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Cree introduces XLamp ML-B LED for distributed and visible lighting applications
Cree is at the forefront of pushing the barriers in LED technology and just announced the availability of the Cree XLamp ML-B LED, a new quarter-watt LED best suited for applications where…
Video update on the tiny personatus angelfish
Late last summer a tiny masked angelfish, Genicanthus personatus, was captured in Hawaii by Rufus Kimura. We heavily covered this tiny specimen of the demi-god masked angelfish, first with an on-site video of the tiny masked angelfish, and later on…
Instant Ocean developer, pioneering researcher dies at 93
William E. Kelley Jr., the man behind the creation of Instant Ocean salt and the founding president of the Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration, passed away earlier this month at the age of 93 and was buried yesterday…
Next generation Marineland MaxiJet “Pro” now shipping with convertible impeller/propeller housings
The MaxiJet has a long history of making reef tanks flow; first as one of the most popular and reliable powerheads, and then as one of the most widely propeller-modified water pumps in the reef hobby. Back in September we…
Yellow Hawkfish, Paracirrhites xanthus, is a rare import from Christmas Island
The yellow hawkfish, Paracirrhites xanthus, is an extremely rare relative of the arc eye hawkfish that was only just described in 1997 by Baensch and Debelius. The yellow hawkfish is not to be confused with Cirrhitichthys aureus, the Golden Hawkfish…
Galileo is a new LED aquarium light from Pacific Sun
Galileo, is a new LED aquarium light from Pacific Sun with XP-G LEDs on board. Galileo measures just 220x130x50mm (8.6″ x 5.1″ x 1.9″) making it a very attractive lamp for the smaller nano aquarium crowd. The light will be…
Forget SCUBA diving, get an Ego Compact Semi Submarine
[youtube width=”640″ height=”390″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0xxR4Y4yIc[/youtube] The Ego Compact Semi Submarine may be the ultimate gift for the person that truly has everything. Not quite a fully “submersible” sub and better than a glass bottom boat, the Ego Compact is similar to a…
New WingoLED Actinic 2.0 strips want to light your tank
WingoLED recently announced the debut of the WingoLED Actinic 2.0 LED strip lights. From the initial Wingo LED strips we saw last year, the Actinic 2.0 strips featured a few improvements including changes to the heatsink and general heat dissipation…
Octopus eggs hatching at Steinhart Aquarium, a sight to behold
[vimeo width=”680″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/20288962[/vimeo] The video of hatchling giant pacific octopus by Richard Ross is one of the most incredible we’ve seen in quite a long time. The waterfall of thousands of little octopuses darting into the water column will take the…
New LED fixtures from Reef Filtration pack quite a bit of light for under $350
The new LED fixtures from Reef Filtration offer individual LED circuits and a as they claim 7200 lumens all for just $325 bucks. The new LED fixture uses Epistar LED’s with 90 degrees optics, enough current to drive the at…
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…
