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Grassy Glow 25,000 K metal halide bulb from Volx Japan hits the mark for blue light addicts
The Grassy Glow Super Blue 25,000 K metal halide bulb from Volx Japan with the potential to take blue reef lighting up to eleven. Although we consider ourselves evangelists of LED…
Vitrea touchscreen controller for the Orbital LED light detailed on video
The Vitrea Orbital LED light is an aquarium fixture with a clear focus on aesthetic and design and as such, the new touchscreen controller Vitrea is releasing follows that motif quite well. While we were at InterZoo we could not…
Apogee MU-200 Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation meter with pink faceplate
The MU-200 is a UV radiation meter from Apogee which follows in the design of the recently refreshed Apogee QM-200 PAR meter. Like the much sleeker body and modern-quality LCD display of the PAR meter, Apogee’s MU-200 includes a separate…
Gulf oil spill threatens reef restoration project
For Meaghan Johnson monitoring the forecast for the loop current in the Gulf of Mexico has been a daily ritual since the disastrous BP oil spill began. The “loop” is the current that seasonally carries water and everything in it…
Some notes on a coral reefing event, Belgium style
The following is a guest contribution from Karl Vankersschaever, owner of Mare Nostrum and a passionate European reef aquarium hobbyist. Last friday, Frantisek Floder from coral-shop was invited to the Gent Aquarium club. He gave a lecture about reefkeeping in…
Hands on with AquaMedic’s skinny NanoProp 5000 water pump
The Nanoprop 5000 propeller water pump from AquaMedic is a skinny pump which is more mini than nano. On the side, the NanoProp looks like an absolute porker but when you see it head on, the NanoProp is a propeller…
The Milka Stylo, an amazing purple Stylophora as photographed by Sanjay Joshi
The Purple Stylophora which has recently entered the American reef aquarium hobby is one of the more distinct new SPS strains to become available in years. European aquarists have been enjoying this strain of purple polyp Stylophora pistillata for over…
June issue of Advanced Aquarist now online with bubble tips, Thermo-Meters and Innovations from InterZoo
It’s the 15th of the month so that means that another issue of Advanced Aquarist is now available for your reading leisure. The June issue of AAOM is a hodgepodge of disparate topics which should have a story of interest…
Latro lamp powered by algae, CO2 and sunlight
The Latro lamp is a new and interesting invention showcasing another side of using algae as an alternative energy source. The Latro lamp works by tapping into the energy produced during photosynthesis to deliver light. The premise is pretty simple —…
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…
