The negative effects of iron in a reef ecosystem can easily be seen in the haunting image of a once pristine reef ecosystem turned into a dark mat of algae and microbes choking the colorful and diverse life off the reef. In…
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Simple, low tech reef tanks can be bliss
My home office is down in the basement of our house. There are weeks where my job has me working late nights down there and at some point, I figured a little aquatic life would make my work environment more…
Some analysis of the ‘albino’ ocellaris clownfish from Proaquatix
As ReefBuilder’s resident “Captive Breeding Guy”, I couldn’t help but weigh in on the new strain of Ocellaris that debuted from Proaquatix at MACNA over the weekend. A few opinions of what these fish could represent have been floated, with…
Ecoxotic Shows off bamboo stand concept
Ecoxotic’s bamboo-laminated solid bamboo stand caught our attention from far away, and at first glance from down the walkway it looked as if Ecoxotic had put out an wooden cube tank stand to demo the next generation Panorama fixtures – we…
Jobs in the Aquatics Industry—A new offering from Reef Builders
Reef Builders is very excited to announce a new jobs section. This new section of Reef Builders will allow employers to post job listings for the aquatics industry. You can go to jobs.reefbuilders.com and browse the latest listings. If you…
Ecotech Marine Radion XR30w LED video
[vimeo width=”680″ height=”450″]http://vimeo.com/29002212[/vimeo] This Radion XR30w video is an intimate look at the hotly anticipated new LED light from Ecotech Marine. The video of the Radion XR30w demonstrates all of the major features of the Ecotech Marine LED light: 34…
New imports of Micromussa from Darwin Australia are completely new colors and patterns
It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen any new lords or micros but recent shipments of Micromussa amakusensis from Darwin Australia are a crop of micros unlike any the reef hobby has ever seen before. Apparently there are almost…
Real Reef branch rock from Fish Heads looks very much like the real thing
It seems like only a year or two ago Fish Heads was known solely as a livestock supplier. Then, they started making Real Reef rock, the pest-free alternative to wild harvested or ocean cultured live rock which has already been…
Dana Riddle recognized as MASNA’s Aquarist of the Year for 2011
Long-time aquarist and well-known author Dana Riddle was recognized as the 17th MASNA Aquarist of the Year at this year’s MACNA Banquet Dinner. Dana’s acceptance speech, including remembrances of his recently passed father and the influence he had on Dana’s aquarium…
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