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Dubai Aquarium said to fix “minor leak”, no need to bring lifejackets

The Dubai aquarium, home of the world’s largest aquarium viewing panel along with the worlds largest leak said yesterday that they have fixed the leak that has now been made famous across…

Getting an angle on the CoralsSky Versa SL actinic LED striplights

The Versa SL actinic LED striplight is the most significant product we’ve seen in the aquarium market since the Reefbrites and the Ecoxotic Stunners. Although the Stunners are more suited towards smaller applications and accent lighting, the Versa SL compares…

Richard Ross interviewed about Cuttlefish breeding program at California Academy of Sciences

The California Academy of Sciences which Reef Builders’ own Richard Ross works for has been getting busy in the maternity ward. A local TV station (ABC7) interviewed the different programs that have had success, those of Asian horned frogs and…

Clipperton Tanker still stuck, French authorities give deadline of March 15

You might remember that a tanker has run aground on clipperton Island, home of some truely beautiful fish. The tanker was carrying over 10,000 tons of Xylene in its cargo holds. There has been no pollution or damage other than…

Exclusive first look at the spectrum graph of the plasma arc LIFI at different power levels

The LIFI plasma arc light from Luxim is one of the most exciting, promising new technologies which is taking many different lighting application by storm. Street lights, the military, the aquarium hobby and alternative lighting applications are all very anxious…

First look at the redesigned aspirator valve for the Orca Pro skimmers from My Reef Creation

In October of 2009 ReefBuilders first reported about the new redesigned aspirator valve from My Reef Creations. A few days ago I got my hands on not only the aspirator assembly but the New Orca Pro I and Pro II…

Lipogramma klayi video shows what makes this fish more than a fancy royal gramma

Lipogramma klayi, the deepwater bicolor basslet from Curacao is a coveted rarity which we have covered extensively in pictures and in words but now we have the pleasure of bringing to you the first video of the rich-man’s royal gramma.…

Sony has your back at the beach and in the sea

Waterproof cameras are all the rage lately and it makes it much easier to get some incredible shots at the beach or in your tank. Sony has released a couple of accessories making it much easier to get great underwater…

Hanna Instruments new PO4 checker phosphate colorimeter

Hanna Instruments has released a new phosphate checker colorimeter that should make it easier for you to check your water parameters or at least phosphate. The new phosphate colorimeter has a resolution of 0.01 ppm (250 points) and 4% ±0.04…

Sayaka Kajita Ganz’s amazing reclaimed material artwork

Sayaka Kajita Ganz is a wonderful artist turning reclaimed objects and scrap metals into unique and flowing pieces of art. The Japanese-born Ganz currently resides in Wayne, Indiana and her influence by nature is shown throughout her dramatic work. Taking…