Opistognathus pardus – a cute yellow jawfish is discovered and described from India

There’s a small new species of jawfish recently described from India which is sporting an uncommon amount of yellow coloration for this group of fish. Named Opistognathus pardus, the newly discovered jawfish species if described from only a single specimen which was collected…

Reef Octopus also jumping on the DC bandwagon with their new Diablo DC Skimmers

Reef Octopus is now also jumping on the DC pump bandwagon with their improved Diablo Skimmers. The DC pump of choice for Reef Octopus? You guessed it, the all so familiar Waveline DC pumps. Interesting timing as seems just mere minutes since we…

2nd generation Radion G2 coming soon with Cree XTE, lenses and $100 price drop

The Radion G2 will be Ecotech Marine’s refresh of the Radion XR30w to include TIR lenses, upgraded Cree XTE LEDs and a sizable price drop. Just a year after its introduction the venerable Radion LED light is already hitting the…

Ocean Blue Aquarium’s 90 gallon reef is a display worthy of a high end LFS

Ocean Blue Aquarium is a fishstore with a seriously cool display reef aquarium. To many the  main displays in your local fishstores were one of the first live reef aquarium’s they encountered when they first got started out in the…

The Mesoscope 2 makes it easy to take photos using only a smartphone

You’ll have to forgive us if instead of rushing into a hands-on and review of the Mesoscope 2 we dived right in and started playing with it. We’ll get into its much improved usability, ergonomics, function and compatibility with USB…

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October 23rd–October 29th Borut Asjan’s Reef features a dramatic aquascape in Slovania Reef Builders pick: five of our favorite concept marine aquariums Micro-reefs and Coldwater Marine Aquatics showcase their new temperate system Coral food recipe causes insane feeding response in…

Reef Builders pick: five of our favorite concept marine aquariums

We always try to showcase special reef aquariums on a weekly basis here at Reef Builders. Many of the tanks we have highlighted received attention because of their aquascape, rare fish, or beautiful corals. Some however received attention because they…

Philips Hue is one nifty WiFi RGB light system with apps to boot

The Philips Hue WiFi-enabled LED lighting system shows a lot of promise towards pushing app-controlled lighting into the mainstream and bodes well for the hobby overall. If you recall the Greenwave LED lighting system we touched on last week and…

Sunday Morning Light Reading: Cycloseris on a Coldplay Album?

Coldplay is a household name in popular music these days but that wasn’t always the case. So why are we talking about them on a reef aquarium forum?  Shortly after their debut EP, Coldplay released another rare EP, called “The…

Friday Smorgasbord: Flying sharks, deep water discovery, sexy fish and killer whales attack

Holy flying sharks Batman! In a story that not even the best golfer could make up (you know the guy that made that 50-foot putt to save par in a hurricane) a 2-foot leopard shark dropped from the sky onto…