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Amazing images from reef restoration nursery on Florida Keys
We’ve written about Ken Nedimyer before and the amazing work him and his team are doing with the Coral Restoration Foundation, restoring coral to reefs off of Key Largo. We were amazed…
Reef Aquarium Tattoos: show us your salty Ink (continuously updated)
There is no questioning the huge popularity of reef aquariums. With upward of one million saltwater aquariums in the U.S. alone, it’s no surprise to see some diehard reefers taking reefing culture to a permanent level, on their skin. We’ve…
Hands on with the new CoralSky SL2, an LED striplight with the power of a spotlight
The CoralSky SL2 is a significant overhaul of their initial LED striplight which doubles the power of the LEDs for the same price. We’ve used the original CoralSky SL extensively with and without the lens option but with 35 watts…
More teasing by ATI Power cone skimmers
We’ve got fresh imagery of the ATI Power Cone line of cone skimmers from ATI. For starters, in case you don’t read us religiously there will be three models: Power Cone 160, 200 and 250. The model pictured is the…
V-Link USB wireless and Light Studio Java app for the Vertex Lumilux, Illumina and Luminata LED
With Vertex having released their wirelessly controlled Illumina LED light everywhere except the U.S., they’re now shifting gears towards different ways to control it, as well as future wireless enabled products. We already told you about the Cerebra touchscreen aquarium…
PCR: Increase your light output using Power Compacts with internal reflectors
If you’ve been looking to get a bump in light output from your existing power compact lighting but don’t necessarily want to increase the power consumption thereof, NanoTuners is finally coming through with deliveries of their specially designed PCR lamps…
Black Sun Coral, Tubastrea micrantha, found growing all over a gulf oil platform
Gulf Oil Platforms may get a little more crowded, and a little less colorful, with the discovery of non-native black sun coral, Tubastrea micrantha, in the Gulf of Mexico. Oddly enough, the only other major colonizer of gulf oil platforms…
Batumi Aquarium along Baltic Sea coast to get unique look with winning design
The Batumi Aquarium in Georgia (the country, not the state) is getting a unique new look thanks to the winning design from Denmark-based Henning Larsen Architects in an invited competition to design the upcoming aquarium. Drawing inspiration from rounded pebbles…
Collecting expedition to new Hawaii location succeeds in catching masked angelfish
So far. That’s right, not only have divers Rob Lower and Ron Tubbs succeeded in collecting two one masked angelfish, Genicanthus personatus, but it looks like they are aiming to collect a few more before the expedition to this dive…
Southwest Marines in the UK grows it’s own Phyto, and lots of it
There’s a pretty special shop in the UK called Southwest Marines which at first glance seems rather unassuming but they do some really interesting things. In addition to housing some amazing aberrant tricolor tangs and gem tangs like it was…
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…
