Deep Sea Aquatics Neo Storm getting video setup walkthrough

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHUpwOXj1aw[/youtube] A few years ago we were impressed with Deep Sea Aquatics’ Neo Nano and were happy to hear about the big brother coming out in the last part of 2011. While we are hoping to get more details on this system, it…

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Hawaii’s aquarium collection ban watch 2012 – four highest bills of concern

Yes, you know it’s not “fun” news when we lead off with this picture but if you care about yellow & chevron tangs or potters and bandit angelfish, read on.  Reef Builders staff received a very interesting and  detailed examination…

Rising Tide – Ternate Damselfish lastest addition to “been there, done that” breeding list!

The team at the University of Florida Tropical Aquaculture Lab continue to hit home runs, breaking new ground on every frontier.  Their latest success, rearing Ternate Damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis) hatched from eggs shipped from the Steinhart Aquarium in San Fancisco,…

Adjustable light hanging mod is pretty clever

This short video show a pretty clever modification to automatically adjust the height of your light fixture. Looks like some pretty great DIY ingenuity that would allow you to raise or lower the fixture to either adjust the intensity or…

Bryaninops discus and B. spongicolus are two recently described nano gobies from the Red Sea

Bryaninops discus and B. spongicolus are two new fish from the Red Sea which will probably be followed by a lot more descriptions over the coming year. In preparation for the publication of the ultimate guide to Red Sea reef…

Schuber Wright Titan HQI + LED hybrid looks interesting

The Schuber Wright Titan HQI + LED hybrid is a sleek looking fixture that uses screw in LED bulbs for the actinic lighting. Constructed out of aluminum, the sleek fixture uses a double-ended HQI bulb and eight of Shuber Wright’s…

Powder blue tang hybrid with Acanthurus bariene is a unique one-of-a kind surgeonfish

Acanthurus leucosternon, more commonly known as the powder blue surgeonfish is a rather promiscuous species as far as surgeonfishes go. Although hybrids between surgeonfishes are uncommonly documented, there are some well known examples involving the powder blue surgeonfish. South Africa’s…

Red carpet anemone and tricinctus clownfish filmed at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

Red carpet anemones were once only the purview of imagination and hearsay. Nowadays red carpet anemones do appear in the aquarium trade, even if they can cost as much as a full nano reef set up sometimes. All of the red…