Grammatonotus xanthostigma is a new species of deepwater basslet that was recently described in 2017 after their discovery by technical divers Drs. Brian Greene and Rich Pyle in 2015. Despite its objective beauty both in shape, pattern and color, the…
Deltec Fleece Filter, Hands On with the VF4000 and VF6000
Deltec’s been making quite a renewed push into the advanced aquarium equipment market this past year and the Fleece Filter is the latest addition to their catalog of innovation. We spied a few details about Deltec’s Automatic filter roll device…
Vectra Powered RK2 5-AC is a Beast of a Protein Skimmer
RK2 is a company that is synonymous with commercial sized aquarium life support equipment, especially big honkin’ protein skimmers. You’re more likely to see a 12 foot RK2 skimmer running behind the scenes of your local public aquarium but in…
Seneye Spectra Goes Way Beyond Measuring PAR
The Seneye Spectra is an exciting new light measurement tool that should make understanding the quality of our aquarium lights a whole lot more informative. Seneye has developed the Spectra to go way beyond making simple measurements of light quantity in…
JBJ Neon Cube is Quite a Fancy Nano Tank
The new Neon Cube line of nano aquariums from JBJ may have been designed mostly with GloFish in mind, but these are going to go much further than genetically modified fish. With all the super fluorescent strains of corals we…
RARE Platinum Gramma Dejongi Variant Already Sold on LiveAquaria
The Platinum Gramma dejongi is not only the first captive bred variant of a gramms, it’s also the only one we know of for all basslets. The highly desirable Gramma dejongi from Cuba has had a wild ride over the…
Kessil Reveals Concept LED Fixture to Follow up AP700
The Kessil AP700 was the company’s long awaited first LED fixture that brought with it their own blend of multichips and color control that had long been enjoyed by reefers in a spotlight form factor. It’s been about ten years now…
Triton Infusion Broad Spectrum Trace Element Additive
Triton Infusion is an exciting new trace element additive from the company that has put big emphasis on real, analytical chemistry of reef aquarium water. Proper temperature management, lighting quality and water flow speed are all important parts of keeping…
Versa Dosing Pump Spotted in the Wild
Despite quietly leaking their plans for a utility dosing pump called the Versa, and having a prominent booth at MACNA 2019, Ecotech marine newest creation was not exactly ‘on display’ in Orlando. However, curious Reef Builders readers who were keen…
Small Gigas Clams Grow Incredibly Fast
Giant clams, especially the giant clam is one of the most fabled reef animals growing to absolutely massive proportions. After a fifteen year absence from the reef aquarium hobby Tridacna gigas returned through the farming efforts of Oceans Reefs & Aquariums better known…