As the holiday season is in full swing and the end of 2009 is in sight, Jake thought that it might be cool for those of us who write for Reef Builders to give you our thoughts on what we…
Next Gen Aqua Illuminations light now shipping, includes totally revamped lenses for the Cree XP-G LED
The first images of the next generation Aqua Illumination modular LED light have just started to show that this beast is now out in the wild. We call this light fixture a beast because it includes the latest and greatest…
Reef Brite Actinic LED striplights blueing up some deep reef tanks
The image above show an 8ft long, 3ft deep reef tank being illuminated solely by 48 watts of pure actinic LED goodness courtesy of the new Reef Brite striplights which have begun shipping. Several nights ago I had the pleasure…
Quick-Precise Adjustment valve from JNS Aquaria is a quantum leap in skimmer water level control
The Quick-Precise Adjustment valve featured on the new JNS Shark Cone skimmer is a novel development in the fine tuning of water level inside a protein skimmer. Although we just posted about the JNS Shark Cone protein skimmer, the very…
Shark Cone Skimmers from JNS Aquaria…DA DUM…DA DUM…
JNS Aquaria, a company you’ve probably never heard of but produces a lot of products for brands across the world has a new line of cone skimmers named after sharks. Thats right. Sharks. To date there are two models to…
New Sinularia Clades begin to sort out over 150 soft coral species
Sinularia Clades are part of a new classification of soft corals that was published recently in the journal Invertebrate Biology. The study by McFadden et. al used molecular analysis to establish relationships between the 150 species of Sinularia that sorted…
EXtreme Reef cone skimmers showcase Israeli technology advances
A new line of cone protein skimmers by start-up EXtreme Reef are making a splash in Israel and should be making their way to Europe in the near future. The company’s founders are R&D engineers in the burgeoning Israeli hi-tech…
Femininus wrasses abound in the cooler waters of Easter Island
Anampses femininus is one of the most highly coveted wrasses, and reef fish, for the home aquarium. Normally this species is restricted to fairly deep water in tropical locations like Vanuatu and Eastern Australia. While doing some research on the…
Flexible LED lights make adding efficient lighting simple
LED lighting is all the rage and with these flexible LED lights from QE Global you can inexpensively add low-heat, energy-efficient lighting to your setup. Granted, these lights may not pack enough punch to use strictly for aquarium lighting for…
Loud aquarium overflow box got you down? Eshopps video demonstrates an easy fix
Let’s face it, sometimes an overflow box can get very loud and if you are driving a lot of water through a tiny 1″ drain, you will be rewarded with the most obnoxious irregular sucking sound that is sure to…
