Home
Maxspect Gyre Pro XFP 1400 is the Biggest Gyre to Date
The Maxspect Gyre Pro XFP 1400 is a brand new water mover for the very largest of tanks with enough power to drive a small boat. With a maximum power draw of four…
Some Damselfish Favorites Reclassified as Azurina & Pycnochromis
Damselfish are one of the largest families of marine fish with over 400 described species and counting. Due to their global distribution, wide range of forms and impressive diversity, saying that understanding and characterizing their taxonomy is nothing short of…
Katsugyo Bag is a Real Live Fish Carrier
There are a lot of weird and wacky things on the internet, and usually if it’s too crazy to be true if often turns out to be a hoax or a prank. We initially thought the same thing about the Katsugyo…
PNS Substrate Sauce is Nitro for the Nitrogen Cycle
PNS Substrate Sauce is a new blend of purple non sulfur bacteria (PNSB) specially formulated to help condition reef aquarium sandbeds and substrates. Hydrospace cultivated this special bacteria blend with Rhodopseudomonas palustris and Rhodospirillum rubrum with the expressed purpose of turbocharging the nitrogen…
Copperband Butterflyfish Successfully Captive Bred by Rising Tide
The Copperband butterflfyfish, Chelmon rostratus, can be an invaluable tool in keeping a reef tank free from pest Aiptasia anemones. This species is imported into the aquarium trade in vast numbers but being a small mouthed and somewhat picky eater, they can…
Orbit R24 LED Reef Light from Current USA
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard any news from Current USA but they’re back with a promising new reef light. The Orbit R24 LED Reef Light from Current USA looks like a small multichip aquarium light fixture due…
Reef Flare LED Bars from Reef Factory
The Reef Flare LED is a new supplemental strip light from Reef Factory promising to add a lot of extra color to reef aquariums. Coming in three sizes ranging from two, three and four feet long, these LED light bars…
500 Day Update of the One Day Nano Reef [Video]
It’s been a good long interval since we did an update on our one-day nano reef tank build but this tank has been absolutely coasting. Part of the reason for the delay is that we did an update at 300…
12 reasons why every reefkeeper should work in their LFS
If you’ve never worked in an aquarium store before, there are some great reasons why you should. It doesn’t haven’t to be on a full-time basis, it doesn’t even have to be paid work, but the experience that you’ll get…
Red Sea ReefDose 2 & ReefDose 4 Available Next Month
The Red Sea ReefDose is an exciting new aquarium dosing tool that we first learned about way back in 2018 but it’s finally here. Red Sea is offering their dedicated dosing machine in two models, the two channel ReefDose 2…
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…
