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Midwest Frag Fest: The Frags
What’s the point of having a frag fest without frags? The Midwest Frag Fest had a great selection of Frags available and being a frag fest its little wonder. Although we did…
Reef Builders Podcast #2 — Midwest Frag Fest
This installment of the podcast (episode #2) has myself and Jake talking about the Midwest Frag Fest, new equipment and the new Alpha 250 cone skimmer. Hosts: Ryan Gripp, Jake Adams Producer: Ryan Gripp Podcast RSS iTunes
Encrusting corals: We want these Frag Disks
We spied this new frag piece at the Midwest Frag fest in Rockford, Illinois. The piece which is actually two pieces is a clever way to entice encrusting corals to well do their thing, which is to crust up substrates.…
Is this the next Deltec protein Skimmer?
We haven’t heard a peep come out of Deltec for a very long time and we have reason to believe this might be Deltec’s next new skimmer design. Take a gander at the above photo, notice inside the reaction chamber…
Aquarium Stimulus Program: Closest guess to the auction price wins a $100 credit
Wow, will you take a look at that Scolie. The Tye Dye Scolymia which we shared with you yesterday has been listed on Aquatic Auction and to bring attention to this singular coral specimen they have graciously offered to help…
New stealth coral cutters will help you sneak up on corals
The leader in coral propagation tools Boston Aqua Farms has just released a new black version of their coral cutters with special stealth abilities that make it easier to sneak up on corals. The black anodized electroplated coating makes the…
Cooling fans on ATI Sunpower found to run 24/7
The ATI sunpower T5 lighting system which has been extremely popular for its performance and price has been getting some grumbling from users as of late. Mainly the system uses two fans that are designed to cool the T5’s that…
The beautiful reef tank of Paolo
Upon first seeing this tank you’ll no doubt be filled with awe as you gaze upon Paolo’s tank. This tank is actually an Elos tank that is lit with two Diamond Lumenarc III with 2 bulbs 250W HQI and 2…
Tye Dye Scolymia
Coming up on Aquatic Auction tomorrow today.
Tell us: What reef salt do you use?
We admit it. There is a massive amount of different salts on the market in which to pick from…and with all these options we were debating which salt is used the most among reef hobbyists. Is it the new salt…
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…