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CherryAqua-Ocean LED a simple, controllable LED light from South Korea
We first saw the CherryAqua-Ocean LED lights at Aquarama last year and the company has a few new features in the latest iteration. Manufactured in South Korea by CherryLumi, the CherryAqua…
Tridacna costata pics shows what makes this clam unique (From the Archives)
This story about Tridacna costata was originally published over three years ago. Almost nothing more has come to our attention regarding the little known Tridacna costata from the Red Sea, so here’s a refresher You know, when the first reports surfaced of…
Magnetic cells give fish built-in sense of compass direction
We all know that migrating birds and particularly pigeons have a keen sense of direction imparted onto them by a magnetic sense, and now new research has discovered similar super-nav powers in fish. Like the homing pigeons of the sea, the homing abilities…
Discordipinna filamentosa is an incredible new species of nano goby
Discordipinna filamentosa was formally described by I-Shiung Chen et al in the journal Zootaxa from specimens collected in the deepwaters of Kumejima, Ryukyu Islands Japan. Formerly known as Discordipinna sp.1, the beautiful Discordipinna filamentosa is only the second member of the genus joining…
Cree XP-G2 LED is now officially official
Well, it looks like we jumped the gun a day early with the preliminary announcement of the XP-G2, the successor to the venerable XP-G. Cree has let loose the datasheets for the new LED today, so we can fill in…
Aquarium coral diseases get chronicled and detailed in dedicated website
Coral diseases can be a PITA in the wild and in aquariums, and the first step n getting an ailing coral situation under control is properly diagnosing the problem. Some coral books include a small section on different coral diseases but since…
Sandalolitha boucheti, a new species of Fungiid stony coral from Vanuatu and Sabah Malaysia
Sandalolitha boucheti is a new species of Fungiid stony coral that demonstrates the need for more basic coral species research and surveying. Seems like every week we have new species of reef fish being described but it’s much less often…
First crop of Lightning Maroon clownfish offspring get a closer inspection
Theres definitely something different about some of the tiny little babies in Matt Pedersen’s first clutch of Lightning Maroon clownfish, worthy enough of more macro photos and a video. With this new round of close-ups, you can definitely see more…
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Ecoxotic posts 120 watt LED Cannon webpage with official specs and pricing
Ecoxotic has been selling the 120 watt LED Cannon to public aquariums and institutions so fast that it’s taken them all this time to begin to approach the aquarium hobby. The 120 watt Ecoxotic LED Cannon is a lighter, brighter…
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…
