Nitrogen Narcosis, The Martini Effect, and Rapture of the Deep: all are terms used to describe the effects of the alteration in consciousness when diving to depths greater than 100 feet (30 meters). This temporary and reversible effect is similar…
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Reef Builders Magazine – Editorial 1
Welcome to a new chapter in the history of Reef Builders, what a great way to kick off a new year by introducing Reef Builders Magazine, a new on-line publication ready to promote excitement in this fascinating hobby of ours. …
Reef Octopus DC-X video shows the dense frothy cloud of the CoralVue POV
The march of the DC controllable skimmer pumps is in full swing, with the Reef Octopus DC-X being one of the first to market with the new open volute design. You may recall that towards the end of last year…
Aquatronica LED light fixture ready for the spotlight
Aquatronica was showing off their new LED fixture at Interzoo 2012, and it looks like they finally have finalized the design and are ready for production. Like the model shown off at Interzoo the new Aquatronica LED fixtures offer a…
Royal Exclusiv adds media filters to their Dreambox line up
Royal Exclusiv is releasing their own set of media reactors, and like all their other lines will be a classy as they are functional. Appropriately named the Dreambox media filters, the reactors are part of Royal Exclusiv Dreambox line which…
Reef Octopus is loading up on DC skimmers for 2013
Reef Octopus has been exceptionaly busy producing a steady flow of new protein skimmer designs and models over the last few years we can expect even more. Using a powerful, controllable DC water pump which is indistinguishable from the Waveline…
CherryAqua-iNANO LED breaks new ground of the clip-on LED aquarium light
The CherryAqua iNano LED is a new light from Cherry Lumi, an established manufacturer of aquarium LED lighting which so far has only enjoyed Asian distribution. The iNano LED is two clusters of Cree LEDs with a total power of…
New EvoLED adds a little bit of color to the same affordable reef light
The use of a diversity of LED colors is not limited to the high tech reef aquarium lights but it’s very easy to get wrong. The EvoLED was already a pretty mature and capable LED reef light last year when…
Metal halide, T5, LED, plasma…FIPEL? The new light on the block
A few years ago, we were excitedly talking about plasma lighting and discussing the impact the lawsuit against PFO would have on the hobby. Fast-forward a few years and we have LEDs making a huge impact on the hobby and plasma struggling…