Coral frag tanks have emerged to become a natural offshoot of virtually all reef tanks and nearly every reefer either has one currently or has had one in the past. Whether it’s attached or separate a frag tank is an…
API Nitrate Reagents are ‘Usable’ With the Hanna Checker
The Hanna Nitrate Checker is one of our favorite new aquarium tools to measure the nutrients in our reef tanks but the only limiting factor has been getting enough of the official Hanna nitrate reagents. We’ve been carefully doling out…
Grassy LeDio RX121s LED Spotlight with Bluetooth
In case you needed any more evidence that LED Spotlights are still very popular in Japan we have another new line of second generation lamps to be announced this year. The Grassy LeDio RX121s is the second generation controllable LED Spotlight…
Red Sea Reefs Set the Bar for Peak Stony Coral Growth
In the world of tropical oceans, coral reefs, colorful fish and lots of endemic species the Red Sea has always been regarded as one of the most unique locations on earth. This semi-enclosed Sea has fostered a kind of ‘super…
New ‘Variety’ of Takeuchi Angelfish Hybrid
Genicanthus takeuchii is an angelfish so rare that it practically unknown in the aquarium hobby so it doesn’t even show up in lists of holy grail saltwater fish. Despite being one of the largest species of swallowtail angelfish and being…
Two Year Update of the 1-Day Nano Reef Tank Build
We love new and exciting reef aquarium gear as much as the next diehard hobbyist and it’s literally the lifeblood of the Reef Builders blog. But at the end of the day our main goal with reef aquariums has always…
Malaysian Acropora speciosa land at Unique Corals
Acropora are some of the most unique and interesting of all wild stony corals not just for their diversity of species and shapes, but also for just how unique the populations from different regions can appear. Case in point is…
Aquatic Exclusive Duo Mixer is a Dosing Container with Features
The Aquatic Exclusive Duo Mixer is a new premium dosing container with the very simple yet welcome feature of keeping additives stirred and well mixed. For sure you can get by using some milk jugs or other used plastic bottle…
Vital Wave II LED Spotlight now with Bluetooth Control
LED spotlights ushered in the age of solid state lighting and although they have been mostly supplanted by LED fixtures and striplights, they remain very popular in certain markets and for use in creating very dramatic presentations of aquarium displays.…
We’ve Never Seen Maxima Clams this Green!
Maxima clams are easily the most variable species of Tridacna which is to be expected for a reef animal that has a natural distribution across more than half of the globe from the Western Indian Ocean all the way to the…