After being around the hobby for a while, we all hear about the dangerous, deadly and unwanted hitchiker — the dreaded mantis shrimp. Despite being able to wield unworldly destruction from its arms, the mantis shrimp a stunning creature and…
SELCO Boost food soak is a new supplement with garlic extract
SELCO Boost is a new food supplement from Aquatech which hopes to pick up where the ubiquitous Selcon has left off. For Decades now Selcon has been a hobby favorite of saltwater fish keepers, adding much needed vitamins and Highly…
First pictures of the HydroWizard Small
The HydroWizard line of extreme propeller water pumps has given enjoyment to some very large and medium HydroWizard owners. With their third and smallest HydroWizard Small, Panta Rhei will finally be entering the foray of the private home aquarium owners, albeit…
Fritz Pro Aquatics Complete Salt Mix coming soon for cheap
Fritz has a new Complete Salt Mix to join their Pro Aquatics line of bulk additives. Coming in a 200 gallon box, Fritz has named their new salt the Complete Salt Mix because for more than a decade now they’ve had…
First Reef Builders meetup at Unique Corals this Saturday
It’s been a month since we wrapped up another solid ReefStock so we’re experiencing a little bit of empty nest syndrome. Rather than host another full reefing event, we’ve decided to start producing smaller more intimate reefing affairs called Reef…
GreenReset 100 Canister filter from Sicce makes grown men look like children
The GreenReset 100 is a canister filter by Sicce which is so large, we can’t imagine it comes in one piece. Rated for filtering ponds up to 7,800 gallons in volume, the GreenReset 100 has a huge volume of filtration media which…
HydroJet hot rod centrifugal pump from Panta Rhei
The HydroJet is a highly performance centrifugal pump by Panta Rhei with the same breed of hyper efficient electrical motor as the HydroWizard pumps. In development for some time, the HydroJet codename “63” can be used externally or submerged and…
An open letter to Reef Builders readers from MASNA
To all Reefbuilders Readers: The MASNA Industry, Legislation and Conservation staff has been hard at work preparing MASNA’s response to the proposed listing of 82 coral species under the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”). In connection with preparing the response, we…
Reef Hobby needs YOU: call for comments regarding ESA coral listing
On December 7, 2012, NOAA published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (77 FR 73219) in response to a petition submitted by the Center for Biological Diversity to list 83 reef-building coral species as threatened or endangered under the…
Rainbow Pectinia alcicornis are totally hot this year
Rainbow Pectinia are a new breed of the once obscure group of corals which are making a big splash this year. Although corals in the wild haven’t changed, what we harvest for our reef tanks changes quite a lot and…