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Reef Octopus DC-X video shows the dense frothy cloud of the CoralVue POV

The march of the DC controllable skimmer pumps is in full swing, with the Reef Octopus DC-X being one of the first to market with the new open volute design. You may…

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A senior writer for CNET had resigned on Monday less than a couple hours after a report that CNET was barred from presenting an award to a company being sued by CBS which owns CNET.

FFAZ’s automated fish feeder is like a fish feeding robot on steroids

Everyone has probably used a regular autofeeder at one point. They offer chambers that are able to hold a couple weeks of food worth and are usually easy to program, the simple rotation design furthermore leaves little room for mechanical…

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It’s Back! 2012 LED Showdown — You Decide

The Reef Builders LED showdown is back! Last year we had a lot of fun letting you choose who you thought was the “top dog” in the LED showdown and wanted to let you all have the chance to weigh…

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Aquatronica LED light fixture ready for the spotlight

Aquatronica was showing off their new LED fixture at Interzoo 2012, and it looks like they finally have finalized the design and are ready for production. Like the model shown off at Interzoo the new Aquatronica LED fixtures offer a…

Lipogramma robinsi brought up from the depths for just the second time

Lipogramma robinsi is so rare it wasn’t until early last year that we saw our first pictures of a living specimen. Thanks to the work of the deep diving Curasub in Curacao, we’ve been fortunate to have a plethora of…

Alpheus made to order LED lamps have some serious research behind them

There seems to be a common theme in the French reef aquarium industry of very high standards. Using blue lights to sell corals for example is highly frowned upon and virtually isn’t done. Similarly, the makers Alpheus LED have put…

DaVinci clownfish are a curvy-barred form of the Snowflake clownfish strain

The DaVinci clownfish is a newly announced strain of Amphiprion ocellaris from Sea & Reef Aquaculture. Sometimes Sea & Reef is dropping names for clownfish strains that have been produced for years, even if their operation “refined” them, but the DaVinci clownish is…