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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…

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,Â 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…

Euro Reef outs economy VS-Series protein skimmers

Euro Reef had dropped few short statements about their upcoming VS Series protein skimmer and now their new webpage has made it official. The value-minded skimmer line shaves a little off the price by using inexpensive EcoPlus water pumps from…

Super Reef Octopus XP-2000 Cone Skimmer appears at Premium Aquatics

Although we’ve heard talks about Reef Octopus putting out “cone” skimmers before, the Super Reef Octopus XP-2000 is the first cone skimmer we’ve seen from the Chinese manufacturer. Take a look at the Hurricone to see what we mean, somewhat…