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Vital Wave Violet and Cyan are worthy color-boosting LED spotlights
The Vital Wave LED spotlights from EcoLamps include three different colors, two of which really hit the sweet spot for highlighting the colors of aquarium corals. Manufacturers of LED spotlights have been…
Friday Smorgasbord: Sponges, 3D printed reefs and sharks
We can’t believe October is almost behind us! Seems like this year is just cranking by and we were just wondering how to keep our tanks cool in the hot summer. Now that we are adding redundancy to our tank…
The Magnificent Magenta Dottyback
Despite their diminutive size, many of the dottybacks have a well-deserved reputation for aggression. In fact, some species, such as the royal dottyback (Pictichromis paccagnellae), are so belligerent that it can be difficult to match them with suitable tankmates, as…
Red Sea Reef Base Live brings instant cycling with a neat substrate
Reef Base Live is a new pre-packaged live sand product from Red Sea which is loaded with beneficial aquarium bacteria. Red Sea’s Reef Base Live is collected in the Bahamas and undergoes a thorough washing and screening process to create…
Reef Octopus waste collector and delayed timer help prevent skimmer overflows
Usually when a protein skimmer overflows, the cause is due to some easily preventable circumstances. Apparently, CoralVue loathes the spillage of that nasty funk that comes out of protein skimmers as much as we do, and they’re bringing a one-two…
ARKA Vida GT doser also incorporates magnetic stirrers
The use of dosing pumps for aquariums is on the rise and German company ARKA wants in on the action. Their new ARKA Vida GT doser is one of the few German-made dosing pump systems made specifically for aquarium use…
Mountain West Reef Fest coming November 2
The Wasatch Marine Aquarium Society in Salt Lake City is hosting its Mountain West Reef Fest on Saturday November 2. As with most reef powwows, you can expect a good group of speakers, raffles, vendors and some coral slingers to…
Diversity of South Pacific Maxima clams revealed in Tahiti Marine video
Giant clams of the genus Tridacna and Hippopus come in a wide range of mantle colors and textures but of all the species, Tridacna maxima are some of the most diverse. At Tahiti in the South Pacific where Maxima clams are the only Tridacna…
Microbe Lift Coral Food Plus is the nutritional kitchen sink
Coral Food Plus by Microbe Lift is a gastronomic smorgasbord to feed all your corals with a huge diversity of food items. Microbe Lift drafted the recipe for Coral Food Plus to include everything that all corals might need and want,…
Showstopping jaguar Indophyllia at Age of Aquariums
This amazing Cynarina Indophyllia was the crown jewel of the Age of Aquariums booth at Reef-a-Palooza. This healthy specimen was going for a fraction of the price of the bright chalice morphs that filled booths around the show and we were amazed…
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…
