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A great video of the floating reefscape of Robertus

The floating reefscape of Robertus from Holland is an original example of how a simple idea can completely transform the appearance and health of a reef tank. You’ll notice when watching this…

ORA’s Clownfish get exported to Spain, a worlds first

Coral Reef Spain, a wholesaler and retailer business in Spain is the first retailer to receive ORA clownfish shipped from the United States. This is the first time ever that a Spanish hobbyist can buy a farmed ORA fish. Most…

ATB’s Giga Deluxe Cone skimmer is massive

ATB’s Giga Deluxe Cone skimmer stands over 1.75 meters tall (5′ 9″) and its a sight to see in person. The Giga cone skimmer is powered by 3 airstar 3000 pumps which use the 4200 motorblocks of Askoll pumps. To…

The exceedingly rare scythe butterflyfish, Prognathodes falcifer

Here is a classic Reef Builders post from October 2008 showing off one of my favorite fishes at the Denver Downtown Aquarium. ReefStock attendees will be able to see these two Prognathodes falcifer which surely represent some of the only…

Simon Garratt joins team Deltec over at D-D Aquarium Solutions

Simon Garratt might be one of the few British Reefers we know, but he’s still one of our favorite reefers. Si gave a great keynote presentation at IMAC West where he demonstrated that he is a very sensible hobbyist who…

Aqua FX gets insane with Octopus RO/DI

AquaFx makes a variety of RO/DI systems for hobbyists, consumers and industrial applications. They do have a new hobbyist/consumer aimed product call the octopus that simply put is a beast for your reverse osmosis needs. The feature list is very…

2009 Reef Builders Reader’s Choice Awards roundup!

2009 was a great year for aquarium products and now that we’re starting to feel cozy with 2010 we may as well share with you the results of the 2009 Reef Builders Reader’s Choice Awards. There were some likely winners…

Hydor announces new Koralia Evo Nano in two models

Hydor is set to release two new Koralia Nano versions of its redesigned Evolution series shortly giving nano reefers reason to rejoice. A small footprint at only 2 1/2 inches each and available in a 240 GPH and 425 GPH…

Ellerkeldia rubra, the red-stripe dwarf seaperch from Western Australia

Ellerkeldia rubra is an exciting new dwarf seaperch species that is very rarely collected from Western Australia. The Ellerkeldia genus includes many species that greatly resemble Hypoplectrodes sseaperches but Ellerkeldia has a slightly more elongated body shape. Although a few…