Photographer and Backscatter pro team member Jeffrey Honda has created this beautiful fluorescent video called DiscOhh Party that we just couldn’t resist sharing for this week’s edition of Fluorescent Friday. The video DiscOhh Party really lives up to its name as…
Two new species of Azoox Zoanthids from west pacific coral reefs
The northwest pacific is a part of the world known for its coral reefs and two newly described species are helping add to the region’s biodiversity. The new zoanthids are part of an overview published last month covering the Epizoanthus of the…
What’s Your Aquascaping Rock of Choice?
Today’s marine aquarists have more options than ever before when it comes to the types of rock used to aquascape their tanks—from live rocks, whether aquacultured or wild-harvested, to all manner of dry rocks and even natural-looking man-made rocks. Each…
Photographing bubble corals in Raja Ampat
The bubble coral (Plerogyra sinuosa) is a beautiful species of large polyp stony coral which is very photogenic. We found this bubble coral in Raja Ampat and used a Nikon Coolpix P7100 with a single SeaLife Digital pro flash to get…
ScubaPro introduces the new EXODRY drysuit
The Exodry suit is made for diving in cold water and will keep you warm and dry during your dive. The new drysuit is a made from 4mm high density neoprene and is the latest drysuit to be released by ScubaPro.…
Turn your old glass box into a reef-ready tank with Oceanbox Designs AIO Reef Conversion Kit
I remember my first aquarium, a 10 gallon kit using crystallizing paint for the background. Although I don’t have that tank anymore, I have had my share of 10 gallon tanks I’ve set up to get my fish fix in…
Hands on with the new Tunze DC controllable DOC Skimmers at ReefStock
The DOC Skimmer 9410 and 9430 are Tunze’s two largest models of DC controllable protein skimmers and last weekend at ReefStock we got to see these two new devices in person. We are reefing during a time when most protein…
Tell us your favorite Reef Builders story to win an AI Prime LED
The AI Prime LED is just a little bigger than the size of a hockey puck and produces incredible power for the size. Measuring at 4.88” (12.4cm) x 4.88” (12.4cm) and only 1.34” (34cm) high the prime unit will give…
Weedy seadragons available at Reef Life Aquatics
A few weeks ago we wrote about the exquisite weedy seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus). To our surprise we found a pictures of the weedy seadragon posted by Reef Life Aquatics and we are told they will be receiving a shipment of three captive bred…
Crazy black & white Koi Scopas discovered in Java
Not all Koi Tangs or Tricolor Tangs are created equal and this is abundantly clear in a new specimen fresh caught in Indonesia. This striking black and white and yellow-trimmed Zebrasoma scopas totally ups the ante when it comes to wild &…
