Aquatic product manufacturer Evolution Aqua has announced a £12 million capital investment deal to further grow its business. Based in the North West of England, the 20-year-old company is best known for its Nexus and Eazy Pod pond filters, Evo…
Platinum Reef Products launch two new salts
New marine distribution company Platinum Reef Products has begun manufacturing and supplying its own reef salt recipes. The UK distributor of Cade and Illumagic has engineered the two salts to suit either SPS dominant or Mixed Reef aquariums with their…
British reefers squeezed by rising energy costs
Millions of people in the UK have woken up to much higher energy prices from April 1, 2022. No April Fool, the combined price of gas and electric supply to British homes has risen by 54% on average from today,…
Modern Reef System is a new coral care program by Euro Corals
German coral farm and retailer Euro Corals have designed and launched their own coral care system. Called Modern Reef, it comprises a range of coral care products from salt and four-part dosing to coral dips, ICP tests, nutrient control, and…
AF Bio Sand is Live Sand with a DIY Twist
Traditionally reefkeepers have associated the term Live Sand with aragonite sand harvested from the sea and shipped in seawater, or at least shipped damp, with a live coating of bacteria. But actual coral sand is in short supply globally, so…
Nyos launch Pure Salt Mix
It’s been a long time coming but Nyos has launched a new marine salt called Pure. Teased as long ago as MACNA 2015, and then named Purpure, the German reef product manufacturer spent a long time researching salt, tried for…
SkyLight Hyperspot is the LED we wish we had for reefs
The aquascaping community has always had the luxury of beautifully designed lighting fixtures and we couldn’t help but notice this one, the SkyLight Hyperspot, as it graces more and more aquascapes on Instagram. The combination of that slimline, passively cooled…
Reef Zlements Z-pHplus is a two-part dosing system that raises pH
Its taken years to get to the forefront but finally, pH and its positive effects on coral growth is a thing in mainstream reefkeeping. And thanks in no small part to our very own Potential Of Hydrogen champion Jake Adams.…
Illumagic piXel paints a picture of new LED possibilities
Taiwanese aquarium lighting company Illumagic has teased their latest LED release, the piXel. At first glance, these small, round LED pucks look like those used to populate both the Blaze X and X4 fixtures but with piXel the PCBs have…
EU wrasse imports jeopardized due to catch-all disease restrictions
Reef Builders has learned that the import of all wrasses into Europe has been restricted. Fish health authorities have confirmed that wrasses and their relatives within the family Labridae are now only allowed to be exported to the European Union…