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The Psychedelic Sixline Wrasse
Whenever I’m asked to recommend a hardier, similarly sized, and equally attractive alternative to the green mandarinfish, the first species that usually pops into my mind is the sixline wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia).…
Innovative Marine NUVO Fusion series goes longer and deeper
The Innovative Marine NUVO series is getting new members with the launch of the Innovative Marine NUVO Fusion series featuring two all-in-one aquariums — one aimed at long aquascapes, the other at deep aquascapes. Coming off the success of both…
New Red Sea Seawater Refractometer to others, “You Have it All Wrong!”
A new Red Sea Seawater Refractometer is setting the bar a bit higher for other refractometers. Many of us started out in the hobby with a hydrometer of some sort and when we graduated to the refractometer, it was like night and…
Help the ‘Awesome Squad’ get a cooler reef aquarium!
We are wishing we had a teacher like Mr. Rutherford when we were growing up. The third-grade teach at Garden Hills Elementary in Campaign, Ill., has brought the reefing experience to his group of kids dubbed the ‘Awesome Squad’ by…
The Role of Activated Carbon in the Reef Aquarium
Of the three types of filtration used in the reef aquarium hobby today, biological, mechanical, and chemical, it is chemical filtration that is possibly the least understood. This post is all about activated carbon, the most popular type of chemical…
Reef Blizzard takes Brightwell Aquatics into planktonic feeding
The new Reef Blizard planktonic food blends by Brightwell Aquatics are some of the new products we are seeing from the company as of late. Coming in three varieties — Reef Blizzard-O, Reef Blizzard-L and Reef Blizzard-S — the product line gives…
Reef Octopus Prime skimmer is a near-perfect clone of the Vertex Omega
The Reef Octopus Prime protein skimmer is a new model from the Chinese manufacturer which bears an uncanny resemblance to one of last year’s best. Wine glass body shape, custom volute for not-a-Sicce pump, and that iconic red & white…
Reef Octopus DC pump revealed in circulation and skimmer versions
It looks like the Reef Octopus is at it again with another version of the Reef Octopus controllable DC water pump in both a circulation edition and one designed for protein skimmers. If you’re not familiar with the benefits of…
Two days of ReefStock means even more world class presentations
Since MACNA is in Denver’s near-future, we’ve been keeping ReefStock 2014 a little lower key than before, but low key doesn’t mean we won’t deliver our usual share of world class reefing activities. We may be only rockin’ 24 booths…
Two new species of Vanderhostia sport flamboyant tails
Vanderhorstia is a group of little known gobies in the aquarium world, which is a shame because the genus contains many interesting and eye catching species, with two more recently added to the group. Vanderhorstia cyanolineata and V. fulvopelvis are two new…
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…
