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Send your water out to get tested, wait.

Since we are living in the 21st century what is the current rage? Instead of actually saving money and testing your water yourself. Reef Builders are actually (gasp) sending it out via…

Google Earth is useful, finds hidden reef

Dr. Chris Simpson is a normal guy, after all he has Google Earth and works as a coral reef specialist at West Australia’s Department of Environment and Conservation. What he discovered by using google earth was amazing… a fringing coral…

Fauna Marin Ultra zeo filter (zeomatic)

For those of you who are Fauna Marin fans, you just got a nice surprise. Meet the Zeo Filter or zeomatic. The kit that Fauna marine will sell includes a variety of things: “Ultralith Start Set , complete with 2…

SubCurrent, the Surface skimming aquarium filter

Current has this nifty little filter system call the subcurrent surface skimming filter. This is perfect for a 10 gallon nano or as I was personally thinking about a quarantine tank. Set this filter in your tank, it has nice…

Blog is moved, upgraded

Our very popular blog has been moved to the home page of Reef Builders. This was from several of you who suggested that we do that. It was getting more and more popular every day, thus the reason for the…

Hydor’s Performer Calcium Reactors hits the US Market

Not content with having a successful new prop power head on the market. Hydor released yet another product, their Calcium reactor in the performer series. Having three models to choose, you’ll have options for your aquariums ranging from 198 gallons…

PowerBrite lighting system by Current

In what should be the first of many lighting systems released with LED’s, current released their PowerBrite system. This looks like a strip light with 1 watt LEDs claiming to have 50-60 lumens per watt. This system is supposed to…

I see you! See thru zebra fish bred

You’ve probably seen, see thru frogs and other animals, but this zebra fish is the first of its kind. Scientists use transparent zebrafish to study internal organs and disease progression in living organisms. They want to see how diseases like…

Oh Shoot: Swimmers’ Sunscreen Killing Off Coral

It looks like our ocean isn’t taking kindly to sunscreen. A new report claims that sunscreen is threatening 10% of all corals in the ocean. What is the cause? “The chemicals cause the viruses to replicate until their algae hosts…

ATB pushes new hang-on-back protein skimmer, should impress

The experts at ATB released a new hang-on-back protein skimmer. Based off the cone design for their in-sump systems. This new skimmer grants you the power of having a ATB skimmer without needing a sump. Details are very scarce but…