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When is it Okay to Leave a Dead Fish in a Marine Aquarium?
A fellow hobbyist once told that when a fish dies in his tank, he just leaves it there to rot because “that’s what happens in nature.” While he was right about the…
This is one serious closed loop system
To close loop or not to close loop is one question serious reef geeks try and consider. If you have the luxury, a closed loop system is a fantastic way to handle flow in the aquarium without having to have…
Meyer and reticulate butterflyfish hybrid from the Marshall Islands
It’s been a little bit since we’ve dug up a butterflyfish hybrid, so how about a Chaetodon cross that we haven’t seen before? While some hybrid Chaetodon butterflyfish can be hard to place, this little fishy is an obvious cross…
Giesemann helps you take the guesswork out of setting up an LED profile
Giesemann is helping to take the head scratching out of setting up and LED profile on its advanced LED fixtures. Let’s face it, setting up an LED system for your corals can be pretty daunting. All these cutting-edge features, controllable…
Celestial LED spotlight by MaxSpect should be landing this month
The MaxSpect Celestial LED spotlight first unveiled at MACNA last year did a great job at turning some heads, and the time is almost here for the lights to get put to use. Later this month the 30 watt Celestial…
Angel Plasma fixture by EuroQuatics in solid state and air cooled versions
The Angel Plasma fixtures from EuroQuatics offers the aquarium hobby some of the most refined aquarium lights using this cutting edge HID lighting technology. Since EuroQuatics is a Gavita company the Angel Plasma fixtures borrow heavily from Gavita fixtures we’ve…
Check out this amazing $1.5 million custom aquarium
Are you tired of your current aquarium setup? Have $1.5 million lying around? Want to throw a party inside your aquarium? Then you have to check out this unique custom aquarium that is not only BIG but has a room…
Possible Acropora chimera: a table acropora develops unusual upright branches
We spotted many beautiful corals and unknown colors while thoroughly assessing the coral life of Kwajalein Atoll, but one particularly colony stands out among our discoveries for some very unusual features. Two coral species which are well represented inside the…
JBWave controller to synchronize any pair of Jebao WP pumps
The JBWave is a new basic controller from Joe Jaworski, the electronics wizard who brought his own blend of aquarium controller with the MCU Research Lighthouse and novel accessories several years back. His newest creation the JBWave gets back to…
Nice Japanese SPS reef tank video
When it comes to aquascaping a reef tank, there is plenty of discussion on advanced rock arrangement, the golden ratio, and getting an asymmetrical layout in three dimensions. Sometimes keeping it simple can be equally effective at producing a visually…
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…
