Tired of cleaning your round aquarium glass? Bummed because there isn’t a mag-float for the job? Worry no more. The Mag-Float 20 is sure to cure your round glass needs. Just like the normal mag-float, this sweet tool is made…
Marineland Marine Series Advanced In-Sump Skimmers
Marineland finally enters the reef world with the release of the Marineland Marine Series Advanced In-Sump Skimmers. With two models to choose from ranging from 100 gallon capacity to 300 gallon capacity these skimmers use the tried and tested needlewheel…
Coral Triangle being helped, $63 million put by international fund
The Coral Triangle which straddles the waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and East Timor, is said to have the most marine life in the world, and most diverse. However, excessive fishing and the…
May 2008 Photo Contest: Blennies
Reef Builders is launching its first photo contest. The subject of this contest is Blennies, so be sure to get your best camera out and take some pictures of your blennies. The winner will receive a 5 Gallon bucket of…
Feeling Squirmy? Scientists finally get to examine Colossal squid
You remember when a Colossal squid was found a little over a year ago? Scientists have finally got to examine it in four hours time, they will run several tests on it including: “studying the suckers and hooks on in…
Vortech MP20 powerhead gets released, 140F top operating temp
Ecotech Marine released the MP20, the MP40’s smaller brother. Designed for 70 gallons or less, the MP20 is clearly aimed at the Tunze Nanostreams, mainly the 6055 series. Quickly glancing over the specs reaches us to the Maximum Motor Tempature…
Drs. Foster smith EcoCube vs Current Solana 25 gallon nano aquariums
We had a ink-a-ling that the EcoCube from Drs. Foster and smith was a Current Solana and Eric confirmed it for us. I was thinking about that, since DFS is getting an OEM from Current should mean that DFS can…
25 Gallon EcoCube Nano Aquarium is nice, lights not included
Drs. Foster and Smith, the large mail order company out of Wisconsin has released the 25 gallon EcoCube aquarium, sure to please your eyes. We would wager to say this is an OEM from another aquarium manufactuer. Besides offering the…
CONFIRMED: Euro Reef Hang on Back Protein Skimmer
Upon asking Euro Reef about their rumored Hang-on-the-back protein skimmer, we talked about how we were very confident that they would release a unit in the 2008 year. We are still sticking to that, but it is nice to know…
Crochet Coral Reef is beyond cool
Have you seen the crochet coral reef? As a homage to the coral reef Margaret and Christine Wertheim – who grew up in Queensland – have instigated a project to crochet a woolen reef. Using the techniques of hyperbolic crochet…