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Reef Central is (maybe) down offline Indefinitely, database destroyed UPDATE: It’s not going anywhere
We reported earlier yesterday that Reef Central was down and today it looks like our worst fears have been confirmed. Reef Central is down and from the looks of things, it isn’t…
Seachem’s Salinity salt from Aqua Vitro gets its photo taken
The uber secret Salinity salt that Seachem has been working on for some time now is starting to get more widespread. We have previous workups of the salt bucket of choice for illustration purposes only but this is the first…
Alpha 170 Cone skimmers have arrived at retailers
We received word that the Alpha 170 cone skimmers known as Kone have begun arriving to retailers and have begun shipping. One of the first retailers to get their mits on these new guys is Premium Aquatics. In case you’ve…
Reef Central has been completely offline for over 6 hours and counting
Reef Central has been completely offline for quite some time today. It seems the site was fine around 7am CST today but a little after that time the site has been completely offline. So far we are going on the…
Gold Crown Butterflyfish variant shows up in Japan
Following up on the story we posted several days ago regarding the gold crown butterflyfish, Chaetodon (Roaps) flavocoronatus, as we expected at least one of these specimens has shown up for sale in Japan. However, in contrast to the nearly…
Eco Lamps LED vs Aqua Illumination
It looks like Eco Lamps might be a little eager to sell their new K2 LED lamp. A tipster sent us a copy of Aqua Illumination’s brochure which lists their selling features for their LED lamp which looks strikingly similar…
The difference between Do!aqua and ADA tanks is clear
If you’ve been wondering about the real difference between ADA tanks and Do!aqua which are also made by ADA, the above image should make it clear what the major difference is; it’s clarity. The labeled Do!aqua tank on the right…
New ProfiLuxControl II Version 4.0.7.0 is released
Firmware updates are always a welcome sight here at Reef Builders and GHL has got around to updating their firmware for their ProfiLuxControl II with a new version known as 4.0.7.0. This version fixes bugs and gives some new features.…
Vivid dreams in coral heaven
It’s OK to be amazed, we know we were. To think how some shops even stay open with stores like Vivid Aquariums to compete with is beyond me. If your not familiar with them we highly suggest you check them…
Rare Butterflyfish Parade: Roa excelsa, Roaps flavocoronatus and a new Roaps tinkeri hybrid
Not sure what is in the air lately but have we got the goods on a nice handful of uber rare butterflyfish fish for you. Hot on the heels of the orange margin butterflyfish, Prognathodes basabei, we have an odd-phase…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
Eviota bacata is a New Species of dwarfgoby from New Caledonia
A new species of Eviota goby has been described from Grand Terra, New Caledonia, taking…
Signature Frags’ Split Personality Spliced Acro May Have Been Born Out of Stress!
Reef Builders is no stranger to spliced Acropora, but this one came out of British…
Reef Builders Raj Works on 10,000 Gallon Mega Tank Build
Raj has never really flexed his skill set to the Reef Builders audience before. He…
