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Aquatic Life HID lighting units now shipping
Those aquatic life HID lighting units that we brought you back in September are now shipping. The units come in 3 common sizes, 36 inch, 48 inch and 72 inch to shine…
ATB Standard Line gets priced, available for pre-order
Say Whaat? ATB really seems to be hauling serious butt recently. Not even a few days after releasing a new skimmer line, the skimmer has already been priced and up for pre-order. The retail price is $799 and you can…
Ultra Clam by Fauna Marin does what you think
For those of you who keep clams in your reef aquarium you might want to pay attention to a new product being offered to your clams. This special food is for filter feeders like Tridacna clams, Lima sp and other…
ATB’s new Standard line of Cone Skimmers coming
ATB has been on a hot road lately developing new and exciting products for hobbyists across the world. The latest is a more competitively priced skimmer line, named the Standard cone skimmer (ATB must have splurged on their marketing department).…
“Red Planet” from ORA on eBay selling for $12.99
Like most of you out there, your looking for those rare corals to complete or add to your collection. One of those corals might be the Red Planet, which looks similar to a acropora millepora. The coral which was imported…
New Advanced Aquarist now online
Another great issue of Advanced Aquarist went online today. As expected, there are great submissions from the usual crew. Dana Riddle reports on a coral growth lighting study recently published in the journal Aquaculture. Our pal Chris Jury presents a…
Red Sea’s Max 250 IS hitting US in 2009
We finally nailed down a date for the impending arrival of Red Sea’s newest toy, the Max 250. As we predicted earlier these units will be arriving in January 2009. There are four containers coming from oversees arriving in ports…
GHL ProfiLux Controller gets cheaper entry point
GHL/Profilux has dropped their point of entry for their controller. Normally a beginner pack would cost you a cool $599 but not any longer. A new price point has been established right at $489 which saves you over 20%. We…
Apogee Quantum Par meter hands on
While most of us use 1990’s generation par meters Apogee decided to get serious about a Par meter. We had a rare chance to test drive one of their newest units. The par meter measures photosynthetic photon flux, instantaneous and…
Win a SunDial HQI Metal Halide lighting unit from Reef Builders
While you were feasting on turkey and eating entirely to much pumpkin pie you might have been thinking how nice it would be to have a slick Metal Halide unit up top your tank that was free. Your probably thinking…
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…
