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New Coral Shop dosing pumps are a little different from the norm

Coral Shop dosing pumps are a little bit puzzling at first but we don’t think it is necessarily a bad thing. When we first received the pictures of these new dosing pump…

True White Light unveiled by Cree, warmer LED to go head to head with incandescents

We here at Reef Builders love our LED lights but let’s face it, the color rendition of white and blue LED reef lights leaves a lot to be desired in the warmer side of the color spectrum. In an effort…

Food

H2Ocean Pro+ Reef Paste is an interesting method to feed your tank

H2Ocean Pro+ Reef Paste is a rather interesting and truly unique method of feeding your fish being released by the folks at D-D Aquarium Solutions. What makes the H2Ocean Pro+ Reef Paste really unique is not in the ingredients or…

Coral

Vietnam may soon begin exporting hard corals

Details are scant but we’ve just got word that Vietnam may soon begin exporting stony corals. So far we’ve only seen some soft corals, giant clams and fish species exported from Vietnam. The most notable Vietnamese marine life exports have…

Sicce Syncra HF hands on video shows the features of this massive pump

It was hard to tell the size of the Sicce Syncra HF water pumps from yesterday’s post, but the new official hands-on video from Sicce USA leaves no doubt that these pumps are monsters. Although the external shape of the…

D and D Aquarium releases Iodine, Nitrate, Phosphate and one master Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium test kits

D&D from the United Kingdom is getting into the test kit game. They have released testing kits for Iodine, Nitrate, Phosphate, along with a multi test kit that will handle Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium. These new kits will be hitting…

Food

AlgaGen Coral Smoothie is a tasty blend to feed your corals

AlgaGen Coral Smoothie is a brand, spanking new product aimed to get you a coral food that mimics what is found in nature. Reading over the ingredient list it sounds like a pretty tasty and nutritious blend — for a…

Chauvet light timer is discontinued, get yours while you still can

For over seven years the Chauvet SF-4005 light timer has been one of our favorite options for a reliable, adjustable pump timer. It is with great regret that we’ve learned the SF-4005 has been discontinued from being further produced by…

Africanus angelfish juvenile is one of the bluest fish in the sea

This tiny Africanus angelfish, Holacanthus africanus, is one of the smallest that we’ve ever seen a picture of. The tiny blue gem was recently imported by a Taiwanese marine fish dealer who informed us that this tyke is somewhere between…

Syncra HF 10, 12 and 16 are Sicce’s pumps for high flow applications

The Syncra High Flow pumps from Sicce are the newest addition to the product offering from the veteran Italian pump manufacturer. The Syncra 10, 12 and 16 are high capacity water pumps which feature silent operation, a very efficient synchronous…