
