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Guess what humphead parrotfish use that giant hump head for
The green humphead parrotfish, Bolbometopon muricatum, is a four foot coral-chowing bulldozer that can weigh up to a hundred and fifty pounds (70 Kg). There are many different species of reef fish that…
Aquafim has a unique additive delivery method with square cubes
Aquafim, is a German based aquarium additive company that we covered back in 2010 is expanding their products to keep your water parameters in check. Their main line of additive products are in the shape of a cube although they…
Conch Wavemaker getting released in basic and expert flavors
The Conch Wavemaker system has recently been updated with two flavors based on your budget — a Conch Basic economy version and the more robust Conch Expert version. Designed by RR-Aquagroup and being marketed by Singapore’s Chill-down Trading and Services,…
Color tunable OLED panels from Verbatim demoed on video
[youtube width=”680″ height=”420″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JpPyr1TSAs[/youtube] The adoption of LED technology for marine and reef aquarium applications is still on an uptick, yet OLED technology continues to develop. OLED panels continue to get brighter such as with the Philips Lumiblade and they can…
Top 4 waterproof and rugged cameras compared, no more excuses for lack of underwater shots
There’s a lot of underwater and rugged cameras being offered for sale these days, and many of them are gaining popularity for underwater and aquarium photography. If you’re tired of sharing blurry and blued-out phone-pics of your aquarium or you…
Actinic PowerLED and blue-white-blue version coming soon from Eheim
The Actinic PowerLED that was first spotted at MACNA last fall has finally gotten the green light from Eheim. The PowerLED will be made in an all blue Actinic flavor with an emission peak around 450nm, so pretty close to…
Oceanlife food line includes Amin Extra Powder, Coral Food Powder and Skim Stop Omega 3
Oceanlife, better known for their nifty overflow/return kit has a new Food Line with some incremental changes to how they suggest feeding our corals. Amin Extra Powder is like an amino acid additive but in a more concentrated powder form…
Nahackyi angelfish video is the first of this isolated endemic reef fish from Johnston Atoll
The Nahacky angelfish, Centropyge nahackyi, is a super rare little Centropyge that is almost as isolated in its distribution as the resplendent angelfish. Coming only from Johnston Atoll, where permits are required just to visit, the Nahacky angelfish is super well…
This is what the MaxSpect Razor looks like in real life
If you thought the MaxSpect Razor LED looked good in the pre-InterZoo renderings, just wait till you get a good look at pictures of the real thing. The aptly-named Razor is incredibly thin, not thin like the AquaPad, but thin-with-heatfins…
Sealife Systems SeaStorm are ancient skimmers from the future
The nostalgic SeaStorm protein skimmers from Sealife Systems are an interesting design which harkens back to simpler days of protein skimmers. SeaStorms don’t need no cones, not even a single taper to the neck, and what the heck is a…
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…
