The following article was originally published in Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Magazine more than 20 years ago and is reproduced here with permission from the author, Tony Vargas. This is surely one of the first articles ever on propagating stony corals.…
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A trip down memory lane of needle wheel impellers
Of all the specialized equipment we use on our reef tanks, we dare say none are as aquarium-specific as the needle wheel impellers that drive most of our protein skimmers. The design of the needle wheel impeller has been through…
Time Travel Thursday: Mr Wong’s collection from the film era
In our previous installation with regards to Mr. Wong, we took a look at some of his existing collection of butterflyfish in his home aquarium. Today we’re stepping into a time machine to explore some of Mr. Wong’s fish that he…
From the Archives: Think outside the box with 115 gallon reef bowls
Dave Lackland’s write up on his unique 100 gallon reef bowls four years ago has been one of our most popular stories since it was first shared more than four years ago. We have recently learned that Dave is relocating…
Zoo Med is the guardian of an amazing aquarium museum
Last week I, Jake Adams marine aquarium writer, had the rare opportunity to visit Zoo Med Laboratories, the most well known brand name in reptile products.While I had expected to see quite a spread of live reptiles, especially the turtles and…
Old SCWD video shows us how aquarium marketing used to look
Every now and then we are gripped by a twinge of longing for the good old days of reef aquarium keeping and questionably useful reef gear. Top among the devices that come to mind is the venerable SCWD, pronounced “squid”,…
Vintage Aquarium products from All Oddball Aquatics offer nostalgic thoughts of how far we’ve come
At Reef Builders we obsessively cover every aspect of the marine aquarium world; the fish, the corals, the great displays, and especially the new products. Since we spend so much time thinking about new products, sometimes its nice to see what…