Amazing aquarium uses common corals to produce an uncommon effect

At Reef Builders, we strive to bring you aquariums that reflect  a unique perspective. Some blow us away with their sheer beauty. Others with vibrant animal growth. Still others tease us with their high-tech gadgetry and bleeding edge technology.  And…

Giesemann Helios LED and T5 hybrid, gets European pricing

The new Giesemann Helios LED and T5 hybrid is one gorgeous looking light fixture and we’ve been waiting to hear about some pricing details and availability. No word yet on U.S. pricing and distribution but German online vendor Sewa Tec…

Captive raised Mandarins – lets collectively put our money where our mouths are

This week ORA has started shipping the long awaited captive bred spotted mandarin fish, Synchiropus picturatus. The two pictured above (looks like a male and female!) are destined for a new picture frame tank to show them off, but are…

Ecotech Marine issues “recall” for battery backup cables

Recall is such a nasty term, that we hardly think it applies to what Ecotech Marine is issuing today regarding the replacement of battery backup cables. Owners of Ecotech Marine’s new and improved battery backup for Vortech pumps will be…

With Lisa XPG lenses, this TMC Aquaray is no longer riding bareback

Seeing as we got our hands on some Lisa lenses from Ledil for the Cree XP series LEDs, if you know how we roll you you’d know it was only a matter of time before we shoehorned the Lisa lenses…

Rogger’s Reef Food gourmet treats from a real chef to your tank

Rogger’s Reef Food is making a splash as an all-in-one food to feed your entire aquarium. The two varieties, Complete Blend Reef Food and Complete Blend Plus Reef Food, do not use any preservatives, binders, fillers or exoskeletons in the…

Ista LED light bar a simple way to add LEDs to a smaller, low-light tank

The Ista LED light is a simple light bar from the folks over at Azoo that gives you a simple option for adding some LEDs to smaller tanks. The Ista LED light comes in two lengths — 18 and 23…

Frag Stones from Lighthouse Aquatics are great for larger frags and LPS

It’s not like us to single out a frag plug for review but since we’ve been doing a lot of LPS coral fragging in the last few weeks, we’ve found ourselves reaching for the Lighthouse Aquatics frag stones more and…

Coral Rx Pro Giveaway, four chances to win an $80 bottle of concentrated coral cleaner

Coral Rx Pro is a concentrated coral dip that is a prophylactic treatment for a wide range of coral pest and parasites. Coral Rx Pro dilutes down to the same cocentration as the Coral Rx coral dip, but it obviously…

Rio Coral Feeders enable you to get all medieval on target feeding your corals

Whether you are into chalices, scolies, acans or some other group of ravenous heterotrophic large polyp stony coral, either way by now you should have learned that your fleshy stoneys really love to be target fed with little bits of…