If you are a regular reader of my ramblings here on Reef Builders, at hobby conferences, and in hobby magazines, you know I’m a HUGE fan of outside-the-box thinking in aquascaping. No rock walls and boring layouts for me. Nope!…
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LeDio LED spotlight 7W and 21W: PAR values and first impressions
Earlier this week I received two LeDio 7 watt LED lamps and one Ledio 21 watt from my friend Eiji in Japan who is running the best community site for reefers, 1.023 World. Â Actually, he got some samples from…
New ORA Coral: Ice Tortuosa released
ORA has released their new ICE tort, or Tortuosa. Yes, it looks like other corals we’ve seen, but ORA assures us its different as their PR states: The ORAâ„¢ Ice Tort has the typical Tortuosa branching growth form with a…
Grassy LeDio LED spotlight in 7, 13 and now 21 watt configurations
Grassy LeDio LED spotlights may be made in Japan but that doesn’t stop us from being able to use the Edison incandescent base in our own sockets. In fact, our Japanese contributor Taka Kamata is expecting to receive these lamps…
Route 66 marine is hiring one die hard Reef Builder
If you’ve been at all interested in getting into the marine ornamental trade, or want to move beyond your retail job and into the wholesale side of things, premier Australian coral importer/wholesaler Route 66 Marine has just posted a job…
What’s Hot in The Hobby- An old reef geek’s look at the state-of-the art…
I’m fresh from MACNA XXI in Atlantic City…Besides being a wonderful event with great people, excellent presentations, and complete lack of sleep, MACNA brings together hobbyists, manufacurers and vendors from all over the world.  (I love speaking at MACNA!) Whenever…
ATB Deluxe Skimmer Line closer to US shores
While a few of us our out enjoying our summer vacations ATB has been busy over in Austria in developing the next generation skimmer designs. The newest is the ATB Deluxe skimmer line which is hefty skimmer designed for larger…
SuperCool (SupaKuru) E26 dichroic mirrored metal halide lamps for your reef aquarium
SuperCool is one of a kind of Metal halide lamp made by Lamp Network Inc, in Japan. Â Most of you never heard of the name of this lamp because it is only sold in Japan. Â Many Japanese reefers use this…
Getting To The Bottom of Things: Alternative Reef Substrates
We sure spend a lot of time making our aquariums look  great, don’t we? Coral selection, rock placement, and overall layout of the aquascape are all things that seem to occupy a lot of our time when planning or setting…
IceCap introduces T5 lighting bulbs
IceCap has gotten into the T5 lighting bulb business with new T5 bulbs. There are 5 total varieties to choose from including Reef crest (10k), Midwater (12k), Deepwater (14k), Actinic, and Twilight. These bulbs are made by UVL with the…