Gardens of the Queen in Cuba covered by 60 Minutes, prime example of what reef conservation can do

The Gardens of the Queen is a coral reef off the coast of Cuba that may very well be one of the most healthy and vibrant reefs in the Caribbean. Coral growth at gardens of the Queen is abundant, large…

Albino bamboo cat sharks, born and displayed at the Denver Downtown Aquarium

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7TNjM7Y1bw[/youtube] Albino sharks and albino stingrays are remarkably rare in the wild and in captivity and so when we visit the Denver Downtown Aquarium, we just have to stop by and see their two albino bamboo cat sharks.…

Red Sea MAX S 500 line of aquariums gets a thorough video walkthrough

[youtube width=”680″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIX5UjITQ3k[/youtube] Red Sea has been teasing their MAX S line of large, all-in-one marine aquariums ever since we first saw them at InterZoo 2010 in Nuremberg, Germany. As much as we’ve tried to describe the lovely Red Sea…

Simple, clean nano aquarium makes big impression

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5MqxHR7sHI[/youtube] We love well edited aquariums and in many cases, less can be more. This nice video of a very clean aquascaped ADA nano aquarium by YouTube user digitallyblue took a simple approach to make a big impact in a…

Sea Angels cruising in a kriesel

This interesting video shows Clione Sea Angels dancing about in a kreisel. We covered a special aquarium in the past to house these unique sea creatures that are actually a mollusk that live in the Arctic Ocean. Sea Angels, also…

Large male spotted angelfish struts it’s stuff on video

The spotted angelfish, Genicanthus takeuchi, is a species of reef fish so obscure that it doesn’t get hardly any airtime outside of Reef Builders where we specialize in the rare and the unusual. This video taken on a cool deeper…

Nice video demo of the PacificSun Hyperion R2 LED colors over a reef tank

[vimeo width=”680″ height=”450″]http://vimeo.com/33273385[/vimeo] As promised, here is the video of the PacificSun Hyperion R2 LED light dancing its color tune over some real live corals. You’ll have to excuse the slightly ostentatious over-the-top video production, especially at the beginning but…

$1 Mame Nano Skimmer clone is a ghetto-fabulous DIY deal

If you missed out on Black Friday deals yesterday or feel that there wasn’t really much for you, here’s a nice deal on a DIY nano protein skimmer you can build at home. This clone of the svelte and diminutive…

New Era Mini Marine Grazer video demo

New Era has some great food products and the company’s latest offering New Era Mini Marine Grazer rings are highlighted in a couple of videos that might be helpful for reefers on the fence. Anyone with a few hearty herbivores…

Coral bleaching video tells you everything there is to know about zukes (Zoox)

Here is a fun little animated video which tells the amusing story of how corals live and what happens when reef ecosystems suffer from coral bleaching. If you have kids who are always asking questions about your reef tank, now…