The Reef Capable LED is the second generation solid state light from Marineland which is a huge improvement over the first Double Bright LED. Although the Reef Capable LED could use a little more blue for reef applications, this LED…
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Approaching the Event Horizon for captive bred Liopropoma
Reef Builders is elated to bring you this news – the Liopropoma Event Horizon is within sight! 43 days post hatch! Check out those INSANE dorsal extensions, the first one like a string of weather balloons providing for buoyancy presumably! …
Local Fish Stores: Separating the great from the mediocre
I tend to travel a lot and I’ve also moved quite a bit. In every town I called home, I’ve had my favorite local fish store (LFS) and I tended to be loyal to my favorites. Whenever travelling abroad, I…
Hands-On, In-Depth, with Reed Mariculture’s RotiGrow System
Last month ReefBuilders featured the new RotiGrow System from Reed Mariculture. As promised, this next installment looks at the hands-on results with the most modern marine algae paste system available to marine fish breeders. This system was actually designed for…
The Wrasse Blenny is exactly the kind of oddball fish you’d expect to find at Old Town Aquarium
it is invariable that any time we visit Old Town Aquarium in Chicago, we are bound to not only come across some cool fish, but some rare oddballs which we’ve never seen, and rarely even thought about. On this visit…
Friday Smorgasbord: Underwater edition
Another week under our belts and felt it was time for another fun rundown of some funs morsels we uncovered online. This Friday’s theme is all things underwater. Starting off we have this amazing display of art being displayed to…
Chinese zoo performs tumor removal surgery on clownfish
Abnormal growths and tumors can lead to the demise of most fish but Ocean Park, a theme-park style aquarium in Hong Kong, recently performed a surgery to remove a large, possibly cancerous tumor from the eye of a clownfish. Ocean…
Midwest Frag Fest this weekend: Lots of treats, not a lot of tricks
For all you reefers in the Midwest make sure to take the time to head out to the upcoming Midwest Frag Fest co-hosted by Reef Nutrition in Rockford, Ill. this Saturday and Sunday. Sure its Halloween weekend and there are…
Hands-on with new Warner Marine MF-Series skimmers
We had the chance to get a close, hands-on look at the new Warner Marine MF-Series skimmers we wrote about last week at Reef-A-Palooza last weekend and we have to say, there are some nice features built into these skimmers.…
Aquatic Dreams 600 gallon reef tank a few months after the move to Post Falls, Idaho
A couple weeks ago we brought you the two year update of Steve Hurlock’s Mountain Reef and this week we’ve got a new video of the 600 gallon reef tank by Aquatic Dreams. In August of 2009 we shared a…
