Forget the specs, the features the dimming and the lightning – just take a look at this awesome LED light built by AquaLEDs.DE. This stunning cylinder aquarium displayed at InterZoo 2012 looked every bit like a giant vase of showy…
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Liopropoma emanueli is a stunning pink and yellow basslet from Africa
Liopropoma emanueli is the latest new species of the popular basslet genus to be described, and along with it comes news of two other unknown species of Liopropoma sighted in the Atlantic Ocean. The description of the new colorful and large Liopropoma emanueli is…
Sundays, Coffee, and unconventional reef aquariums
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/2355244[/vimeo] It’s Sunday morning, and I’m drinking coffee while procrastinating a water change. If your morning could use a little reef building love, check out these videos of Minh’s old reef aquarium. Skimmerless and heavily fed, this tank is an…
The IKEA Effect: The psychology behind the attachment to our DIY projects
From a hobbyist who was low on funds but big on ideas I DIY’d and hacked my way into this hobby and even DIY’d my way into writing for Reef Builders. There I was six years ago with a brand…
Centropyge shepardi from Guam are the real deal mango angelfish
Centropyge shepardi is a unique angelfish from Guam which hasn’t been seen in the trade for many, many years. Once upon a time the mango angelfish was exported from the West Pacific U.S. territory in such numbers that you could usually…
Unboxing two new Aquarium Currents products: The Sea Sweep and New Multi-Size Sea Swirl
Aquarium Currents has been around a long time and the American-made Sea Swirl, one of its signature products, has been available to hobbyists since 1998. Another newer and innovative product is the Sea Sweep, which is an oscillating device for propeller pumps like the Tunze…
Caribbean reefs are nearly all dead says grim, new IUCN report
Where once there were 50 to 60 percent coverage of coral on Caribbean reefs in the 1960s and 70s, now surveys measure coral cover at a meager 10 percent marking a significant environmental statement — coral reefs in the Caribbean…
Visit Marineland and Two Little Fishes MACNA booths for freebies
Like any good card-carrying industry trade show, MACNA 2012 will feature lots of free goodies from a host of various vendors and exhibitors. In addition to the free samples, buttons and the like, both Two Little Fishes and Marineland have…
Sea spider video shows Pycnogonids like never seen before
Sea Spiders are widespread in the ocean and on coral reefs yet we hardly, almost never, encounter them in our reef aquariums. We can think of just a couple of times seeing the lone sea spider walking along some fresh live rock…
Reef Angel is stepping up its game with a new logo, a new website, and even more expansion feautures
Admit it, most of you think of the Reef Angel controller as an entry level controller, although cool and moving in the right direction, not yet worthy to be placed next to all your other high end toys. But Reef…
