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The reef tank of W. Colsman in Germany

You might not know who W. Colsman is, but you might have seen his very large reef tank. This massive tank is located in Germany and has been visited by a large…

Lighthouse® Pro Firmware 4.0 released

In case you missed it, MCU Research, the company behind the Lighthouse controller has released 4.0 version of their firmware back in November. Like most upgrades firmware you’ll get a bevy of new features like: support for web cams, mobile…

Readers’ Choice Awards: Water pumps and circulation

Water flow and circulation is an important part of our success in the hobby and newer, better and more efficient pumps continue to come into the market. Here is your chance to vote on which aquarium water pump and circulation…

The biggest marine and reef aquarium stories of 2009

2009 was a very big year for reef aquarists around the world and it was our pleasure to bring the news to reefers during the last completion of Earth’s solar orbit. We have hand selected some stories which are shoed-in…

“The Greatest One”: A Luft Affair

Greatness comes in many packages, many forms. In sports, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky earned the title, “The Great One” during his long and storied NHL career. One of my personal sports heroes, Gretzky holds 61 records for his amazing accomplishments,…

Reader’s Choice Awards: Vote on the best lighting products of 2009

The technological advances in the hobby each year are fascinating to look back at and reef aquarium lighting is no exception. 2009 brought many new improved lighting on the market. Despite the fall of PFO and the LED patent war…

Reader’s Choice Awards: Vote on the best Cycloseris of the year

2009 was a very good year for aquarium Cyclos. Imports from Australia and Malaysia really helped to bring some mind blowing colorful Fungiids this year but the Cycloseris were some of the best represented. What strikes us is that the…

Cast your vote for the Reef Builders Readers’ Choice Awards: Protein Skimmers

We have brought you plentyof new and exciting products in the last year here at Reef Builders and we are proud to announce the first ever Reef Builders Readers Choice Awards. We value your insight and great comments that make…

Aqua Medic USA getting reborn with fresh German blood

Beginning January 1st 2010, AquaMedic USA will begin operating in a new warehouse, under new management and new ownership. After years of steady decline of the once-acclaimed German aquarium product brand in the U.S. aquarium industry, Aqua Medic USA is…

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Pederson’s cleaner shrimp doing it’s thing on fluorescent ricordea

As we approach the new year, the artful reefers at CoralMorphologic have just released another visually stimulating video. The diminutive Pederson’s cleaner shrimp, Periclemenes pedersoni, is a gorgeous little crustacean that is nearly see-through save for a few subtle and…