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The Volcano ate our old Server

But thankfully we got another one. Reef Builders is back online after going through a lot for the past 48 hours. Normally, things don’t happen like this here, and we we’re all…

Gertrude Neumark Rothschild filed lawsuit against CREE, Inc about two LED patents

Gertrude Neumark Rothschild, is suing CREE, the manufacturer of high-end LEDs about two patents that Rothschild owns. The inventor of the patents is named Gertrude Neumark. She is an American physicist, that has quite a few of these LED patents…

The Helios LED + T5 hybrid from Giesemann is drop dead gorgeous

The Helios LED + T5 hybrid reef aquarium light from Giesemann was arguably one of the sharpest looking new lights unveiled at InterZoo this past weekend. Price and specifications we have none; like their lighting products, the Giesemann booth was…

Nanostream 6015 from Tunze will draw 3.5 watts and cost $45

The Tunze Nanostream 6015 may not be any smaller than it’s 6025 and 6045 counterparts but it’s specs and price will surely make some big waves in the small propeller water pump category. Although the previous Nanostreams had a great…

Pico Evo Mag from Hydor will be useful for nano reefers

The Pico Evo Mag from Hydor are an iterative revision of the powerheads formerly known as pico evolution mini pumps. Like the revision of the Hydor Korallia Evolution pumps, the Pico Evo Mag takes a familiar design and makes incremental…

Polario 4ml, 7ml and 10ml are stubbier versions of the original

The new Polario 4ml, 7ml and 10ml are a new water pump from Rio, the company that has brought us more (blank) water pumps than you can shake a stick at. Once the dominant maker of value driven centrifugal water…

Aquasunspot LED spotlights from Aquamedic in 3, 7 and 12 watts

The Aquasunspot LED lamps from AquaMEdic are a nod from the resurging aquarium manufacturer that they are taking LEDs seriously and they are inviting the spotlight form factor to the party. The Aquasunspot LED spotlights use all one watt LEDs…

AquaSpaceLED from AquaMedic is built with 120 individual reflectors

The AquaspaceLED is a long awaited LED lighting product from AquaMedic, a company which did it’s share to popularize the last revolution in double ended metal halide lighting. The AquaspaceLED is equipped with an overall heatsink of a fixture, 120…

Red Sea Max S-500 440 liter (116 gallon) reef aquarium specifications

The Red Sea Max S- 500, which was released at Interzoo 2010 has finally been revealed with a bevy of specifications. The Max 500 from Red Sea is 440 liters (116 gallons) with total system water volume coming in at…

X-Inout by X-Aqua is a wavemaking return device

X-aqua’s X-Inout device is an innovative wavemaking device that makes a pleasant large ripple effect in aquariums. Using just the power of the return water pump, the X-inout pulses the flow of the return water, making waves that could be…