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Octopus Horizon T5/LED Lighting coming to US?
The Octopus Horizon T5/LED lighting has been around for some time now, the unit which is available in Australia and UK markets looks like a nice overall unit. The Horizon lighting fixture…
Red Dragon II pump with controller seen on video
The Red Dragon pump from Royal Exclusiv has been a run away success in the reef aquarium hobby, partly due to the tremendous air flow rates you can run with the pumps. However, lets not forget about the sheer raw…
Warner Marine K2 cone skimmer close to production
You would think that after teasing us countless times, Warner Marine would have their K2 protein skimmer out on the market. Alas our dreams haven’t come true yet due to “machinist” issue but we did get another round of teasing…
Deep Sea NOAA mission discovers new coral species
The findings of a deepsea NOAA mission were published today, revealing that several new coral species were discovered a mile below the ocean surface. Six of the seven new corals may represent new coral genera which is quite a startling…
Jendub’s Pot of Gold Favia raises the bar for top shelf Faviids
We’re not much for hyping new coral strains but there appears to be no limit to the eye-popping coral coming of Australia, and some corals just can’t be ignored. If you’re a faviid collector then you’ve already seen the mystic…
LEDs in Action: The 90w UFO LED light
‘LEDs in Action’ is a new mini series from Reefbuilders to highlight the importance and potential of LED technology for the home aquarium. Although we are far from finished covering some of the DIY LED options for the home aquarium,…
Icecap’s Anthony Calfo Bulbs show up on Marine Depot already
IceCap’s new signature series line of bulbs with Anthony Calfo’s name slapped on them have have started to ship from Marine Depot. They prices are in-line with what we originally reported as you can get your hands on a popular…
Fail! Online vendor busted trying to double back on livestock policies
We here at Reef Builders prefer to post just about the sunny side of the marine aquarium industry but once in a while we take exception to this rule in order to keep businesses on their toes. This is the…
Rare video footage of deepwater marine life on Davidson Seamount
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has been churning out a lot of eye popping videos lately. Hot on the heels of the unbelievable barreleye fish, this video footage from the Davidson Seamount includes many rarely seen deep water corals,…
Vortech mod increases flow with caveats
The stock intake strainer for the Vortech is closely spaced to protect smaller fish but in larger tanks, even these smaller fish have plenty of room to avoid the pump’s powerful intake. In over 4 yrs of using the Vortech…
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…
