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New Gryphon CR42 AquaSaw can take apart even bigger corals

This whole “coral fragging” phenomenon must be working out because Gryphon seems to be doing brisk business selling tools to take coral colonies apart. Aquarium Specialty working closely with Gryphon saws is…

Saltwater Fish

Awesome Fish Spotlight: The secret life of Plectranthias inermis

It really is an open secret that here at ReefBuilders, we are head over heels for Plectranthias. It is hands down one of the coolest genus of fish for the home aquarium. They’re charismatic and shy at the same time,…

Equipment

DIY Brine Shrimp Hatchery and Shell Separator

Adult brine shrimp are not considered a good source of food for any fish, but they are sometimes used to entice a slow eater to start eating. Newborn brine shrimp, however, are an excellent source of food for many small…

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Is this the best aquarium fish trap?

There’s so many ways to build a fish trap for removing problem fish from an aquarium, all of them a minor PITA to use, operate, and only marginally efficient at catching fish from the aquarium. Enter this simple beauty of…

Places

Bruce Carlson shares first known video of Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi

Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi is one of the newest and least known species of velvet angelfishes. Known only from Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea, Chaetodontoplus vanderloosi ranks right up there with Chaetodontoplus niger in terms of elusiveness, and its nearly all…

Aquarium Shows

New Giesemann Futura-S LED gets performance boost

The new Giesemann Futura-S is getting a performance upgrade thanks to incorporating CREE X-series LEDs into the fixture. The updated light was designed with a modular approach each using 20 5W CREE X-series on each board without the need for secondary…

LED Showdown Final Four

We’re moving onto the final four entries in our LED showdown and are looking for your input. Remember keep it clean, ask yourself, “Which LED fixture released last year excites or intrigues me the most?” and then cast your vote! [polldaddy poll=”7757644″] [polldaddy…

Companies

Aberrant Koran angelfish from Cairns Marine shows off a wicked cobalt mask

The Koran angelfish (Pomacanthus semicirculatus) may not be the prettiest Pomacanthid in the reefs, but they are by no means any less ubiquitous in the trade. This species forms many hybrids in nature with related members of its genus, but…

Reef Angel adds new PAR module to lineup

The Reef Angel controller is getting a new option that will allow you measure photosynthetic light in your tank and dial in your dimmable LED lights ‘on the fly’ to get the exact settings you want depending on your tank’s…

Marine/Saltwater Fish

Purple Firefish: A Shy Beauty for the Small, Peaceful Aquarium

Marine aquarists looking for a gorgeous, interesting, nano-friendly fish might entertain the idea of keeping the purple firefish (a.k.a. the purple dartfish, elegant firefish/dartfish, and decorated firefish/dartfish, among various other common names). Given appropriate tankmates and care, this graceful, hardy,…