AquaFx makes a variety of RO/DI systems for hobbyists, consumers and industrial applications. They do have a new hobbyist/consumer aimed product call the octopus that simply put is a beast for your reverse osmosis needs. The feature list is very…
2009 Reef Builders Reader’s Choice Awards roundup!
2009 was a great year for aquarium products and now that we’re starting to feel cozy with 2010 we may as well share with you the results of the 2009 Reef Builders Reader’s Choice Awards. There were some likely winners…
Hydor announces new Koralia Evo Nano in two models
Hydor is set to release two new Koralia Nano versions of its redesigned Evolution series shortly giving nano reefers reason to rejoice. A small footprint at only 2 1/2 inches each and available in a 240 GPH and 425 GPH…
Ellerkeldia rubra, the red-stripe dwarf seaperch from Western Australia
Ellerkeldia rubra is an exciting new dwarf seaperch species that is very rarely collected from Western Australia. The Ellerkeldia genus includes many species that greatly resemble Hypoplectrodes sseaperches but Ellerkeldia has a slightly more elongated body shape. Although a few…
Get a free copy of “Soft Corals and Sea Fans” from AIMS
Would you like a free copy of Soft Corals and Sea Fans? The Australian Institute of Marine Science has about 200 copies to give away, for free. There will not be a second edition printed, so once these are gone,…
Profile aquariums from Fluval
Fluval has a nice selection of new products on the horizon, and one such product is the Fluval Profile aquarium series. Introduced at the HH Backer show this line of aquariums is sleek and available in either Textured Black or…
Man steals over $1k worth of corals and gets away
With the current state of the economy I’m surprised we haven’t seen this happen more often. A Fish store in Milpitas, California was robbed of over $1,000 worth of pricey corals. As the fish store goes on to describe: A…
Adey’s Algae Turf Scrubber patent will expire this year
The Algae Turf Scrubber (ATS) is a method of aquarium water purification that was patented by Walter Adey in 1992. With this patent Adey prevented others from building or developing ATS filters which effectively stopped any independent development or innovation…
First Glimpse: New Hydor Evo Koralia pumps unboxed
Thanks to the good folks at Hydor USA, we here at Reef Builders were able to secure some of the new Koralia Evo circulation pumps to put to the test and so far, our impression is really favorable. We will…
Euro-Reef products and support shifted to Reef Dynamics
Recent rumors about Euro-Reef changing hands to a new company called Reef Dynamics are proving to be true. A quick call over to Euro-Reef takes you to a voicemail message stating as of January 1, 2010 Euro-Reef will no longer…
