Hot on the heels of Blue Reef Photography, Matthew L. Wittenrich’s Aquatic Pixels is another repository of creative marine life photography. For those of you unfamiliar with Matt Wittenrich, he is the author of the premiere book on marine fish…
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Blue Collar Reefing: If it’s Broke, Better Fix it
Blue Collar Reefing is a new column by Brian Blank which explores the finer points of being a resourceful reefer. Brian is actively investigating the Blue Collar Reefing Philosophy on Ocean@Home and he will occasionally drop in to share his…
Neptune Grouper, Cephalopholis igarashiensis, House of Fins, $6K
If you didn’t know any better, a full grown Neptune Grouper could come across as more of an Anthias than a grouper. The juvenile adult may be muted in coloration but mature adults sport a hot pink body which is…
Scott Michael interviews Markus Resch about his exemplary EcoSystem Aquarium
This past weeekend at the BayMAC event we were fortunate enough to get some face time with EcoSystem Aquarium creator Leng Sy who among other things, told us about a fabulous German reef aquarium using Miracle Mud. The EcoSystem aquarium…
Aqua Illumination Plasma Lighting gets closer to reality
While we have been patiently waiting for the new Plasma light to be finish testing by Aqua Illumination, cherry corals got their hands on a testing unit and have mounted it for all to see. The emitter that is used…
Halichoeres sazimai: a new wrasse species described from the western South Atlantic Ocean
Halichoeres sazimai is a new labrid species which was recently described from the western South Atlantic Ocean. The new species was long thought to be a form of Halichoeres bathyphylus whose juveniles are nearly identical to H. sazimai, blue green…
Reef Octopus Gen II (2009) gets a face lift, still popular
Even in this recession the reef octopus protein skimmer is a popular low cost option. However, recently the skimmer was redesigned to incorporate recent trends in the protein skimmer industry. The new skimmer has a newly designed “cone” transition towards…
Hands on with the Silent Air: a solution for managing aquarium heat
The Silent Air proportional fan controller is such a simple and effective way to cool an aquarium, it is a wonder why it no one has ever made one before. None of the technology of the Silent Air is cutting…
Reef Life Magazine now available in a digital edition subscription for half of the price of print
Just weeks after Reef Life Magazine released it’s first issue, it has already come up with a Digital Edition of the magazine. The digital edition of the magazine is basically a membership to view the magazine online and a one…
Prognathodes basabei and Odontanthias fuscipinnis make a stateside appearance
Although it seems like Japan gets all the coolest, rarest fish even if they come from Hawaii, Reef Builders reader JP is a determined collector from the Northeastern U.S. who has dedicated himself to creating the ultimate aquarium for rare…
