[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnrQMJV7bg8[/youtube] The pair of ORA Spotted Mandarins (Synchiropus picturatus) I received earlier this year has been caught going through the motions, but as of yet, they have not consummated their relationship. Typical teenagers…as you can clearly see in…
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IceCap Lighting officially goes out of business, closes its doors
IceCap, a once popular lighting company that is headquartered in the United States is out of business. In a letter to their customers, Chuck Troiani stated that they have suspended operations. Chuck goes on to explain: “Unfortunately, we finally hit a…
New Marine Habitat magazine launches in UK
The young team of co-editors Dave Pitt and Andy Gascoigne have worked tirelessly to establish the new Marine Habitat Magazine. In a time of cutbacks and global recession, they’ve made the bold move to enter the market alongside strong competitors…
IceCap moving south, assets purchased by Millennium Funding
You might recall when we first reported on IceCap’s problems over a month ago which created quite a stir within the industry. We have now learned that IceCap seems to be reshuffling their finances and moving their headquarters. A recent…
Local Fish Stores: Separating the great from the mediocre
I tend to travel a lot and I’ve also moved quite a bit. In every town I called home, I’ve had my favorite local fish store (LFS) and I tended to be loyal to my favorites. Whenever travelling abroad, I…
Hands-On, In-Depth, with Reed Mariculture’s RotiGrow System
Last month ReefBuilders featured the new RotiGrow System from Reed Mariculture. As promised, this next installment looks at the hands-on results with the most modern marine algae paste system available to marine fish breeders. This system was actually designed for…
Bad reefing ideas which never should have been
Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of fish-related events, and have had the pleasure of interacting with quite a few experienced hobbyists. During our discussions, we often reflect on where the hobby has been, where it’s going, and the people,…
What the air driven Mame Nano Skimmer has taught me about protein skimming
Like many of you, when I first laid eyes on the Mame Nano Skimmer my thought was that it was a beautiful piece of kit, but hardly worth the cost relative to it’s performance. nevertheless, I went ahead and gave…
The Rocky Mountain Reef Tank gets a two-year anniversary update
[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sncfi4hgnM0[/youtube] The 1200 gallon Rocky mountain Reef Aquarium of Stephen Hurlock is a very special one for us, and a very important one for Reef Builders. I was fortunate enough to be involved in the design and construction…
Friday smörgåsbord: Sharktopus, evolution, frozen fish, old submarines and Elvis
[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQGIRA5x7eQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Another installation of fun, tasty tidbits for the first Friday afternoon of October. Leading off the inning is a great clip from the folks at SyFy creating a whole new hybrid sure to make your days at…
