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GHL PLM-PWC Expansion Card shipping in October
We already touched on the new upgrades to the GHL Mitras LX including the native wireless control for GHL’s controllers and Mitras and we now know the PLM-PWC Expansion Card for the…
Banggai Rescue Project book goes on sale at MACNA this week
For any of our readers who have been following the Banggai Rescue Project, we have some great news — the long-awaited book from the Banggai Rescue Project is finally launching at MACNA this week in Florida. The new book titled Banggai…
Your one stop hub for all the best MACNA news
MACNA may not yet have officially begun, but for the professionals building and designing products and the coral vendors who are on their way to South Florida right now, MACNA is in full swing. The same goes for the Reef Builders writing…
Orphek AzureLite 5 watt blue LED will help find MACNA’s best corals
The AzureLite is Orphek’s way of saying that in addition to making LED lights, we want to be a full-on marine aquarium company with protein skimmers and flashlights too. The AzureLite debuting at MACNA 2013 this weekend is a 5…
Hydor’s Smart Level ATO controller is ready for full deployment
We got our first look at the Smart Level at InterZoo about a year and a half ago. Within that time Hydor has greatly refined the design of the Smart Level ATO controller and it is now ready for prime time. The…
First hands-on and teardown of the Ecotech Marine Reeflink
There you have it! The first in depth look at Ecotech’s window into your reefing home which will put all Ecosmart products on the cloud, beginning with the Radion LED lights. Looking more or less like a local networking router…
Orphek enters protein skimmer market with the DC-powered Helix
The Helix Skimmer from Orphek looks simple enough on the outside but is rumored to have a small but important trick hiding in its mixing chamber. Powered by a controllable white DC3000 pump, the Orphek Helix is a cone skimmer…
GHL’s Mitras & Profilux are the first light and controller pair to get native wireless communication
GHL will be at MACNA showing off how much their powerhouse Mitras LED light has grown over the last year. Newer, bluer LED clusters will deliver light which is more skewed towards the blue spectrum the way that us coral…
Orphek’s Atlantik V2 LED is going big with dual chips, red and blue phosphor LEDs, and wifi Android control
Years of making LED lights are really paying off for Orphek’s innovations department with a head-turning second version of the Atlantik. Out of the box the Atlantik V2 LED will have wireless control that you can use with any Android…
Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish: One of the Best Aquarium Butterflies
The butterflyfishes tend to be a touchy lot when it comes to aquarium keeping. Many have highly specialized diets that are difficult—if not impossible—to satisfy in aquariums. Several are obligate corallivores, which means they eat nothing but coral polyps, making…
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…
