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Top 7 new coral species of 2015
2015 was a record-setting year for new species of corals, not in terms of the number of new descriptions, but in sheer biological extremes and new discoveries. There were far more new…
Salty Q&A: Highly Rated LFS Falls Short
Caribbean Chris and I get lots of excellent, thought-provoking questions from Saltwater Smarts visitors that we believe might be of general interest to other salties out there. So we thought it would be worthwhile to begin posting some of them…
Orphek Atlantik V3 adds Wi-Fi to high-performance LED pendant
The new Orphek Atlantik V3 LED pendant, the latest iteration of the company’s high-performance LED pendant, adds Wi-Fi and upgraded the LEDs to deliver even more flexibility and performance for reef installations. The Wi-Fi control along with its Android app…
Reefbuilders Travelogue – Padang Bai and the search for Euphyllia baliensis
TMC launch AquaBar T Series LED Light Bars, more affordable LED option
The UK’s Tropical Marine Centre (TMC) has added to its AquaBar line of LED lights with the debut of the AquaBar T series LED light bars designed to get those of you with T5 and T8 setups switched to LED.…
Chrysiptera papuensis, C. ellenae & C. maurineae – three new damselfish from East Indies
We’ve already posted our Top 15 New Reef Fish Species of 2015 but we should have held out for one more week. Prolific fish namers Gerald Allen and Marc Erdmann have gone an published one more paper this year, this…
MRC xSeries Reactors brings commercial grade to hobbyist aquariums
The MRC xSeries Reactors is a new line of media reactors from one of America’s most trusted acrylic manufacturers, My Reef Creations. The new xSeries Reactors are just the tip of the iceberg for many new products we hope to see…
Tiger Angelfish makes American aquarium debut at Pacific Aqua Farms
The Tiger Angelfish is no stranger to the pages of Reef Builders, and now thanks to a recent import by Pacific Aqua Farms, the Tiger Angelfish is no longer a stranger to America. Despite its rarity and limited distribution in…
Hands on with the Qudos Action Light
We recently got our hands on the new Qudos Action light and couldn’t wait to put it to use. The Qudos is a GoPro accessory light made by Australia lighting manufacturer Knog designed with action sports enthusiast in mind. The light is fully submersible…
Introducing the Split Face Clownfish, a Fire X Barberi Clownfish Hybrid
Clownfish breeder Paul Tremblay of 2 Clowns in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, has been working on a hybrid project since early February, 2015. The story goes like this according to Paul; “We had this nice wild female [Barberi Clownfish] by herself, and one of…
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…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
