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Blanket Octopus Video
This is an amazing animal and an amazing piece of footage. The good folks at www.TONMO.com (your source for all things cehpy) have ID’d the animal as one of the blanket…
Super Beast cone skimmer from I-Tech
The “Super Beast†or XL model is an external recirculating skimmer driven by a Dart Gold with a custom venturi and impeller. Currently, the pump draws ~3000 lph at 153 watts with a Dwyer meter attached. When the meter is…
Current’s Solana XL 60, and Solana XL 67 aquarium lines
Current has released their new Solana XL 60 and Solana XL 67 aquariums. With this new XL series Current has opened up a whole other playbook of possibilities. The Solana XL 60 is a 60 gallon aquarium with, get this,…
AEFWs staring down the barrel of an expert’s microscope
SaltCity forum member “Shadowramy” and his recent aquisition of Acro Eating FlatWorms (AEFWs) could be the best thing that has ever happened to those who are infected with reefing herpes. Shadowramy turned over the infected corals to Eric Borneman who…
Maxi Jet’s new pump called NeWave?
Rumors abound that from the makers of the Maxijet pump come a new type of pump taking lines along a stream style pump such as the Tunze’s, Koralia’s and most recently Ecotech marine. The pump rumored to be called “NewWave”…
Euro Reef Alloy meshwheel gets revealed by Mr. Blurrycam
We finally got a picture of Euro Reef’s new alloy meshwheel. The blurry picture doesn’t tell us much, but we do know that Euro Reef is experimenting with a new type of glue. The older glue that they used didn’t…
Baby whale shark is the smallest ever found
Will you take a look at that! The early life history of whale sharks, Rhyncodon typus, is almost virtually unknown and up to now the smallest recorded live whale shark was closer to 10 feet. This 15″ neo-nate found on…
Cone protein skimmers, the skoner roundup
Now that the cone protein skimmer bandwagon is in full swing, it’s time for a recap of which company is making what. With all the new skoners popping up these days, you might be overwhelmed at the choice of cone…
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 with the same form factor as the familiar…
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…
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…
