By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. All V3+ Atlantik LED lights, including the new Compact, come with Orphek’s built-in WiFi that allows programming, control, and monitoring from any iOS, Android, or internet-enabled computer without any additional accessories. The Orphek Atlantik …
By Brian Blank Although known to exist for over 20 years and even referenced quite a few times here at Reef Builders, a new species of deep-water butterflyfish from the mesophotic reefs of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument was finally described today by researchers from Read more here…
By Brian Blank Joe Yaiullo, a hobby trailblazer, was honored with this year’s MASNA Aquarist of the Year award. Joe follows a great list of other notable aquarists to have won the award in the past and will officially receive his award at the MACNA Read more here…
By Andrea Ehlers A deep water anthias, to be honorably named after the president, was recently discovered by Richard Pyle and Brian Greene on June 5, 2016. Richard Pyle recognized an unfamiliar school of fish in the newly expanded Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument. Pyle collected Read more here…
By Leonard Ho Click through to see the images. From the Nekton Foundation: Prototype Robot to Cull Invasive Lionfish Tested in N. Atlantic A US non-profit company has designed an innovative method of controlling the spread of lionfish threatening to devastate fish stocks and coral Read more here…
By Albert B Ulrich III Top 5 Most Helpful Saltwater Aquarium YouTube Channels Do you have a few minutes to surf? Are you looking for some how-to help, or maybe you’re thinking about a new aquarium DIY project? There’s no substitute for video to demonstrate Read more here…
By jeremy.gosnell Image shared under fair use via MASNA. Video shared publicly available to watch via YouTube, uploaded by Melev’s Reef.It can be argued that one of aquaria’s greatest attributes is that it opens the oceanic world up to those who otherwise would be Read more here…
By jeremy.gosnell Images used are either public domain images from morgue file or images taken from National Geographic and used under fair use purposes. Christine Tod-Whitman, the former governor of New Jersey and former administrator of the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) was quoted …
By jeremy.gosnell All images are public domain images courtesy of i stock and morgue file. Since the release of Ecotech’s Radion lighting, LED fixtures have become common over reef aquariums. In fact, the hobby saw an explosion of LED lighting, with nearly every brand Read more here…
By Jeff Kurtz Question I have a new 60-gallon reef tank, and I’m using two powerheads to provide water circulation. One is mounted in the upper right-hand corner of the tank near the back and the other is in the lower left-hand corner near the Read more here…
