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Eshopps new Economy cone skimmer S-150

Eshopps has a new economy cone skimmer (S-150) that should be released to the market soon. This is the smallest cone skimmer that has been released by eshopps to date. The economy…

Mark Poletti shares some of his Reef Serenity, Chalice corals galore

Mark Poletti is an ardent Reef Builders reader and a friend of the Rb staff. Mark has an inspiring reef aquarium and the necessary photography skills to really show it off. Mark has kindly agreed to share a little about…

The allure of a pure frag swap

I have been fortunate to attend several frag events around the country this year, but none gets me as excited as the Bay Area Reefers (BAR) regional fragswap. Last weekend there were no guest speakers, no vendor booths, and best…

Custom DIY for Elos E-lite LED supplementation

A DIY took it upon himself to mount a custom LED to his existing E-lite, except that these LED’s are controlable, a feature that he was missing in the original E-Lite. He goes on to describe in his own words:…

Exact Micro 7 Aquarium photometer kit

The Exact Micro 7 Aquarium photometer kit will help you with one of the biggest chores in the saltwater aquarium hobby. Testing your water. Besides the actual process of testing you have to compare the color of the water to…

Aquarium Stimulus Program: Current SunDial HQI Pendant

Want to get your hands on a Current USA SunDial HQI Pendant 1x150W 10K HQI / 2x32W?Â Here is your chance, be sure to read the rules below. Leave a comment below. Seriously, you can put anything you want. You…

Diodogorgia noduliferia (Gorgonian) Feeding on video

Non-photosynthetic tanks are less common in the hobby, as a lot of time and unkeep is needed to keep these picky/finicky corals happy. Diodogorgia noduliferia, is the commonly available yellow and red knobby Gorgonian and is seen feasting on video.…

Damselfish are destroying reefs, need their predators back

Here is another reason to hate Damselfish if you needed another reason. As Mark Vermeij goes on to describe: “Damselfish are these little fish and what they do is they make little yards on the bottom of the reef,” says…

Warner Marine: New H1, H2 hang on back skimmers coming soon

Warner Marine has been busy working on their next generation hang on back skimmer, or otherwise known as the “H” series. The current generation series (which is pictured) above is going to get extremely jealous when the next generation series…

Royal Exclusiv updates Red Dragon pumps with cooling bypass and titanium shafts

Royal Exclusiv has updated their popular Red Dragon pumps with some subtle but really useful, next generation features. For those of you keeping track, these are Red Dragon I pumps and not the other Red Dragon II pumps we’ve seen…