Mark Martin @ Blue Zoo Aquatics broke the news to Reef Builders this afternoon – Captive Bred Pinnatus Batfish (Platax pinnatus) have hit the US. The first retail offering of a 2″ tall captive bred Pinnatus Batfish is happening now!…
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Ultimate rare fish video ID competition with The Reef Aquarium vol. 3 and Angelfishes of the World up for grabs
[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzz9PImSYvc[/youtube] Here we have a video of an amazing rare fish collection, neigh, the most amazing rare fish collection. Instead of talking about the singular, uber rarity of any of the fish and what kind of sports car…
G2 Maxspect LED light giveaway from Fins Reef for one lucky young reefer
Today on Reef Builders we’re putting one very exciting giveaway where our mouth is: Following the MACNA conference a few weeks back we wrote an editorial which addressed our concern about where all the young reefers have gone. In an…
AI Nano Sol LED light gets a hands on demonstration of the touch controls
[vimeo width=”670″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/14848145[/vimeo] The AI Nano Sol LED is a hot little number from Aqua Illumination which delivers on three channel control of the tricolor LED pucks, with top of the line internals and quality American design and construction. Although…
Vortech MP60 delivers up to 5500 GPH for $695
The Vortech MP60 water pump is the EcoTech Marine’s most significant product announcement since the VorTech MP10. After years of serving the mid and high range of aquarium water pumps, the Vortech MP60 delivers a mind busting 5500 GPH while…
SEASMART coral farm reaping rewards with first corals to hit markets and local reefs by December
The first SEASMART coral farm has launched in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and is looking to to grow corals for both sale into the aquarium market and to help restore local reefs. We’re big fans of the SEASMART program, a joint…
Reef capable LED from Marineland lighting fixtures released
Marineland just released information on their new Reef capable LED lighting fixtures to the masses. We first reported the Reef Capable light back in March and it looks like Marineland is finally ready to get this LED light to production.…
C-Quest Is Coming Home!
The news spread quickly this morning as C-Quest announced that it will be moving from it’s longstanding location in Puerto Rico to the Addison’s home town of Wheatland, Wyoming, roughly 1 hour north of Cheyenne. C-Quest is arguably the world’s…
Ghost Tang at World Wide Corals is a white-colored yellow tang treasure
We’ve heard of white yellow tangs being spotted in the wild before but this is the first we’ve seen of a completely ghost white yellow tang being captured for the aquarium trade. World Wide Corals just received an all white…
Chlorophyll F, a newly discovered photosynthetic pigment uses infrared light
Chlorophyll F is a photosynthetic pigment which is able to capture light energy in the infrared spectrum. Chlorophyll F has an absorption peak of 706 nanometers, a segment of light which was previously considered to weak to drive photosynthesis. The…