CoralVue is set to release an electronic ballast like the popular IceCap 600 called the Vue660. You might guess that CoralVue is using the same technology as the classic IceCap 660 but has updated improvements “like utilizing higher quality, non…
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EcoEZ PNG SEASMART Operations Hamstrung by Premature Funding Loss
We were starting to wonder what happened to the forecast December 2010 release of maricultured corals from SEASMART program in Papua New Guinea. Today it was announced that the loss of PNG government funding during the last quarter of 2010…
Coral Colorblind: This is what you call an orange hammer coral
Coral Colorblind is a new installment here on Reef Builders where we attempt to sort out what it means when a coral is labeled with a certain color. There are way too many unscrupulous coral sellers who are being dishonest…
Azoox.org, the dark side of the hobby gets their own forum
Azoox.org is a newly created forum that was developed to provide and share information about the care of Azooxanthellate corals in aquariums at all experience levels. The goal of Azoox.org is not just to provide and share information on a hobbyist…
2010 was a massive year for marine fish captive breeding
In May of this year, I asked if 2010 would be the year that the marine aquarium hobby shifted to breeding. By September of this year, I felt we already had our answer since this has indeed been one of…
Giant tube anemone, Cerianthus filiformis, is way bigger than we’re comfortable with
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ICnk1mtSwI[/youtube] Tube anemones of the Cerianthus genus have never been that popular in average reef tanks but with the recent surge in interest towards low-light reef tanks, reefers are looking towards all kinds of non-photosynthetic animals to fill…
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Saltwater Aquariums a good gift for that new hobbyist
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Saltwater Aquariums is a handy reference book to get that new hobbyist in your life as well as making a good read for people with a little more experience in the hobby as well. Typically,…
Hybrid Unibody LED + T5 light and a Zero Edge tank turned into a striking display by AquaticArt
[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZL72WknKjQ[/youtube] ZeroEdge aquariums often get an undeserved bad rap, but there’s no denying that they can make for an exceptionally striking reef aquarium display. Case in point is this fantastic 20-ish gallon ZeroEdge set up by Cris Capp…
ORA Mandarins Foolin’ Around Like Teenagers
[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…
