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Giesemann IQ Nano Aquarium is rimless and very expensive
Giesemann has launched their IQ Nano aquarium to the masses over in Europe. The Giesemann IQ Nano Aquarium is your typical aquarium size coming in at 400 x 400 x 400mm (15.74″…
Seeing the light: LED optics explained
LED lighting is beginning to take hold in the aquarium hobby and it can be a very complex subject to master when trying to make an informed purchase decision as a consumer. We touched on the topic of underdriving or…
New data shows the 74 watt AquaIllumination LED light is on PAR with a 14K 250 watt halide
It is common knowledge that X-PG LEDs from Cree are way more efficient than the old generation Crees but now that we have some real data to look at, we can really start to compare actual benchmarks. The data above…
SWC Skimmers get a new home in Colorado
Colorado is already home to many fine aquarium companies such as Reeflo, AquaMedic and RK2 and now we are proud to welcome SWC Skimmers into our high quality local reefing scene. This skimmer line was once the exclusive distributorship of…
Have you tried a small Australian elegance coral lately?
Elegance coral, Catalaphyllia jardinei, is one of the all-time most iconic coral from the early days of reefing. Once regarded as a bulletproof beginner’s coral, for the better part of the last ten years Indonesian-sourced elegance corals have been all…
Reef Stream pumps from Grotech look familiar
Grotech is releasing their Reef Stream pumps again, they were on a short break from production but apparently Grotech has taken it upon themselves to get these back on the market. You might remember other Reef Stream pumps for general…
Biodegradable golf balls could feed fish, your hearts
One of the biggest problems when playing the game of golf is losing your golf ball. In fact over 300 million golf balls go missing every year and it takes about 1000 years for the golf ball to fully disintegrate…
Seashine from Stray Light is the first commercially available LIFI plasma light for hobbyists launching soon
The first commercially available LUXIM LIFI plasma arc light is coming to the aquarium market sooner than we expected. The Seashine™ aquarium light series by Stray Light Optical Technology, based in Scottsburg, Indiana, is debuting sometime in the early part…
Win ’em before you can buy ’em: Nano Evo Koralia 240 first up for grabs
Not more than a week after we first got our hands on the few and diminutive Nano Evo Koralias do we receive another special delivery from Hydor. We’ve got a few of these new Evo Koralias chugging away on various…
Male cleaner fish “punish” greedy females
When it comes to messing around with the meal ticket, it seems male fish are apt to punish greedy females who take more than they should putting the entire group’s food source in jeopardy. Cleaner fish, who get their meals…
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…
