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Quick Guide To Large Polyp Caribbean Corals
Large Polyps When most people imagine corals, they think of hundreds of tiny polyps creating a larger colony of coral. And while this is true for most corals there is a second category of…
Cove I-120 is the company’s smallest protein skimmer to date
Cove has been making a name for itself as one of the most prominent protein skimmer brands to use the venerable AquaBee needle wheel pumps. The company has a wide ranging catalog of protein skimmer sizes and they’ve recently added…
MicMol adds Aqua Mini and Aqua Pro G3 LED models
We touched on MicMol when they first introduced the MicMol Aqua Mini and Aqua Pro LED lights in 2013 and they’ve been through a few changes with the latest versions, the MicMol Aqua Mini G3 and MicMol Aqua Pro G3…
Washington Area Reefers give support to Fiji Coral Farmers
New Funding for the ADE project from WAMAS The Washington DC Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) has awarded the first major contribution, a $10,000 donation, to the ADE Project in Fiji founded by Walt Smith. ADE (Aquaculture Development for the…
HM Electronics Cetus 2 LED has full blown features in a spotlight form factor
HM Electronics is a company which has really grabbed our attention at the international trade shows for a suite of very interesting LED light designs and features. They first made a big splash with the sleek motion-controlled Wing LED we…
Top 6 New Species of Corals & Crabs of 2017
This year gave us a bumper crop of new neat little crabs and hermit crab species although it was kind of mild on the new coral species front. Any given year it’s impossible to compare the number of new reef…
Trying out the unique properties of Reef Cell Fish & Coral Foods
Every year a multitude of companies introduce their ‘new’ reef aquarium and coral foods which are often little more than an assortment of finely ground ingredients. But aquarium fish food veteran New Life Spectrum has recently released a new line…
Textured nitrile gloves are a must have for serious reefers
Textured nitrile gloves are a must have for any reefer, particularly if you are a serious fragger or for just doing maintenance around the tank. There are a few vendors our there selling textured disposable gloves are pH neutral and…
Top Ten New Species of Reef Fish of 2017
More than any other year 2017 felt like it was jam packed with a deluge of new species of marine fish being described. These included many from the tropical reefs that we all so love but there were even more…
Quick Guide To Plating Caribbean Corals
Plating Corals Want to identify a plating coral from the Caribbean? You’ve come to the right place! We made this quick guide to plating corals so you can easily identify Caribbean species at a glance. Plating corals can either grow outwards…
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…
