Red Sea is planning to release their new Red Sea Salt and Coral pro salts very soon according to numerous sources we’ve learned. The salts have been retooled from feedback from many aquarists as well as industry professionals. The difference…
Hands on and review of the AquaMax hang on back skimmer
The AquaMaxx hang on Back Series protein skimmer is a finely crafted acrylic box that is perfect for your nano aquarium. That is my opinion after I’ve had this running on my quaint 20 gallon aquarium. With so many nano…
Rare fish collector Rob Lower dies of dive-related injuries
Rob Lower was a marine ornamental fish collector who specialized in finding and catching many rare Hawaiian endemic reef fish, many of which were only accessible by diving to the limits. Over the last few years Mr. Lower was one…
Looking at MACNA from a purely hobbyist point of view (where are the kids?)
Here at Reef Builders we tirelessly work our fins to the spine to stay on top of the news and to make sure our readership is the most informed about everything related to the aquarium world. Whether it’s new fish,…
Atlanta Reef Club’s domain problems
The Atlanta Reef Club, which successfully hosted the 2008 Macna in Atlanta has been having domain problems. Apparently the issue has stemmed from a user who was banned. That user then sent in a copyright infringement notice directed to the…
Following up with Casper the white tang at World Wide Corals
While we were in Orlando for MACNA last week we made it a point to stop by the premier LFS, World Wide Corals. Not only is WWC loaded up with a huge diversity of corals, they are also the proud…
Trigger Systems Bursa and Titan protein skimmers coming shortly
This month Trigger Systems is beginning production on its Bursa and Titan protein skimmers utilizing the latest Sicce PSK-1000 pumps on the cone-shaped skimmer body. Both skimmers feature a unique design with the pumps located underneath and external of the…
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…
AC-powered OLED light from Philips could point to a future of thin efficient aquarium lights
The bright white light that Philips is showing off is a new OLED fixture which could set the stage for the next revolution in low profile and high efficiency lighting. Although LEDs seem to inundate the news of aquarium lighting,…
DYMAX Super Size skimmers from Singapore
The new DYMAX Super Size protein skimmers appear to be some economical proteins skimmers in two model categories — Beckett and recirculating. The Singapore-based company doesn’t have too much information out on these models but from the five available on the…
