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Xenoxon mamiCA 500 is a mean looking calcium reactor

Xenoxon is a Hungarian company we previously covered for their array of colorful lights and power packed protein skimmers. The Xenoxon mamiCA reactor breaks the line however and is far removed from…

Sunday Morning Coffee, Reef diving photos with a twist

Jason Isley staged some humorous and creative photos of marine life while diving. In his description, he cites that he was bored photographing macro life in typical fashion. Which explains these great photos. Not only are these pics amusing, they…

JBJ Unibody LED review – simply one of the best aquarium lights for corals

As long as the JBJ Unibody LED aquarium fixture has been around we’ve been using one on our personal 28 gallon nano reef tank. This aquarium has been using exclusively LEDs for more than three years, many of the corals have grown…

Friday Smorgasbord: Coral orgy, rare whales, world travelling corals, taunting bears, reef destruction and crying uncle

Swimmers in Australia were victims of a cruel prank made by area coral. As beachgoers were enjoying the water and beach, things turned to a panic as reports of a chemical spill came in due to a strange, unknown substance…

Vertex Omega 150 internal ‘wine glass’ cone skimmer comes to U.S.

The Vertex Omega 150 internal cone skimmer is the newest vertex skimmer to enter US the market. We covered the big brother of the Omega 150 more than two years ago at Interzoo, which is an external model and featured a…

Melibe colemani, a transparent nudibranch and stellar example of reef diversity

At first glance, you would think you are staring at some hydroids or sponges. But what you are seeing is a transparent anatomy of a newly discovered nudibranch. It’s easy to see how such a unique slug avoided discovery until…

Giesemann Teszla gets groped and handled in special edition Reef Builders blue

The Giesemann Teszla is the elementary fixture of the Giesemann LED line, and was the first full fledged LED announced by the German manufacturer. Sleek and beautiful the German craftmanship of the Tesla lives up to all and any expectations…

Coral goby-hosting acropora found to chemically signal their gobies for help

You are probably aware of the symbiotic relationship between Acropora and coral gobies, with the coral providing shelter and the coral gobies in return fighting off predators and other threats to the health of the coral. Now however, researchers at…

Orange polyp purple Porites is the prize of our most recent coral hunting

One of our favorite aspects of having a coral reef aquarium is going coral hunting – not seeking out the most gaudy, rare or expensive coral colonies before anyone else but really having an eye for that overlooked piece of…

ATI LED PowerModule – there’s really no other aquarium light like this one

As much as LEDs have steamed ahead in the aquarium world, and with so many T5 diehards sticking to their light of choice we are still flabbergasted at the complete dearth of combination lights including both light emitting diodes and high…