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iTech’s slimline model 100 is on a diet

iTech is a custom skimmer company that makes various types of skimmers depending on your needs and budget. While making some seriously large protein skimmers, one caught our attention. TheÂ slimline” model…

Two Little Fishes ad stirs debate among reef addicts

There has been an advertising ad that has been making the rounds in the print world. The ad asks you “Do You Have Trouble Getting it Up” was printed in CORAL and has been generating a little debate on whether…

The Salmon Dance and a very busy weekend

In case you’ve been living under a piece of live rock for the last few weeks, this weekend the reefing community will be very active which means we’ll be very busy here at Reef Builders with the writing staff being…

KR92 EcoLamps LED light hands-on

The KR92 EcoLamp LED light fixture from Hong Kong is just the latest unreleased (in the US) product that RB has groped for the benefit of our readers. The KR92 is a decent LED light fixture we reported months ago…

Elos’ new 14k, 20k SpectraChrome bulb can light your reef tank

There is a new SpectraChrome bulb coming in 14k, and 20k varieties. This is an Elos branded bulb that will come in several different types (150w DE, 250SE&DE and 400w SE) and will be available with major retailers in the…

Deltec announces self-cleaning head unit for SC and TC skimmers

Deltec has just announced new cleaning heads for the company’s new line of SC and TC protein skimmers we recently wrote about, keeping your skimmer clean and operating as efficiently as possible. The new cleaning heads are low profile to…

MaxSpect LED lighting system starting to ship, if you live in China

The Maxspect LED lighting system that we showed you earlier this month was said to be from Japan, only its not. It’s from China. Can China produce such seemingly high quality goods? It appears that they can. MaxSpect knows the…

Hands On with the NeWave water pump from Aquarium systems

With Aquarium Systems “new” NeWave pump about to hit the American market, the pump has already pushed water for the rest of the world. Available in Europe and the UK, we got a non-American model in here to RB HQ.…

CRASE this Saturday in Oklahoma City

While Guin is at Reefapalooza and Ryan is in Italy, I will be in Oklahoma City getting down with John the angelfish guy, Randy the phyto cell and Paul the party brit. So if you fall somewhere between Rome and…

Magnificent Fan Shrimp Gobies are the newest Flabelligobius to hit the scene

Magnificent Shrimp Gobies from the Flabelligobius genus have long been lusted after as nothing more than a “book fish”, an amazing species you often see in books but never in person. As with so many rare book fish these days,…