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The 20,000 gallon reef tank relies on a diversity of filtration techniques
If you thought that the lighting for Joe Yaiullo’s 20,000 gallon reef tank is eclectic, just wait until you get a load of the various filtration devices that are employed on this behemoth reef aquarium display. From filtration devices, to…
How do you light a 20,000 gallon reef tank?
If you saw our rave “review” of Joe Yauillo’s magnificent mini-ocean he calls a reef tank yesterday, or have seen the tank in person and wonder “How it’s Made?”, then you’re going to love this multi part installment where we…
7 Questions: Joe Yaiullo
In our next installment of “7 Questions” we sit down with Joe Yaiullo, the Curator and Co-Founder of the Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center in Riverhead, New York. Known for curating an amazing 20,000 gallon coral reef at the…
ReefGen gets new look, better tools for wholesale customers
There are livestock wholesalers, and then there are companies like ReefGen who go above-and-beyond bringing unique and 100% acquacultured livestock to the market. And starting tomorrow, the team is officially unveiling its new website tomorrow with a fresh look plus…
2013 Marine Breeder’s Year in Review
It’s the 4th annual installment of the Marine Breeder’s Year in Review (see past installments at 2010, 2011a, 2011b, and 2012) and frankly, it’s been an interesting if not arguably “slow” year for a change, and yet I’ll probably write more…
Most Popular Stories last week
Sept 18th–Sep 24th Underwater crop circles from Japan are an amazing form of biological art 400 gallon Vivid Aquariums serviced reef tank is full of eye-candy Radion Pro LED spectrum shows HUGE spike in UV, royal blue and small bump…
Friday Smorgasbord: Tracy Morgan, Saturn’s moon hides an ocean, shark diversity, and oceans vs. Kardashians
Not too often we get to get some celebrity news on Reef Builders but with the big news with the Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes split taking up the news today, we figured we’d shift the focus to someone cooler. We lead…
Captive bred Lipogramma klayi successfully raised by Todd Gardner
Lipogramma klayi is an amazing deepwater basslet whose deepwater price has kept it out of the mainstream, but Todd Gardner has just reported successful breeding this stunning species. Since Lipogramma klayi has to be careful collected in very deep water in Curacao,…
Todd Gardner is breeding success with AlgaGen Copepods & 20,000 Gallons
Earler today, Todd Gardner (the man to first breed Liopropoma basslets) announced a new breeding success at the Long Island Aquarium where two damselfish species were specifically mentioned. Neoglyphidodon melas, the Bowtie Damsel, was reared from larvae collected in the…
