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A Wild Encounter with Ruby Red Jawbreaker Shrooms
When it comes to spotting them in the wild, Jawbreaker Discosoma are very similar to anemones in many ways. In the same way as Bubble tips anemones (Entacmea quadricolor), you either find…
Illumagic’s wired light controller will dim Vitamini and piXel LED
Taiwanese lighting brand Illumagic is to launch an inline LED light controller capable of adding dimmer and timer functions to the previously uncontrollable Vitamini light bar and new piXel LED puck. Light bars are gaining massively in popularity as reefers…
Monocentris chrysadamas is a new species of Pineapple Fish from Taiwan
A new, fourth species of Pineapple fish has been described from specimens collected in Taiwan. Named Monocentris chrysadamas, or the Golden Diamond Pineapple Fish, it lives sympatrically with the very similar Monocentris japonicus, but was found to be a new…
Ecoxotic Cannon 80 LED provides 12 feet of light penetration for under $200
Current USA is marketing a commercial LED light that could provide some great value supplemental light for the home aquarium. Following on from its bigger brothers the 160W Cannon Pro, the Cannon 80 LED is designed primarily for public aquariums…
Whitemargin Unicornfish documented for the first time in the Mediterranean
According to the Biological Invasions Records journal, a Whitemargin Unicornfish, Naso annulatus, has been caught in the Maltese waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Native to islands as far apart as Hawaii and Madagascar this large species of surgeonfish is a…
Florida Aquarium successfully breed endangered Elkhorn coral
Scientists at the Florida Aquarium have for the first time, successfully captive-bred The Elkhorn Coral, Acropora palmata. Elkhorn is an endangered species that was once found all over the shallow waters of the Caribbean but now there are thought to…
Yurple Tang – A Close Look at Bali Aquarich’s Hybrid Zebrasoma
The ‘Yurple’ tang is a hybrid Zebrasoma the likes of which has only been made possible through captive breeding efforts. This unique fish was produced by Bali Aquarich in Indonesia by cross breeding the yellow tang, Z. flavescens, from Hawaii and…
Hanna Marine Monitor does pH, Temp, & Salinity for $250!
The Hanna Marine Monitor is the kind of device we’ve been dreaming of for so many years we can’t even believe that it’s real. For just $250 the Hanna Marine Monitor will keep an eye on the three pillars of…
The Flagship Reef Tank Thrives on Aquarium Fundamentals
The Flagship reef tank is an aquarium display we’ve been working with at the Reef Builders Studio for a little over three years and lately this tank has really been turning up. Being a six foot long peninsula style aquarium…
Acropora tenella is a really deep Acro!
Being dyed in the wool Acro nerds there is one species which holds a special place in our hearts, Acropora tenella. We are all familiar with so-called ‘deep water’ Acropora but what we call deep Acropora is basically anything you…
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…
