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Advanced Lighting Solutions forged by two of the aquarium lighting industry’s best
Here on Reef Builders we usually report on the announcements of new products but it’s not everyday we get to spill the beans on a brand new company, Advanced Lighting Solutions (ALS).…
Weekend Video Roundup
After stumbling on more than a handful of interesting reef videos this weekend, we decided to put together a whole post on all of them. The five videos we are featuring are a hidge podge of hobbyist, naturalist and science…
Eco Lamp LED system seen in the wild
The Eco lamp LED system which happens to be made in Hong Kong doesn’t look at all like a bad unit. We received in the wild shots of the newest LED system that will eventually make its way over to…
DT’s Nano Marine Phytoplankton blend
This blend of live marine phytoplankton from DT’s is said to be a “premium blend” for nano aquariums. For the record we couldn’t find any information to say that this blend is in fact specially designed for nano aquariums, but…
Eshopps Snow Cone skimmer series released to US
While we are not sure why Eshopps decided to name its first cone skimmer “snow” we do know that it has begun shipping to retailers..We first heard of this skimmer back in November, but neglected to show it to our…
Maxea clams get the full mantle treatment
Alright all you naysayers, just simmer down for a second and let us get some words out before you get all riled up in the comments. First of all, please raise your hand if you’ve ever seen a ghostly white…
Terminal phase supermale tiger wrasse, Thallassoma hardwicki
The tiger wrasse, Thallassoma hardwicki, may not be all that uncommon but it is a rare sight to see a fully grown supermale specimen. Hardiwcki wrasses are often seen at the LFS as small 3-4″ specimens which barely display the…
E-lite LED light from Elos might be crippled by the LED patent
For a high end light targeted at nano tanks, besides looking good and being bright the E-lite sure doesn’t do much else. There is no built in timer, there is no dimming feature, there is no separate circuit for turning…
Octopus blames SoCal Aquarium staff for flooding
The staff of the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium discovered tuesday morning that hundreds of gallons of seawater had flooded the building. The source of the flooding was discovered to originate from an octopus aquarium which had been carelessly designed to…
Nature’s Image artificial live rock hits the US market
Nature’s image, a company that has been producing fake corals for a while now has introduced a new line of fake live rock. The rock which is available in various sizes is a great way to get that show piece…
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…
Eviota bacata is a New Species of dwarfgoby from New Caledonia
A new species of Eviota goby has been described from Grand Terra, New Caledonia, taking…
Signature Frags’ Split Personality Spliced Acro May Have Been Born Out of Stress!
Reef Builders is no stranger to spliced Acropora, but this one came out of British…
Reef Builders Raj Works on 10,000 Gallon Mega Tank Build
Raj has never really flexed his skill set to the Reef Builders audience before. He…
