We like chasing down leads to get to the bottom of stories here at Reef Builders, so when we saw an interesting LED fixture, we starting digging for more information and that led us to this interesting next generation Chinese…
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Flame Angelfish: Heavenly Beauty With a Touch of Devilishness
The aptly named flame angelfish (Centropyge loriculus) is an eye-popping Pacific beauty that stops people in their tracks when they catch sight of it in a home aquarium or LFS sales tank. This stunning dwarf angel has much to recommend…
CAD Lights adds conical design to larger 2nd generation pipeless protein skimmers
The CAD Lights PLS-100 Pipeless Protein Skimmer flat out worked and with a winner on its hands, the company added a few more sizes to the pipeless skimmer line. Two larger sizes were added taking advantage of a conical design…
Walt Smith teases us with the stunning Dichromatic trachy
Walt Smith shared this stunning dichromatic Trachyphyllia on Facebook. For any of you looking for a jaw-dropping, showstopper LPS piece for your aquarium, this one just might do the trick. We’ve seen a fair share of colorful Trachyphyllia, Wellsophyllia and Scolymias and…
Paracentropyge multifasciatus x P. venustus hybrid is just dead drop gorgeous
This Paracentropyge multifasciatus x Paracentropyge venustus hybrid is one of those rare fish that should get even people not into rare fish crave extremely excited. It is really just a stunning beauty of nature. The pictures alone of which might…
Toledo Zoo Aquarium Renovation – Update 3: Preliminary testing
The Toledo Zoo Aquarium building closed October 1, 2012 for a $25.5 million renovation. The new Aquarium is scheduled to open in April, 2015. Because the formal planning for this project began as far back as 2005, the Aquarium staff…
Friday Smorgasbord: World Ocean Day edition (June 8)
Saturday, June 8 is World Ocean Day (WOD) and to commemorate the day, we’re dedicating our Friday Smorgasbord to observe the day. First off, the WOD organizers are asking you to “Wear blue and tell two!” tomorrow. Wearing blue is…
Reef Raft USA hosting 24-hour sale starting at 6 p.m. PDT today
Reef Raft USA is a great coral vendor from Orange County in California and the store is hosting a unique 24-hour coral sale starting on today at 6 p.m. PDT and ending Saturday, June 8 at 6 p.m. PDT. As…
Orphek Atlantik gets hands on treatment and review [VIDEO]
Our initial thoughts of the the Orphek Nilus multicolor LED fixture were favorable as both the spectrum and the spread of light were impressive. As if the company took Mark vanderWal’s post complaining of the lack of spread of modern led…
Futuristic Vessel to Orbit World’s Oceans
Later this year construction will begin on the futuristic ocean-going vessel known as SeaOrbiter. It will serve as a mobile base of operations for long-term missions in the open oceans. The deep sea is the largest expanse on Earth, but…
