Looks like the United States and Patent Trademark office has starting to investigate Orbitec. Thanks to our devoted reef community. We broke news last year that Orbitec was damaging the aquarium industry with their far reaching patent and since then…
Elos Midi Aquarium pricing and specifcations
That new Elos Midi aquarium will be available shortly to the United States and the rest of the world. The Midi Marine aquarium by Elos is 36 gallons (135 liters) (57cmx50cmx48.5cm). Italian dealers are already have said to gotten their…
Elos new Professional PO4 (Phosphate), K (Potassium) Test Kits
Elos has released two new professional line of test kits, Phosphate (PO4) and Potassium (K). These new kits were shown off at Interzoo 2010 with the complete testing line getting a complete revamp in packaging. However, these two new test…
Grey Sea Aquatics changes name to AVAST Marine Works
Grey Seas Aquatics has changed their name over to AVAST Marine. Grey Seas which we have covered before offered affordable aquarium products like their GS2 protein skimmer which was a popular model in the cone category that retailed for $280.…
Opinion: The BP Gulf Oil spill
By now, you have most likely heard of the great BP Oil spill happening down in the Gulf of Mexico. For those of you who read us from the other side of the World, that’s the part between the state…
The Volcano ate our old Server
But thankfully we got another one. Reef Builders is back online after going through a lot for the past 48 hours. Normally, things don’t happen like this here, and we we’re all very shocked to discover that the site was…
Gertrude Neumark Rothschild filed lawsuit against CREE, Inc about two LED patents
Gertrude Neumark Rothschild, is suing CREE, the manufacturer of high-end LEDs about two patents that Rothschild owns. The inventor of the patents is named Gertrude Neumark. She is an American physicist, that has quite a few of these LED patents…
Red Sea Max S-500 440 liter (116 gallon) reef aquarium specifications
The Red Sea Max S- 500, which was released at Interzoo 2010 has finally been revealed with a bevy of specifications. The Max 500 from Red Sea is 440 liters (116 gallons) with total system water volume coming in at…
The New Skimz Monzter “E Series” Protein Skimmer
Skimz new Monzter “E Series” protein skimmers are being released at Interzoo 2010. These new skimmers look very slick in their computer-generated designs and will come in either external or internal models. In fact, there are several features that look…