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S.E.A’s coral reef display is a veritable kaleidoscope of beauty
Oh S.E.A. Where do we begin. In our travels we’re fortunate enough to visit a hodgepodge of public aquariums. Often times we get to see behind the scenes, to the heart of…
Seachem Dose2 mobile app helps dosing, tracking your tank
Seachem Dose2 is the company’s new iOS app that gives you a pocket reference to help you properly dose Seachem and aquavitro products plus lets you track your aquarium’s progress including water quality parameters and maintenance. The built in references…
Top 5 reasons to go to a professional aquarium show like ReefAPalooza
We just want to take a moment to draw a line in the sand; there are frag swaps, and then there are professional marine aquarium conferences. Any given weekend there are countless reef club functions and frag swaps around the…
SEA Aquarium has the most gigantic ball of spinning Chaetomorpha algae
It’s no secret that I am personally not a fan of the kitchen sink approach to creating a “refugium” with all the sands and cruddy algaes that usually build up there. I and we, are very much in favor of using…
The best of the Aquarama 2015 international Betta competition
For us, being a ‘Reed Builder’ means not to be fanatical and obsessive about all aspects of corals, reefs and aquarium building, but also to harbor a general appreciation for all manner of aquatic life. Whether it’s fresh or saltwater,…
Hands-on with the Gourmet Grinder fish food dispenser
Innovative Marine makes a lot of aquarium gadgets and accessories but we have to say, the Gourmet Grinder is one of our favorite releases in a long while. Clearly inspired by salt and pepper grinders for the human food table,…
GHL offering promo deal on the Mitras LX LED and ProfiLux controller bundle
GHL is making it more enticing to grab the Mitras LX LED fixture and ProfiLux 3 controller with the kickoff of a promotion giving you a free ProfiLux wireless card PLM-PWC for free and any number of Mitras LEDs at…
Acro Optics officially launches with a bewildering array of LED colors
The AcroOptics LED lighting company out of Boulder Colorado came out of left field when we first discovered it. After a few months of incubating beyond its official unveiling at ReefStock 2015, the first fixture from AcroOptics called the Reef…
Relax! Have Fun! It’s a Hobby!
I realize that many of us take our aquarium keeping very seriously, but we have to put it in context and remember that it is just a hobby. A hobby, by definition, is something that gives us pleasure, not something…
Prodibio Aquarium Cure Program under review for import by the FDA (Updated)
First announced over three years ago, Prodibio’s Aquarium Cure Program has been stuck in legal limbo as far as importation into the united states is concerned. Thankfully, we’ve just learned that after extensive review, Prodibio has finally succeeded in cutting…
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…
