The Nisso Aqua Cooler Mini is an innovative thermoelectric with a form factor we haven’t seen before. Not to be confused with the myriad of small hang-on fans that are becoming increasingly available for small and medium sized aquariums, the Nisso…
LemonTYK’s new limited edition posters are now available to purchase
Long time Reef Builders writer & editor Lemon TYK has revealed two new releases in his limited edition series of marine aquarium posters. Angelfishes of the World and Exotic Tropical Fishes II follow on the wildly popular first two posters, Exotic Tropical Fishes…
Casper the white tang is all grown up
We’ve been following the saga of Casper the White Tang for nearly six years now. As a long time resident at Worldwide Corals, Casper has truly grown into the team and the company’s mascot and spirit animal, and it’s always a…
Fishbit controller and monitor now available to pre-order
Fishbit is a new company with an innovative new approach to aquarium control and monitoring. Fisbit’s first offerings have been the success story of crowdfunded aquarium products, with two successful KickStarter campaigns under their belts. The first Fishbit Kickstarter delivered a…
SeaDreams builds a masterpiece of Aquarium Engineering
SeaDreams made quite a big splash last year when they shared pictures of a fabulous Reef Water ultimate sump that has every bell and whistle you could ever want. Now SeaDreams is putting themselves on the map with a complete…
Serranus pulcher, new basslet species from West Africa
Serranus pulcher is a new species of basslet from the east Atlantic Ocean off the coast of West Africa. It’s been a good long while since we’ve had a new species of Serranus described, so the new S. pulcher joins…
Truncatoflabellum veroni, this unseen azoox coral makes reef aquarium debut
Truncatoflabellum is a genus of Azoox corals so obscure, and rarely documented (alive), that we never had hope of seeing specimens in our aquariums. Thankfully, Cairns Marine, purveyor of so much exotic marine life from Australia has scored again by…
Panta Nouri Sponge & Nouri Polyp specialty foods for angels & butterflies
Nouri Polyp and Nouri Sponge are two new specialty foods from Panta Rhei which are aiming to be some of the most natural diets ever produced for marine aquarium fish. As you might infer from their names, the headline ingredients…
Labor Test: Fauna Marin launches its mail-in water testing service
The Labor Test is Fauna Marin’s answer to the growing popularity of mail-in water tests, especially the elemental diagnostics provided by ICP pioneer, Triton Lab. In stark contrast to the Triton double-vial water testing envelope, the Fauna Marin Labor Tests…
HydroClear & HydroClear XP, pre-rinsed activated carbon & GFO
HydroClear and HydroClear XP is Two Little Fishies’ new pre-rinsed and pre-packaged chemical media filtration products. Both media bags help to create clear and colorless water which is beneficial for the health of the aquarium corals, fish and invertebrates, and helps…