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Get a taste of MACNA from Thomas Brown’s coverage of ReefStock 2014
ReefStock 2014 has come and gone from Denver Colorado but the local community still has the big reef show to look and work towards; MACNA. If you didn’t get a ski break…
Reef Builders Prediction – Captive Bred Butterflyfish by the end of 2014!
It has been a long time coming, but just as we see aquaculturists banging hard on the door, demanding to be let in on the secrets of captive-bred Tangs, so too we see the captive-breeding barrier being approached from every…
ChemiPure Blue aims to polish up Marine & Reef Aquariums
ChemiPure Blue is a new filtration from Boyd Enterprises, makers of the world-famous ChemiPure and newer ChemiPure Elite. Whereas the original formula excels at cleaning a range of aquairum water, and the Elite formula has added GFO for phosphate removal,…
Nano MagFloat excels at cleaning and turning corners
MagFloat has a new small magnet, the Nano MagFLoat, which is expressively built to be strong, and to corner on a dime. In addition to being a strong neodymium magnet that floats, the Nano MagFloat can clean corners regardless of…
MetaSorb UHC from Two Little Fishies is specialized at removing metals
MetaSorb UHC is a unique new product from Two Little Fishes with an Ultra High Capacity to instantly remove heavy metals from aquarium water. The tiny polymer beads are incredibly effective and fast acting as we witnessed in a demonstration…
Life Rock: Caribsea made some purple reef rock of its own
Life Rock is a new product from Caribsea which is looking pretty darn close to the purple stuff from Real Reef, but with a wildly different origin. Unlike the alkalinity boosting, purple manmade concrete pieces from Real Reef, Caribsea’s Life…
Koralia Nano 550 is the third small prop pump in Hydor’s arsenal
The Koralia Nano 550 is a new propeller pump from Hydor which joins a growing field of new water movers in this small pump size class. Rated for 550 gallons per hour, the Koralia Nano 550 is the same size…
ReptiSun LED UVB by ZooMed has the makings of a great hybrid aquarium light
The ReptiSun LED UVB is an exciting new light from ZooMed being shown at Global Pet Expo for the first time. Despite being made for scaly pets of the terrestrial variety (reptiles), the combination of LED and T5 lighting technology…
New Frozen foods and Canadian Mysis announced by Cobalt Aquatics
Cobalt Aquatics has been blazing a trail of new products at the Global Pet Expo this week, and a complete lineup of frozen foods now joins their popular ProBiotic flake and pellet foods. In addition to the Frozen Coral Food…
Astreopora and Cyphastrea—So Similar, Yet Different
A few years ago, if you asked me about Astreopora or Cyphastrea, I probably would not have a whole lot to contribute to the discussion. They were (and still are to a large degree) some of the most rare corals…
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…
Breaking New Ground
Vibrant Corals and Fish Ushers in the First Legal CITES-Compliant Malaysian Coral Imports to the…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
