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Elos Prototype LED full fixture light spotted

While in Italy I was able to spy a new prototype model of LED lighting with the Elos brand name associated with it. Apparently Elos is mulling the idea around of producing…

New ORA Coral: Ice Tortuosa released

ORA has released their new ICE tort, or Tortuosa. Yes, it looks like other corals we’ve seen, but ORA assures us its different as their PR states: The ORAâ„¢ Ice Tort has the typical Tortuosa branching growth form with a…

In Tuamotu, Maxima Clams are the Reef Builders

Tuamotu Maxima clams are the hottest thing to hit the Tridacna reef scene since the Maxea hybrids from earlier in the year. This past week a shipment of large magnificent Tridacna maxima was imported into the U.S. by Pacific Aqua…

Reef Builders Celebrates 2000 Posts

This post, this one you are reading right now is the 2000th post that has appeared on Reef Builders. This is very exciting to see Reef Builders grow as fast as it has, especially since it has been going for…

Garlic Prophylaxis: an effective way to mix garlic and food to reduce fish parasites

For many years, garlic has been used to treat a number of diseases in humans ranging from bacterial infections to intestinal parasites.Â While the evidence for its effectiveness in man is largely anecdotal, there is now an increasing body of…

Dimmable Metal Halide Galaxy Ballasts headed your way

These Galaxy Metal Halide ballasts are said to be dimmable. But, not dimmable in the way we would expect, such as the Elos SunColor. We somehow missed reporting these at MACNA, but these new ballasts will allow you to have…

Robotic fish to swim, monitor the open seas

Robotic fish are not the latest Hollywood horror flick but they are looking to make a â€œsplashâ€ and be released in the wild to monitor and transmitÂ conditions from bodies of water to researchers ashore. In tandem, zoologists and engineers…

Sicce USA: Italian born water pumps getting green card for American market

Sicce USA is the new US based distribution arm of Sicce, the Italian manufacturer of water pumps and other water moving devices. You may have become more and more familiar with the Sicce brand with the PSK line of pumps…

Grassy LeDio LED spotlight in 7, 13 and now 21 watt configurations

Grassy LeDio LED spotlights may be made in Japan but that doesn’t stop us from being able to use the Edison incandescent base in our own sockets. In fact, our Japanese contributor Taka Kamata is expecting to receive these lamps…

Brighter colors of male reef fish are now closer to being understood by new research

It’s no secret that male reef fish usually have much brighter colors and in some cases gaudy coloration compared to their female counterparts. This feature of sexual dichromatism is particularly pronounced in wrasses, anthias and to lesser degree in the…