The new Milwaukee Instruments MW-12 phosphate mini colorimeter is looking to get in on the action started by the Hanna Checker line of handheld, budget colorimeters. The small-sized Milwaukee MW-12 low-range PO4 photometer sports the similar size and function of…
New Finnex HPS heaters feature on-board digital display, separate heat sensor
The new Finnex HPS heaters have a couple nice features with one of the company’s latest designs. The fully submersible, glass heater has an built-in, on-board digital display that allows you to read the current temperature in your system along…
Rare cold water reef found off coast of Africa
A rare cold water coral reef was recently found off the coast of Northern Africa off the coast of Mauritania on the Atlantic Ocean side of the continent. Although cold water coral ecosystems have been found as far north as…
Avast Marine Top-Down Portal gives you a great new way to take pics
The new Avast Marine Top-Down Portal photo box is a simple gadget that attaches to the lens of your DSLR camera allowing you to get great top-down photographs of your corals. Unlike traditional top-down photo boxes where manipulating a manual zoom…
New Skimz TurboMagnum ST600S is one commercial-grade skimming beast
Skimz of Singapore is at it again with the new Skimz TurboMagnum ST600S commercial protein skimmer powered by a pair of US-built ReeFlo HammerHead Pumps. Unlike the hobbyist skimmers we’ve seen from Skimz, this recirculating beast was designed for professional…
Rescued baby dolphin gets swim lessons
[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js3nIFG3yNs&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Check out this great video of a rescued baby La Plata River dolphin being nursed back to health at SOS Rescate Fauna Marina in Uruguay. The 10-day old dolphin was found by people walking on a beach near…
When hobbies collide: “Birdquarium” combines bird cage and aquarium
So you are living in a small area and you can’t decide on whether or not to keep birds or an aquarium. One inventor came up with the perfect scenario with a birdcage and aquarium hybrid that lets you keep…
Some deepwater corals being found smothered by crude from the BP oil spill
A recent survey of the sea floor near the failed BP oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has uncovered a coral graveyard of deepwater coral species that were most likely damaged from the infamous recent oil spill and plume…
Microbe-Lift Herbtana and Artemiss “Pay it Forward” giveaway
We’re all about giving here at Reef Builders and thanks to the generosity of Microbe-Lift, we are giving away a twin-pack of Microbe-Lift’s Artemiss and Herbtana — natural expellants for bacterial and parasitic diseases. Not only are we giving these…