Last month we asked to submit your reefing haiku or limerick for a chance to win a Tunze Nano RO Station and the entries were so good, we’ve been debating for over a week on which one is the best.…
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SWC 160 cone skimmer still rockin after 6 months of solid performance
When a protein skimmer like the SWC 160 cone comes along with over 20″ of conical reaction height, a decent pump and a price that seems way to good to be true, we gotta admit we tried out the SWC…
Rare fish collector Rob Lower dies of dive-related injuries
Rob Lower was a marine ornamental fish collector who specialized in finding and catching many rare Hawaiian endemic reef fish, many of which were only accessible by diving to the limits. Over the last few years Mr. Lower was one…
Beautiful pair of wrought iron butterflyfish caught on video
[youtube width=”670″ height=”425″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H8jd_4NKL8[/youtube] Wrought Iron butterflyfish are unique among the Chaetodon for their black coloration, strong schooling behavior but most of all they just look totally freakin cool. Furthermore, their subtropical distribution in the waters around Japan means that these…
MACNA XXII – Matt Pedersen’s Story
I hope to see my fellow Reef Builders contributors jump in and share their take on MACNA 2010 in the coming days. Seeing the annual pilgrimage to the marine aquarium hobby’s nomadic mecca through multiple points of view may offer…
Wingo LED strips are accent lights for your fish or reef
We find it odd that the race for LED lights started at the top with everyone vying for having the best or brightest reef light. Companies are still aiming to grow mini reef corals with LEDs but now it seems…
Carefully neglecting your reef so you can do other things
The following is a contribution from Mark van der Wal, a personal friend of ours in this hobby for over ten years. Congratulations to Mark on having a perfect little baby girl this week, Elise Catherine van der Wal, a…
Reef Aquarium Tattoos: show us your salty Ink (continuously updated)
There is no questioning the huge popularity of reef aquariums. With upward of one million saltwater aquariums in the U.S. alone, it’s no surprise to see some diehard reefers taking reefing culture to a permanent level, on their skin. We’ve…
Asian Reef Video Blitz: RGBY LED reef, wild caught marines with no tails, Japanese maiden goby and a nice stand of smooth skin acros
[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwbQsoOGgLI[/youtube] Reef Videos are in such abundance on the net these days that we struggle to keep with posting them one at a time. Currently we’ve been building up a nice collection of great reef videos from Japan,…
Lookdown fish, Selene vomer, soon to be available captive raised from Proaquatix
The lookdown, Selene vomer, is a very interesting fish with a stunning appearance that changes throughout it’s life. Lookdowns are frequently available from Florida and Caribbean reef life suppliers but these are usually as medium to large sized fish which…
