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Step Ahead Innovation Shuts its Doors, MindStream Future Uncertain
When the MindStream aquarium water monitor was first announced by its creator, Step Ahead Innovations, the device seemed so ahead of its time that it almost came off like a futuristic concept…
ADA Power Cord S-70 Controll: a $25 Power Strip for 4X the Price
When we first came across the ADA Power Cord S-70, we were very intrigued and excited to learn that the venerable planted aquarium company had released a moderately high tech product. Aqua Design Amano is notoriously low tech, that’s practically…
Reef Tank Technology Eco Systems are heating up
As technology has advanced in the past ten years with our reef tanks – so have the options available to reef aquarists and the corresponding supporting technology ecosystems. These new reef tank ecosystems give advantages and disadvantages to saltwater aquarists…
Deltec E-Flow Review
The Deltec E-Flow is one of the more surprising sleeper pumps to come out of Germany in the last several years. Nothing about the Deltec’s large, powerful water movers conveys just how much water they move, or how efficiently they…
Aquarium Grown Palauastrea has Really Blossomed
Palauastrea is one of the least known SPS coral that is not just rare in the aquarium hobby, but pretty much all but unknown. P. ramosa is in the family Astrocoeniidae which includes some familiar aquarium corals including Pocillopora and Seriatopora and…
How to Set Up a Reef Tank Part 4: Adding Corals!
Adding corals to a new reef tank is arguably one of the most fun and exciting parts of setting up a reef aquarium. Seeing how the corals look in your tank and finding the perfect place for them in the…
How to Setup a Mini Reef Aquarium – Part 3: Making Saltwater, Salinity, and Temperature
If you’ve been reading this website for any length of time, there’s probably not much that we need to tell you about how to mix seawater for a mini reef aquarium or saltwater fish tank. There’s countless how-tos on mixing…
First Look at the Primary Polyp of a Baby Cynarina Coral
The world of captive breeding saltwater fish is full of cute baby pictures of fish, but the same cannot be said for our precious, beloved corals. Since all of our corals are either wild-collected or propagated asexually, we are almost…
ION Director by GHL received 499 euro price point; shipping end of Q1 2020
GHL just released final specs and pricing on their new ION Director unit, which allows aquarists automated testing of crucial water parameters like Calcium, Magnesium, Potassium, Sodium, and Nitrate testing and control. One of the significant benefits to the ION…
TheReefbox Launches new Concept All in One Aquarium on KickStarter
TheReefbox is a new concept reef setup that has a slightly different, modern take on how an all in one aquarium should work. This is far from the first all in one reef aquarium setup that we’ve seen have a…
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…
