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Abandoned shopping mall overrun by fish is pretty surreal
Abandoned urban areas are a bit creepy as it is but add a bunch of water and fish and you have something downright creepy. We came across this story of this vacant…
New Cad Lights PLS-50 Elite protein skimmer improves on pipeless design
The new Cad Lights PLS-50 Elite pipeless protein skimmer is an improved version of the already cutting edge design the team has been working on the past few months. The new Cad Lights PLS-50 have made it even stronger, more consistent and…
Calcium: A Critical Element in Reef Aquariums
The stony corals, crustaceans, mollusks, and echinoderms in our marine aquariums depend on it to build their skeletons/shells/tests. Soft corals use it to build supportive structures, called sclerites, in their tissues. Of course, without it, you’ll never get a nice…
EcoTech Marine Radion XR15w is a new, smaller LED light for smaller tanks
The EcoTech Marine Radion XR15wPRO is a new light just announced added to the Radion line. Designed for smaller or shallow tanks, the small new Radion XR15w has all the features and performance of the bigger Radion XR30w in a…
Reef-Eden Syngna seahorse systems gets priced, release date set
The Reef-Eden Syngna all-in-one seahorse aquarium was officially released this week we finally got a closer peek into the system along with pricing and availability.For animals such as seahorses, we typically cobble together parts or use existing systems that don’t have…
Heat Map compares new AI Hydra 26 to the original Hydra
The new AquaIllumination Hydra 26 is a bit smaller than its big brother but it doesn’t mean it is lacking in any punch. We saw this heat map of the new AI Hydra 26 side-by-side against the original AI Hydra…
Memoirs from Asia, the Gramma dejongi
“Oh hi there! I’m a little bit nervous to meet you, and I hope you don’t find my accent too thick”. I’m not good with introductions, but i’m planning to say that to my new owner when I meet him…
Do You Need a Chiller for Your Marine Aquarium?
In a previous post titled “Turning Up the Heat on Tropical Saltwater Aquariums,” I explained that it’s important to maintain a stable water temperature somewhere in the range of 76° and 80°F in marine tanks, and that using a quality…
New Shark Week promo, epic or epic fail?
It never fails this time of year. Raise your hand if you’ve had a family member or friend remind you about Discovery Channel’s annual Shark Week programming, because, well, you have an aquarium. Yup. Happens to all of us at…
How to turn a Sicce Shark ADV internal filter into a fluidized reactor in less than 2 minutes
I have been hacking equipment and doing DIY projects from my earliest days in the hobby and this video from Sicce immediately grabbed my attention. For those of you with a Sicce Shark ADV internal filter and looking to add a fluidized reactor…
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…
