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New 144 watt Reef Breeders LED fixture come with a different look

For this 144 watt Reef Breeders LED fixture, “interesting” is probably the best description we can come up with. The Reef Breeders LED fixtures aren’t necessarily ugly, but they are not…

Coris cuvieri, an Indian Ocean variant of a very familiar aquarium wrasse

Coris cuvieri, the African Coris is one of many wrasse species which goes all but overlooked in favor of the common coris wrasse, Coris gaimard. Although we occasionally see the African Formosa Coris in the US, the other African Coris (Coris cuvieri) from…

Starfish digestion video proves these slow moving inverts are not so innocent

[vimeo width=”680″ height=”450″]http://vimeo.com/45154593[/vimeo] The only thing potentially better than living comfortably between two shells, happy as a clam, is living in a tight cluster as a mussel. That is until your defenses are turned against you. The slow moving Pisaster…

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Apex Android app finally available from Neptune Systems

The Apex Android application is Neptune System’s first sanctioned mobile device application that operates outside of Apple’s iOS software. Neptune Systems developed an iOS app for their Apex controller back in March, but had at that point no plans of…

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Sabine’s visit to Bali coral farm feels exceptionally personal

Sabine Penisson has been picturing the photographs of Reef Builders, articles and many other publications in Europe with some fine marine life and marine aquarium photography for quite some time now. As impressive as her imagery has been, Sabine’s latest round…

Atlantik is Orphek newest LED fixture – larger and with lots of LED colors

The Atlantik LED light from Orphek is the first new form factor from the LED company which has been revisiting the same fixture footprint for several years now. The Orphek Atlantik has a similar design of what you’ve come to…

Skimz TurboMagnum skimmer targets all but the largest of aquaria with improved venturi design

The Skimz ST300 and Skimz St600 TurboMagnum skimmers are Skimz latest skimmers focused at all but the largest aquaria. Massive skimmers are always cool, especially is they offer some nifty features. The Skimz ST300 is the smaller of the two build…

Plectranthias pelicieri is still one of the most stunning fish in the sea

We don’t see Plectranthias pelicieri pop up in the aquarium trade too often but when it does, we take notice. Looks like B-Box Aquarium recently had the privilege of adding a Pelicier’s Plectranthias to their stable of rare aquarium fish, likely having…