Cirrhilabrus claire – First ever live pictures of what could be the world’s rarest fairy wrasse

Cirrhilabrus claire is quite possibly the world’s rarest and least known fairy wrasse and holy grail is all but a plastic cup to this species. Since its discovery in 2001, there has only been two dead holotype pictures and absolutely zero…

Madness ZERO LED prototype packing some Cree goodness

The Madness ZERO LED is a prototype aquarium light packing 40 Cree XP-E LEDs with a manual two-channel controller that can push out around 100W of power. There are plenty of one-off LED vendors but we are always interested in seeing…

Arcadia LED Bar teased in this spanking new demo video

The Arcadia LED Bar appears to be a new LED-only striplight from the UK manufacturer that produces the OT-2 LED + T5 hybrid and the Eco-Aqua LED spotlight. At first glance the LED Bar from Arcadia bears an uncanny resemblance…

ADA AquaSky LED to be priced about $200 or less in North America

The ADA AquaSky LED that was first flaunted couple weeks ago is getting closer to reach with estimated pricing and availability dates. We’ve been informed that wholesale pricing for the AquaSky LED has just been released by Aqua Design Amano…

Prognathodes guyanensis, the French butterflyfish is another exquisitely rare reef beauty coming to the Diver’s Den

Prognathodes guyanensis, also known as the French butterflyfish is up for two honors – it may well be one of the nicest species of tropical Prognathodes butterflyfish, and certainly the nicest in the Caribbean and it is also one of the…

GlassCages.com can provides quick and affordable custom glass tops

When a company does something right, I think Reef Builders readers ought to know about it.  Case in point – you can probably get glass from many different places.  I had a need for dozens of custom cut glass pieces;…

Thalassoma quinquevittatum is a beautiful yet under-appreciated species of moon wrasse

Thalassoma quinquivittatum or the ‘Kinky’ wrasse is a very common, cheap and small species which deserves some attention for many reasons. The Thalassoma genus is diverse and large, containing about 28 species. Sometimes referred to as moon or lunar wrasses, these long…

Reef Mature Pro Kit from Red Sea is loaded with all kinds of pro-biotic products

Reef Mature Pro Kit is a new packaging of additives from Red Sea which aims to bring your reef tank around in record time. The Bacto-Start, Nitro-Bac, NO3PO4-X and KH Coralline Gro found in the Reef Mature Pro Kit all stimulate…

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May 1– May 7 AI Vega Color goes way beyond RGB with 8 colors and 20 channels of control (updated) Nano Dreambox from Royal Exclusiv are drool-worthy complete filtration sumps New Bubble King Mini 200 from Royal Exclusiv is here…

Alteco EpoPutty is a nifty underwater adhesive epoxy

While there is no shortage of clay type putty varieties to aquascape your corals with, you can color me impressed with Alteco’s EpoPutty. The biggest issue with most epoxy putty is that they temporarily cloud the water and screw with…