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True Lumen Pro Nano LED tutorial video shows how anyone can retrofit basic LEDs into a nano reef
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDlwO-8V4Ok[/youtube] There once was a time when retrofitting was solely the purview of power compact lamps, with pre-made kits being sold in stores by Current-USA and its predecessors. Then LED…
Oliver Knott displays extreme aquascaping creativity in the Anubias booth and all over InterZoo
Any saltwater aquarists who’s been keeping fish or corals for some time knows that the freshwater aquarists have us trumped when it comes to making beautiful displays of aquarium nature. Most of this exposure to freshwater planted aquariums will be…
AI PowerPuck for the AI Vega offers near limitless customization of LED colors
The AI PowerPuck is a new program for future AI Vega owners which will allow you to custom select the LED colors of an AI Vega fixture after you buy it. Using the Color Configuration tool on the AquaIllumination website,…
AquaUno A1 BactoComplex brings enzymatic bacteria culture to Elos PrimaIine
AquaUno A1 BactoComplex from Elos is a new additive of bacteria and enzymes designed to jumpstart the biology of freshwater and marine aquariums. When added regularly, AquaUno BactoComplex helps to break down organic matter, helping to reduce and prevent the buildup…
The Goldenback Triggerfish, Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus makes an appearance at SEA Atlanta
The Goldenback Triggerfish, Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus is about as rare as they comes when it comes to the family Balistidae. Jeremy Maneyapanda of Sea Atlanta is no stranger to uber rare fish so when we found out that he had the rarest…
Friday smorgasbord: coral-killing bacteria in action, underwater hotels, submarine bars and creative iPad app for kids
It has been a while since we’ve had a Friday smorgasbord post and we figured with summer coming up, what better way to kickoff the first Friday in June than with a fun mixed post. First off is a new…
Orphek Nilus multicolor LED light tested and reviewed over a mature Dutch reef tank
After about 20 years of reefkeeping, I can look back on many experiments with reef aquarium equipment but I left my fingers off one thing: the use of metal halides supplemented by blue fluorescent tubes. After seeing my reef tank…
More Lytro pictures of the Estherea Hotel reef aquarium by Jan Willem Esselaar
http://pictures.lytro.com/ReefBuilders/pictures/188433 There’s something about Lytro’s light field camera which is especially well suited to telling the story of an aquarium. Being able to focus in on different layers of the reef aquarium aquascape transports the viewer to the scene, and…
Spawning flower anemone lets its gametes go for the Coral Morphologic camera
If you thought flower anemones are cool, check out the appearance of this spawning flower anemone slowly ejecting a mass of white cloudy sperm into the aquarium water. This Epicystis crucifer was getting its sexual spawning on in the lab of…
Gnome Glass air skimmer advances with adjustable bracket and airstone position, still all glass
Air driven skimmers are gaining momentum in the nano and pico reef scene and Gnome Glass skimmers are some of the coolest, hand made glass designs you can buy. Recently Gnome Glass developed a method of making a bracket out…
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…
Breaking New Ground
Vibrant Corals and Fish Ushers in the First Legal CITES-Compliant Malaysian Coral Imports to the…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
