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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…
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…
Variegated Sea Urchin is ORA’s 85th captive bred marine species
The variegated sea urchin, Lytechinus variegates, is the latest reef aquarium invertebrate to get the captive breeding treatment from Oceans Reefs & Aquariums. When ORA announces new captive bred fare, it’s usually on the order of a new fish species…
Pacific Sun now shipping GHL LED module to add controllability to your lamps
Pacific Sun has now started shipping the GHL LEDControl4 module with custom connections to get your Pacific Sun LED fixture a full array of lighting control options. Although GHL recently released the GHL LEDControl4 the Pacific Sun version ships with custom…
First pictures of a live smooth cardinalfish, Vincentia macrocauda
Vincentia macrocauda, the smooth cardinalfish, is an unusual marine fish from the Indian Ocean along the coast of Western Australia. Like the true personifer angelfish, the smooth cardinalfish is yet another cool marine fish that comes only from from Western…
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…
