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Tomiyamichthys smithi is the largest showy goby you’ve never even heard of
Tomiyamichthys smithi is just one of many different species of larger shrimp gobies from this little known genus. Although not as colorful as the shrimp associated gobies in the genus Cryptocentrus, the Monster…
Hands on review of the Sea Side Aquatics ES5 Protein Skimmer
Sea side Aquatics has been bringing in the popular Bubble Magus line of skimmers for a while now. The one thing about the Bubble Magus series that could use improvement was the skimmer pump. Some folks were having issues with…
Reef Builders Pick: Five additional amazing nano reefs
Last week we covered five of our favorite nano reefs, but since some worthy aquariums didn’t make it to the list here is a follow up post with an additional five nano aquariums. Equally amazing, these nano reefs are very…
Jawbreaker mushroom anemone is the most incredible captive strain of Corallimorph
The Jawbreaker mushroom anemone is a corallimorph that has persisted as a desirable aquarium species in the American reef scene and is still highly sought after by collectors of brightly colored corals. If someone had told us 15 years ago that…
SunBrite F2 series LED is built specifically for wireless control (video)
The SunBrite F2 series V2 is SunBrite’s latest and greatest LED light offering many cool features such as wifi integration and a wide variety of different LED colors. Although the SunBrite F2 series V1 has been out for less than…
Plectranthias garrupellus – Apricot Bass is a virtually unknown deepwater Caribbean reef fish
Plectranthias garrupellus also known as the Apricot Bass is a pretty wonderful little reef fish that came to only recently came to life with pictures of living specimens. For being a member of the popular Plectranthias genus of aquarium fish it’s…
Acan Lighting Prism, Vertex Illumina, and the Maxspect Razor get a comparative rundown
Last week we did a post highlighting some of the main features and attraction of the three high performance compact LED fixtures which included the Ecotech Radion, GHL Mitras and AI Vega. This week the next three bigger guys are…
Cirrhipathes, the wire corals are in a league of their own
Wire corals of the genus Cirrhipathes feature some of the most iconic growth forms of any coral found in the aquarium trade. In the past couple years coral farms have started Mariculturing several variations, and availability of wire corals in the…
Grassy Solare LED fixture released by Volx Japan in Reef and Plant models
The Grassy Solare LED fixtures first announced by Volx Japan earlier this summer are now officially available with a baseline of features departing from the norm. Volx Japan is best known for making the first crop of higher performing LeDio…
AquaRaise Marine Refine is a new salt from Thailand
AquaRaise is a company in Thailand that has it’s roots in the commercial aquaculture business. AquaRaise manufacturers a whole line of different products including several additives and test kits, but they are most known for their Marine Refine salt which is the…
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…
