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Electric eel powers Christmas tree lights
[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9wktSQdyaE[/youtube] A Japanese aquarium is going eco-friendly with its Christmas display — harnessing the output of an electric eel to illuminate the lights on the holiday tree. A pair of…
Avast Marine’s Porthole top-down photo box has room for improvement
Avast Marine makes some really well-built, well designed aquarium products but when it comes to the new Porthole photo box, we feel like the user experience leaves something to be desired. The Porthole is a simple top down viewer for…
Arsenic-based lifeform may be revealed by NASA later today
Take this with a grain of salt arsenic, but this morning the internet is aflutter with rumors of an exciting new discovery that NASA is set to reveal this afternoon. The word on the internet corner is that NASA has…
This French reef tank is mature, diverse and well laid out (updated)
We know almost nothing about this large French reef tank other than it resides in the West of France. The aquarium belongs to a fellow who goes by the name Phil56 on the forums and apparently, Phillipe has a handle…
Hydor’s Slim Skim Nano is about as stealth as an internal skimmer can be
The Hydor Slim Skim Nano is a svelte internal protein skimmer that has been a long time in the making. Powered by the unique Aero air-water mixing pump which is also found in the Slim Skim and the Aeroforce skimmers,…
Ecoxotic Eco Pico small on size, big on flavor
Ecoxotic is teasing us with an upcoming pico aquarium. The Ecoxotic EcoPico is a nice little 5 gal. cube and was shared on the company’s blog by their hobby newbie and WAHM (work at home mom). Its a nice looking…
ICE CooL.E.D. – XPE LED spotlight from Oceanic Corals could use a better name
The ICE CooL.E.D. is a 27 watt LED spotlight from Oceanic Corals sporting Cree XP-E diodes and sixty degree optics. The ICE CooL.E.D. really could use a better name, even if it’s just the 17,500 Kelvin color temperature that is…
Julian Sprung’s home reef tank is an inspired peninsula reef with minimal live rock
When we first laid eyes on the home reef aquarium of Julian Sprung, we didn’t quite know what to make of it since it is quite unlike the conventional reefscape. Thanksfully, we had he opportunity to check out the reef…
Avast Marine magnetic probe holder is a breeze to install
The new magnetic probe holder from Avast marine is about as simple as these kinds of aquarium accessories get; a magnetic coupling holds the main bracket at a desired level in the tank or sump, and three compression fittings secure…
Product inspired by sharks to fight bacteria and keep ship hulls clean
Science has always been looking at nature to inspire new ways of tackling day-to-day issues and one company is exploring shark skin as a way to fight bacteria as well as methods to keep bio-films and barnacles off hulls of…
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…
