Imagine the surprise of live rock farmer Neal Novak when he boated out to his Islamorada aquaculture site to discover only 10% of his more than 300,000 pounds of rock remained at the site where he was farming live rock.…
Frag-A-Rack wants you to love their slim and polished magnetic frag holder
Fragarack is a new injection molded frag mount which is slim in profile and polished in it’s appearance. The new rack includes a high strength neodynium magnet which can be used to mount the frag holder on any flat surface…
Ecotech Marine makes an announcement about the imminent release of the Vortech MP10
It’s been almost two months since the announcement of the Vortech MP10, the first real new Vortech pump since the mp40 . There’s been a great reception for the 1500 gph, $200 water pusher and all that remains is for…
Tridacna costata: new pics and vid really show what makes this rare giant clam unique
You know, when the first reports surfaced of a new giant clam species, Tridacna costata, being discovered in the Red Sea using molecular analysis, we were suspicious that this was one of those cryptic species that only only biologists really…
Aquarium Stimulus Program: Win a free one-year subscription to Reef Life Magazine
The first issue of Reef Life Magazine is arriving at your LFS from coast to coast and the second issue is already hitting the presses. You see the tasty candy basslet up on the cover in the image above? The…
Halichoeres sazimai: a new wrasse species described from the western South Atlantic Ocean
Halichoeres sazimai is a new labrid species which was recently described from the western South Atlantic Ocean. The new species was long thought to be a form of Halichoeres bathyphylus whose juveniles are nearly identical to H. sazimai, blue green…
Hands on with the Silent Air: a solution for managing aquarium heat
The Silent Air proportional fan controller is such a simple and effective way to cool an aquarium, it is a wonder why it no one has ever made one before. None of the technology of the Silent Air is cutting…
AquaMedic Ocean Prop 15000 is available now (in Europe)
The Ocean Prop 15000 is a new propeller style water pump from AquaMedic. The Ocean Prop 15000 is rated for 15000 liters per hour with 20 W and 24 V. Since the water pump is run on direct current, getting…
Reef Life Magazine now available in a digital edition subscription for half of the price of print
Just weeks after Reef Life Magazine released it’s first issue, it has already come up with a Digital Edition of the magazine. The digital edition of the magazine is basically a membership to view the magazine online and a one…
Prognathodes basabei and Odontanthias fuscipinnis make a stateside appearance
Although it seems like Japan gets all the coolest, rarest fish even if they come from Hawaii, Reef Builders reader JP is a determined collector from the Northeastern U.S. who has dedicated himself to creating the ultimate aquarium for rare…