Fauna Marin has released their new Zeo matic 2 and we should be able to place orders for it next month. This Zeomatic 2 features a self cleaning system with both water and air cleaning. You won’t need an extra…
Piebald zebrasoma tang swimming around a crazy ‘quarantine’ reef tank
The piebald Zebrasoma tang featured in this video has some of the most unusual color patterning we’ve seen in this genus. Leave it to Chingchai, creator of the 1200 gallon DSPS reef tank, to have what appears to be a…
Promotional Video for Reefstock at the Downtown Aquarium, Denver Colorado
ReefStock is a hobbyist oriented reef aquarium show that will be taking place in Denver Colorado for the third year. On March 13th, 2010, hundreds of reefers and dozens of reefing companies will descend at the Denver Downtown Aquarium for…
Plantimal: Green Sea Slug part animal, part plant
Green is the way to go and researchers at the University of South Florida recently discovered a green sea slug that has evolved over time to produce its own chlorophyll making it the first animal to actually produce the substance…
Ecosystem Aquarium no longer publishing Reef Life Magazine
Like Conan O’brien on the Tonight Show, rumors that Ecosystem is dropping Reef Life Magazine have turned out to be true with the letter that was sent out to subscribers this week. The first paragraph is quoted below: Due to…
A great video of the floating reefscape of Robertus
The floating reefscape of Robertus from Holland is an original example of how a simple idea can completely transform the appearance and health of a reef tank. You’ll notice when watching this video that there are only two bases of…
ORA’s Clownfish get exported to Spain, a worlds first
Coral Reef Spain, a wholesaler and retailer business in Spain is the first retailer to receive ORA clownfish shipped from the United States. This is the first time ever that a Spanish hobbyist can buy a farmed ORA fish. Most…
ATB’s Giga Deluxe Cone skimmer is massive
ATB’s Giga Deluxe Cone skimmer stands over 1.75 meters tall (5′ 9″) and its a sight to see in person. The Giga cone skimmer is powered by 3 airstar 3000 pumps which use the 4200 motorblocks of Askoll pumps. To…
The exceedingly rare scythe butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer
Here is a classic Reef Builders post from October 2008 showing off one of my favorite fishes at the Denver Downtown Aquarium. ReefStock attendees will be able to see these two Prognathodes falcifer which surely represent some of the only…
Simon Garratt joins team Deltec over at D-D Aquarium Solutions
Simon Garratt might be one of the few British Reefers we know, but he’s still one of our favorite reefers. Si gave a great keynote presentation at IMAC West where he demonstrated that he is a very sensible hobbyist who…
