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Neo Nano aquarium fleshed out in video
We won’t even try to hide the fact that we’ve been smitten with Deepsea Aquatic’s Neo Nano aquarium since the first time we saw one in person. What’s there not to like?…
Marine Aquarium Expo April 3-5th at the OC Fair and Event Center, California
If you have never been to a Southern California marine aquarium event then you are missing out. Easily the largest marine aquarium show in the country, the second Marine Aquarium Expo (MAX) will be taking place at the Orange County…
Congratulations to the winner of our Mag-Flip giveaway
Congratulations to “Chris” for winning the Aquarium Stimulus Program Mag-Flip giveaway and thanks to all the Reef Builders readers who entered our contest. We have many more prizes to give away in the near future so stay tuned.
Ben Krasnow may be the Ben Heckendorn of the aquarium hobby
Although the name of gamer-modder extraordinaire Ben Heckendorn (Benheck) may not be familiar to many in the aquarium world, today one of our own has made a big move in a similar direction. Although Ben Krasnow (Benkras?) typically posts about…
Today is World Water Day
Chances are good that if you are reading this blog then you have already used more water today than most people use in a week. As aquarists we use a disproportiionate amount of water than most of our fellow citizens.…
Robot Fish army will be used to detect pollution, then take over the seas
British robotics team has unveiled new fish robots which are very lifelike and the are designed to happily swim around and detect water pollution with their koi-style whiskers. Don’t let the bejeweled piscine machine fool you about it’s true intentions.…
Coral gene determines coral competition and aggression
A research project published today in the journal Current Biology by Matthew Nicotra et. al has discovered a Cnidarian gene which probably explains how corals and anemones react to one another. Researchers used lab strains of Hydractinia with and without…
Aquarium stimulus program, win a free Mag-Flip
Have you been saving your pennies for a new cone skimmer or did you already blow all your aquarium allowance at Reefstock? Whatever the reason, fear not because Reef Builders is kickstarting the aquarium economy with our very own Aquarium…
ATB Deluxe Cone Skimmer 2009 gets priced for Europeans
The ATB 2009 model that we reported earlier on has now been given the “Deluxe” name. The protein skimmer from ATB is cone based and will have deluxe features that other high end companies use such as Royal Exclusiv. The…
Tunze Skimmer Kit 15 is launched in UK, Europe
Tunze released an all in one kit that will handle most reef aquariums. The Tunze skimmer kit 15 includes sump, protein skimmer and Tunze’s famous osomolator auto top off device. The entire sump system is 21 liters including a lid…
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…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
