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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.

Healthy Reefs For Healthy People

For the past two weeks, we’ve had the opportunity to scuba dive and explore coral reefs in Roatán, Honduras, and were fortunate to connect with the local chapter of the Mesoamerican Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative. Here in Honduras,…

Featured Reef Friday – Send Us Your Pictures TODAY!

Send us your reef! Do you have a reef tank begging to be featured? One of our favorite perks of working for Reef Builders is getting to see stunning reef tanks from around the world. And we know that our…

Cove I-320 Protein Skimmer For Extra Large Home Aquariums

The I-320 is a new extra large protein skimmer by Hong Kong aquarium manufacturer Cove. The line of Cove skimmers come standard with the German made AquaBee water pumps most of which are available in a DC controllable version. We…

The MACNA 2017 App Is Here!

MACNA 2017 is only three months away and the best way to prepare for the show is to download the new MACNA 2017 Attendee App for iOS and Android devices. The new app comes with more social integration and tagging…

Family In Adelaide Sent To Hospital After Cleaning Reef Tank

Yesterday a story about a woman from Adelaide, Australia spread like wildfire across the internet. With limited information trickling in the bizarre story told that the woman was cleaning her fish tank when a piece of coral feel in causing…

Aquariclip Brings Color Back To Smartphone Aquarium Photography

Aquariclip is a clip-on orange filter that will improve the quality of your smartphone images. If you’ve ever tried to take a photo of your aquarium using a smartphone you will know this image never seem to do your tank justice.…

JaYoe Nation Shows Us Leo’s 500 Gallon Reef Tank And Cove Headquarters

Matthew Galat, or JaYoe as he is known on YouTube is a daily vlogger living in China. Chances are you’ve come across his reef tank series titled Matt’s Reef Tank which started three years ago April 2014. You can watch his reef tank…

Reef Octopus Regal Series Skimmers

Regal Skimmers The Reef Octopus series Regal skimmers (Regal-S) is an in-sump protein skimmer and a perfect fit for aquariums with limited sump space. The Regal-S skimmers features high-quality acrylic body construction with easy disassembly for maintenance, and a hybrid…

ESHOPPS’ Royale 400 Multi Chamber Sump

Royale 400 ESHOPPS’ introduces a new multi chamber sump rated for tanks up to 450 gal. The new Royal 400 sump is designed with simplicity and features sufficient, usable sump area to accommodate skimmers, pumps, and aquarium devices. You can…

Basic Water Testing—Nitrates And Phosphates

Water Testing Testing your water isn’t the most exciting part of reefkeeing, but it is an important weekly ritual. Without water testing, it is difficult to know what’s happening in your aquarium and what corrections you can make to create…