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Master LED from Phillips could be lighting nanos and fuges in July

We here at Reef Builders can’t get enough of LED lights and the subject of this post is a droolworthy entry. The forthcoming Master LED from Phillips is a 9w LED light…

Paradiso T5+ LED by Easy Life, mostly T5, less LED

A company from the Netherlands by the name of Easy Life has created a new T5 lighting fixture with LEDs. The lighthting unit which has two models (60 & 120) and available in Europe in dimmable and non dimable models…

ORAcorals picks up where ORAfarm leaves off

If you’ve been wondering what new and old ORA corals look like, take a visit over to the aptly named ORAcorals website. Not only does ORAcorals show you ORA’s corals, it includes multiple pictures of all the species/strains. The site…

Grotech’s new easy mix coral marine salt

Grotech reformulated their coral marine salt and came up with this new brand of “easy mix”. This new reef salt is produced with optimized calcium and magnesium concentrations which help to promote coral and coraline algae growth. Unlike the older…

Skimz Kone skimmer is alive and well in Asia

Another day, another cone skimmer. This one is made by a company called Skimz which produces quite a lot of reef aquarium equipment. There are two models in Skimz new Kone line, the SK1 and SK2. The SK1 cone skimmer…

Cal Aqua Labs flippable bubble counter is totally cool

For those of us that use calcium reactors, a good bubble counter is ideal to measure and count bubbles flowing into your reactor. Cal Aqua labs has a different take that could easily be applied to reef keeping. The bubble…

Eshopps hang on Nano Skimmer detailed out on video

What do we have here? This is the first we have seen of Eshopps newest protein skimmer that is designed for nanos. The skimmer being designed for nano aquariums has some cleverly designed features. The biggest is the pump placement…

Reefer Madness is gone for good

The beginning of 2003 was a good year to be a livestock slinger in the marine aquarium industry. The reef aquarium hobby was ballooning and new collecting locations were opening up left and right. The ratio of buyers to sellers…

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Rare Solitary Balanophyllia video

Ok so solitary corals may not be the most exciting marine life to videotape but if youve never seen them these Australian Balanophyllia are very cool. This is a non-photosynthetic stony coral which can grow corallites up to 1.5″ long…