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EasyTherm heater strikes a balance between performance and value
The EasyTherm is Cobalt Aquatics’s third line of heaters which has the familiar form of the award-winning NeoTherm heater. The EasyTherm uses a bimetal thermostatic switch which is accurate to within two degrees…
University of Washington Shrinks LEDs to 3 Atoms Thick
Think your LEDs are small now? New research coming in from the University of Washington is showing the development of LEDs that are three atoms thick. How thin is that? About 10,000 times thinner than a human hair. That’s pretty…
How Much Time Will You Invest in a Saltwater Aquarium?
When a non-hobbyist visitor is observing one of my marine aquariums for the first time, among the questions he or she almost invariably asks—along with inquiring about the expense and the level of difficulty relative to a freshwater tank—is something…
Coral Food from Cobalt Aquatics will be available dry or frozen
Coral Food is Cobalt Aquatics latest new entry to the world of marine and reef aquarium products. Slated to be unveiled this week at the Global Pet Expo. Any company can grind up some meally coral-foodey ingredients into a powder…
The Show Episode 2: Jake talks with Matt Pedersen about Clownfish
A short while ago we had the chance to hang out with Matt Pedersen, at his house, to pick his brain over a few days, enjoy his decent sized fish room and to talk about all things captive bred, and…
DT’s Phytoplankton coming back by Sustainable Aquatics
DT’s Phytoplankton Farm is an iconic brand that really kicked off the live feeding of planktonic microalgaes in our reef aquariums, and apparently Sustainable Aquatics thinks so too. As a breeder of many thousands of reef fish, Sustainable Aquatics has…
NanoFlow propeller pump from Cobalt Aquatics
The NanoFlow propeller pump from Cobalt Aquatics is a new water mover to be unveiled this week at Global Pet Expo in Orlando. The NanoFLow takes many design cues from the very capable NeoFlow propeller pump but due to size…
Hands on with Illumagic Blaze LED
The Illumagic Blaze is a sturdy LED light fixture which seems to be well-built and is available in different sizes, as master- and slave units. With the controller built in the master unit, several slave units can be controlled. Next…
X. auromarginatus: A Well-Mannered, Reef-Friendly Triggerfish
As I alluded in an earlier post about the Niger triggerfish (Odonus niger), triggers in general aren’t usually among the first species that come to mind when one is seeking an aquarium specimen with a peaceful disposition. Certainly as far…
The Blunt-nosed Basslet is a perfect Caribbean curiosity for your deepwater tank
Bullisicthys caribbaeus is a remarkably cute fish from the deep waters of the Caribbean that is worth taking a second look. Not often is the word cute used to describe a fish, but the blunt-nosed or pug-nosed basslet is certainly cute,…
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…
