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World Atlas of Marine Fishes, one book to rule them all
Although it’s been out for a few months we finally got our hands on a personal copy of Rudie Kuiter and Helmut Debelius’s seminal identification guide, World Atlas of Marine Fishes. You…
Where have all the dottybacks gone?
There was once a time when you could walk into any decent aquarium shop and have a wide range of dottyback species available for purchase. This group of fish was a staple of the hobby but they have nearly disappeared.…
GHL Profilux sez their units are “Bug Free”, takes aim at the Reef Keeper Elite
The problems and bugs that affect the current Reef Keeper Elite system are no secret to anyone. Released with much fanfare, the system was said to be able to control just about anything on your saltwater aquarium. To the Reef…
Microvore a planktivorus diet for marine fish, corals and inverts
Brightwell Aquatics pushed another new product, Microvore. Microvore is great for feeding many LPS, zooxanthellate, and azooxanthellate soft corals, as well as gorgonians, anemones, and other solitary and colonial polyps, particularly at night when tentacles are extended to maximize chances…
MACNA Tradeshow video in 2 minutes or less
So we put together a MACNA trade show video. The video which will give you a glimpse into the trade-show hall and various products will take about 2 minutes to watch. The tradeshow hall is usually the fan favorite at…
Plasma light from Luxim makes LEDs look weak
This new type of light bulb from Luxim could have very real applications for lighting our reef aquariums. From what we can gather the light is made of a small pill containing argon gas. The gas is excited to 6000K…
Finsreef has the answer to slurping skimmer noise
We know as far as product announcements go, a protein skimmer air intake muffler is way down there next to “new breakthrough in bucket designs”. Even so, if your S.O. is nagging about the slurping sound (which is inaudible to…
Aquactinics brings shimmer effect to Constellation T5 fixture
Although we thought every conceivable variation of a T5 fixture had already been made, along comes Aquactinics to show us something new. On display at MACNA was a prototype of a slightly modified Constellation light fixture which substituted a small…
Reef Nutrition introduces Oyster Feast, new oyster-based coral food
With more and more attention being placed on feeding our reef animals, it is exciting to see industry leader Reef Nutrition release a new product to feed our reef aquariums. At a particle size of 1-200 microns (up to 0.2mm),…
Hands-on with Current’s refreshed T5 reflectors
Gone are the days when Current just bent metal to make reflectors. Current, like we mentioned many moons ago rehashed their reflectors, doing this increases the efficiency of each T5 while making your corals happier by bathing in more available…
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…
