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Aqualight LED spied at the MACNA Coralife booth
MACNA setup is still in full swing yet we’re already on the ground spying some new products for the reef aquarium scene. First up is the Coralife Aqualight LED, a hefty (thick)…
MACNA 2011 – looking forward to seeing more young people in the reef aquarium hobby
It’s been almost a year since I first started writing for Reef Builders, and I have to say it has been a blast. Since I never really introduced myself to the readers, I realize that many of you do not…
One day, we might grow corals with frickin’ laser beams.
The hot new lighting technology is LED. But are Laser Diodes in our future? BMW announced in a press release, that it intends to replace LED headlights with Laser diode headlights in the future. The reason for the future switch…
Odontanthias randalli, another deepwater anthias described from Lombok Indonesia
Odontanthias randalli is the newest species of anthias to be described from this fantastic genus of colorful reef fish. Hailing from the southern region of Indonesia, O. randalli was described from specimens discovered in Lombok fish markets which were caught…
Panorama LED fixtures completely out of stock on Ecoxotic webstore, perhaps prepping for something new
You may be able to purchase the Panorama LED fixture online and from your LFS but right now the Ecoxotic website lists their flagship light as being completely out of stock. Neither of the 18 or 24″ Panorama fixtures are…
Zoanthids with forked tentacles look like mini hammer corals
When it comes to corals, Zoanthids have the capacity to do some very unusual things, including strange colors and now we have some documentation of aberrant tentacles. The forked tentacles of the Zoanthids pictured here were discovered by Nano-Reef member…
Jeff Corwin launching new show with Georgia Aquarium
Ocean Mysteries’ is a new show that is either filmed entirely at or will use experts from the Georgia aquarium. Jeff Corwin, a longtime TV host and animal conservationist, is spearheading “Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin,” a weekly 26-episode show…
ReefKoi EvoLed kicks the black box LED model up a notch
Not content to just be slinging generic Chinese black box LEDs anymore, Reefkoi has teamed up with an OEM to take the same basic concept and kick it up a notch. What once was the Evolution LED with a brigade…
Grammatonotus macropthalmus is a beautiful fish from the Abyss
Grammatonotus macropthalmus is a very rare fish which is not a shallow water fish, not a deep water fish but an abyssal reef fish. Like members of Callanthias, Grammatonotus is not an anthias but rather belongs to the family Callanthiidae,…
New Pacific Sun Metis Hyperion LED, first to offer Cree XM-L and UV LEDs
Pacific Sun just unveiled the new Pacific Sun Metis Hyperion LED aquarium light fixture we got wind of in February that is the first fixture to offer the latest Cree XM-L LEDs and UV LEDs. The powerful fixture includes eight…
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…
Breaking New Ground
Vibrant Corals and Fish Ushers in the First Legal CITES-Compliant Malaysian Coral Imports to the…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
