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Build your own aquarium canopy with Illumagic

Everyone likes a versatile LED mounting system but Illumagic may have just created the most versatile by demonstrating how their RMS can be built into an actual aquarium canopy. The existing RMS…

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Reef Delete Review – Sound in Concept but Not in Practice

Ultraviolet light is a form of high energy radiation which has a number of uses in our daily lives as well as our aquariums. The C-band of UV light is used to sterilize food and medical equipment and we use…

Maxspect Coral Pruner is Ideal for Thick SPS Skeletons

The first time we saw the Maxspect Coral Pruner we thought we’d hardly every have a chance to use it but lately they’ve been proving themselves very useful. The size of the blades of this aquarium-suitable pair of pruning shears…

Red Sea Sump Modification Kit is the Ultimate Silicone Cutting Tool

The Red Sea Sump Modification kit is a very useful accessory for removing glass partitions that are siliconed together. Consisting of not much more than a box cutter with a very thin metal ‘blade’, the Sump-Mod tool is intended primarily for…

Black & White Moorish Idol Discovered by RVS Fishworld

It’s astounding how one little tweak of color or just a small change to the pattern of iconic reef fish can give them a remarkable new appearance. The latest glitch in the coral reef fish matrix is a black and…

Sera hose splitter takes tiny feed off existing pumps

To us, aquarium plumbing is like Lego. Lock us in a room with a box of fittings and we’ll play with it all day. And maybe build a few contraptions out of it too. And the mere sight of this…

Aquatees Launches Clever Line of Aquarium T-Shirts

A new company called Aquatees just launched a line of very playful aquarium Tshirts and we couldn’t be any more enthusiastic about the direction in which they are headed. If you’re a regular reader of Reef Builders you’re probably a…

Hybrid Pro Salt is an evaporative, synthetic, amino acid, probiotic blend

Polish reef care brand Aquaforest has expanded its salt portfolio to include two new recipes. Sea Salt, Reef Salt, and Probiotic Salt are now joined by Reef Salt +, a synthetic salt with elevated parameters, and the all-singing, all-dancing Hybrid…

Microchip shortage slows aquatic launches and production

Have you noticed some of your favorite reefing electricals are out of stock lately? It may be down to a global shortage of microchips… Chips do a lot for many modern reefing products. They act as the brain of any…

Coral Transport Cradle is a Perfect Use of 3D Printing

Like so many other hobbies and industries, 3D printing has carved out a niche within the broader aquarium world mostly creating small accessories that are of modest utility. 3D printed probe holders, controller holders, frag racks and pump guards are…