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Reef Nutrition’s lighted display for live macroalgae hits the streets
There are some companies which really excel at marketing and then there are others who decide to use rustic papyrus font to brand their coral ‘food’. This is a story about the…
Coral Centerfold: What is the deal with this Echinophyllia?
Granted that the photo above was likely taken under optimized lighting conditions, we have every reason to believe the coral above looks as amazing as the photo would suggest. The pictorial evidence was presented in a discussion of whether the…
Antique marine aquarium equipment
While on the second day of our local fish store crawl we noticed an aquarium antique which will be familiar to reefers with more than a little salt creep around the edges. Surely the antique hydrometer in the image above…
Simplicity UV-Catalytic Reactor available in the UK
You’ve probably seen the cimplicity reactor which is great for media. However a new reactor known simply as the simplicity UV-catalytic reactor is a state of the art filtration device that oxidizes organic aquarium waste and then removes the waste…
Bubble King Cone skimmer coming much sooner than expected
Well that was fast. No sooner does Reef Builders post the first images of the fabled BK Cone skimmer that we learn that the first shipment of this exciting product is already on it’s way to the states. Additionally, Reef…
LEDs in Action: Aquarium LED light demo video and coral growth sequence
So we know that LED’s can put out the intensity reefers are looking for, we’ve seen the spectral graphs and even the convincing side by side comparison. Nevertheless, there is something exciting and extremely gratifying about having solid evidence of…
Canon Powershot D10 is a reefers new best friend
You might happen to have a nice SLR camera for taking pictures of your tank along with a photo box of some sort. But Canon’s new Powershot D10 has got us thinking in a whole other direction. The camera although…
Fluval Osaka 260 Aquarium System spotted in US
The Osaka aquarium series is beyond a doubt a great example of good aquarium design. Although not rimless like the recent aquarium launches it offers a complete kit that can be easily be upgraded. The aquarium itself is comes with…
LEDs in Action: Eco-Lamps from Honk Kong with love
Right on cue with the halt of domestic LED aquarium light manufacturing, the Honk Kong based Eco-Lamps is now getting some attention for it’s decent looking LED aquarium lights. The Eco-lamps line of LEDs for aquarium use seem to be…
ATB Econo skimmer caught on video
The ATB Economical line of skimmers seeks to fill the gap for a lower price offering from ATB. This video demonstrates the excellent air draw rates as it produces a nice thick and consistent foam, something that is starting to…
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…
