Stunned LED strip lights from Ecoxotic are the ultimate add on lighting effect for aquarists with existing pendants, canopies or striplights. These modular strips are specially designed to accessorize existing lighting units, including the Panorama LED light fixture, with 3:1…
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Even reef fish like a good massage
Nothing beats a good spa treatment to erase the tension of a tough week at work—the manicure, pedicure, massage…the works. Reef fishes (and not just the females) know how to benefit from a little pampering at stations manned by cleaner…
Two Little Fishes ad stirs debate among reef addicts
There has been an advertising ad that has been making the rounds in the print world. The ad asks you “Do You Have Trouble Getting it Up” was printed in CORAL and has been generating a little debate on whether…
The Salmon Dance and a very busy weekend
In case you’ve been living under a piece of live rock for the last few weeks, this weekend the reefing community will be very active which means we’ll be very busy here at Reef Builders with the writing staff being…
CRASE this Saturday in Oklahoma City
While Guin is at Reefapalooza and Ryan is in Italy, I will be in Oklahoma City getting down with John the angelfish guy, Randy the phyto cell and Paul the party brit. So if you fall somewhere between Rome and…
Sybon Sea Salt says it mixes crystal clear
Sybon salt is a new “advanced engineered synthetic sea salt” on the market. Called Sybon Premium, it says it “contains perfect balance of all major, minor and 70 trace elements found in natural seawater, enriched with a wide spectrum of…
Reef-A-Palooza excites Southern California this upcoming weekend
The sixth annual Reef-A-Palooza (RAP) is hitting the Orange County Fairgrounds for the sixth time this weekend bringing together hobbyists, coral vendors, manufacturers and speakers for a weekend of reefing excitement. With a few tricks up their sleeves, the Southern…
Solid Vodka Dosing from NP Biopellets could usher in a new era of reefing
Solid Vodka Dosing is a relatively new concept from a company called NP Biopellets. The carbon source-infused polymer beads are meant to grow bacteria in layers that could usher in a revolutionary new way to manage nutrients in aquarium water.…
Underwater Museum showcases the reef sculptures of Jason de Caires Taylor
The Underwater Museum in the waters of Cancun Mexico are a stark contrast to the natural reefing most of us strive for. However, like the Live Bottles project, this moving display of human likeness will be forever in flux as…
Propagating Gracilaria for fun and food!
At MACNA XXI two weeks ago, I had the honor of doing a workshop on propagating my favorite  macroalgae, Gracilaria. This genus has a lot going for it, as far as us fish geeks are concerned: it is readily available,…
