Nicole Helgason
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Nicole Helgason is a professional scuba diver and can often be found photographing corals and sharing her passion about coral reefs around the world. Nicole is Reef Builders Event Manager and is responsible for running ReefStock shows in Denver and Sydney. Nicole is also a manager for Reef Builders social media accounts and a weekly contributor to the Reef Builders site. Nicole has a Bachelors degree in Coastal Geography from the University of Victoria, and is originally from Vancouver Canada.

Coral Essentials Nano Juice Pack Now Available From Blue Life USA

Coral Essentials, Nano Black Label is a full set of your favorite BlackLabel range in a smaller 3 x 15ml size. Perfect for Nano tanks or those wanting to try out the amazing benefits of our Black Label range. Keeping…

IUCN Red List Has Officially Declared The Smooth Handfish Extinct

This past March the smooth handfish, Sympterichthys unipennis, officially became the first modern-day marine fish to be declared extinct. Handfish are a family of 14 unusual bottom-dwelling species related to deep-sea anglerfish. Unlike most other fishes, they do not have a…

Reef-A-Palooza Orlando 2020 Cancelled

Due to the continuing uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 global pandemic, and concern for the continued health and safety for exhibitors, attendees, and staff, the team at Reef-A-Palooza has made the difficult decision to cancel the Orlando 2020 show. The…

Seadreams Is Shaking Up The Market With A New Biological Filtration Reactor

Seadreams has just released a new biological filtration reactor complete with a built-in rotating shaking system for maintaining a precision bioload in your reef tank. The standard version comes with a knob on the lid of the reactor which for…

A Glimpse Into Cold Water Coral Reefs Around Iceland

Thanks to the help of scientific ROV’s, we are not getting a glimpse into this deep dark alien world of Icelandic reefs. These corals live in complete darkness below the mesophotic zone at a depth of 600 – 2,000ft, (200-600…

Avast Marine Introduces The Plank Automatic Feeder

The Plank automatic feeder has been in works for over thirteen years and the wait is finally over! This automatic feeder is specifically designed to dispense frequent microdoses to keep fish and corals on the hunt.  Many reef fish and…

MACNA 2020: Phoenix Rising Now Online!

THE DATE: August 28 – 30, 2020 THE LOCATION: Online Webinar Nine Speakers, Two Workshops, One Panel, Several Community Meet-ups, and an Awards Ceremony! Welcome to the Marine Aquarium Conference of North America (MACNA) 2020 Online: Phoenix Rising! MACNA, the…

Teeny Tiny All-In-One Is Perfect For Showing Off Your Prized Polyps

The Mini Complete Tank is a 1.4L (0.37 gallon) all-in-one aquarium complete with sump, pumps, filter, and lights. If you’re looking to show off a collection of sexy shrimp, some designer zoas, or really any prized puffy polyps, keep reading.…

Fast Growing Corals To Quickly Fill Your Saltwater Aquarium

Fill Your Tank Quickly Does your tank look like a barren rock garden, peppered with bite-sized frags? Patience is the key to keeping a successful reef aquarium but waiting around for tiny frags to grow isn’t very rewarding especially for…

CoralOne GLO Edition Magnetic Solo Frag Racks from Oceanbox Designs

We came across these glowing frag racks by Oceanbox Designs while scrolling through all your amazing reef tank content using #reefbuilders. The CoralOne frag rack is an updated glowing version of their earlier Magnetic Solo Frag Rack design. After checking…