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Tunze Comline Streamfilter 3163 adds nanostream pump to compact filter

Tunze’s new Comline Streamfilter 3163 is very similar to the Comline Filter 3162 we highlighted yesterday except for having a Nanostream pump built into the housing. The Tunze Comline Streamfilter 3163 still has all the bells and whistles including the dual intake, spot for a heater and ability to loop in your Osmolater to keep [...]

New Tunze Comline Filter 3162 gets video preview at Interzoo 2012

Tunze added a slew of new products around Interzoo 2012 and the Tunze Comline Filter 3162 is quite a handy filter with a few functions built right in to not only keep your tank clean but neat looking as well. We appreciate the dual filter intake, housing for a filter, the option to use different [...]

Pacific Sun Triton R2 uses 10 different LEDs in this modular LED fixture

The Pacific Sun introduced the Pacific Sun Triton R2 as the latest modular LED aquarium fixture in the company’s impressive line of products. The Pacific Sun Triton R2 features a blend of 10 different LEDs grouped into eight channels of control and is available as either master or slave unit.

InterZoo 2012 – Reef Builders will be there, blogging our hearts out

InterZoo 2012 is the largest pet trade show this side of the our solar system, and it’s so big that InterZoo only happens every two years. If you haven’t noticed, we’ve had a major uptick in the posting of new products that will be released at InterZoo 2012. Even though InterZoo hasn’t even begun to [...]

Royal Exclusiv White Line pumps for when you need serious water power

The Royal Eclusiv White Line fo water pumps is a new reorganization of the top end Red Dragon 4 and Dreamliner pumps which are targeted at extreme flow where only an external motor will do. The White Line water pumps from Royal Exclusiv range in flow rates from 10,000 to 35,000 liters per hour (2,200 [...]

Macro Aqua M-60 power filter skimmer follows in the footsteps of the Skilter

Macro Aqua has a new hang-on protein skimmer that borrows heavily from the Skilter design. The Macro Aqua M-60 combines the features of your traditional hang on filter with a protein skimmer. Those of you who remember the Skilter, can recall they worked decently for their time but the noise level and bubbles leaking back [...]

Aquafim gets into the liquid dosing of Calcium, Iodine, Magnesium and Strontium

Aquafim is a company that gets very little airtime in marine aquarium circles but some new additives products from them might help change that. Now in addition to the Aquafim time-released dosing cubes, the firm is releasing four new bottles of marine aquarium additives which have a more immediate effect on water chemistry. Users of [...]

GroTech ceramic knife is impervious to corrosion from saltwater

The GroTech ceramic knife is the first non-metal tool ever offered to reef hobbyists, that we know of. For all the tools we have for the marine and reef aquarium hobby, they’re still all metal, and all susceptible to corrosion from the harsh chemistry provided by saltwater. It’s a wonder then that it took so [...]

Blackreef aquarium controller and modules get an update in advance of its full release

The Blackreef aquarium controller and modules we saw at Aquarama are getting some fine tuning in advance of the company’s more public release coming up this year at Interzoo. While most of the work is being done on the software and circuitry of the Blackreef system, one major development is having all the modules being [...]

The biggest marine aquarium stories of 2010

Being involved with Reef Builders gives us a front-row seat to the latest news, advancements and stories in the hobby. We have the privilege to bring you new and exciting stories, products and livestock every day. With so many interesting things coming across our desks each day, going back and reviewing it all at the end of [...]

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