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Ratters Reef from the UK was 218 gallons of stunning coral

We absolutely love large corals, which Ratters Reef definitely had going for it. But beside the gigantic corals we also love the fact that the reef was so grown in. This is…

Vertex magnet cleaner Hexaplex brings style to large magnet scrubbers

Much like Vertex Aquaristik‘s other magnet accessories the Vertex Hexaplex magnet cleaner brings some serious class to something that you might not have previously thought of as visually appealing. In essence the Vertex Hexaplex is the big brother of the cleaner magnet…

LED Intelligent Lighting IT2060 the next generation of rebadged LED lights

We like chasing down leads to get to the bottom of stories here at Reef Builders, so when we saw an interesting LED fixture, we starting digging for more information and that led us to this interesting next generation Chinese…

Updates on the divine new Paracentropyge multifasciata x P. venustus hybrid

Few days ago, we shared with you the world’s newest Paracentropyge hybrid to hit the reefing scene. This natural hybrid between the two Indo-pacific Paracentropyge angels (P. venustus and P. multifasciata) is possibly the most stunning creations mother nature has…

Wine red Dragonets still hot on the wish list despite appearing again in bigger numbers

Call it whatever shade of red you want, but there’s no denying the flaming beauty of these dragonets. We featured the appearance of an unfamiliar dragonet a few months ago that made its appearance in various fish stores worldwide. They…

Marine/Saltwater Fish

Flame Angelfish: Heavenly Beauty With a Touch of Devilishness

The aptly named flame angelfish (Centropyge loriculus) is an eye-popping Pacific beauty that stops people in their tracks when they catch sight of it in a home aquarium or LFS sales tank. This stunning dwarf angel has much to recommend…

Coral Shop adds new P.R.O.S. protein skimmer to filtration lineup

Coral-Shop has added a few new products to its lineup recently including its new P.R.O.S. protein skimmer to its filtration products. Using the square, boxy shape consistent with its other filter products, the new P.R.O.S. protein skimmer can either be used as…

CAD Lights PLS-50 a perfect pipeless nano skimmer

Besides the news that CAD Lights is releasing larger, conical pipeless protein skimmers we also learned the company has made a nano version of the pipeless skimmer we felt deserved its own post. We’ve noted before how impressed we were…

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CAD Lights adds conical design to larger 2nd generation pipeless protein skimmers

The CAD Lights PLS-100 Pipeless Protein Skimmer flat out worked and with a winner on its hands, the company added a few more sizes to the pipeless skimmer line. Two larger sizes were added taking advantage of a conical design…

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Walt Smith teases us with the stunning Dichromatic trachy

Walt Smith shared this stunning dichromatic Trachyphyllia on Facebook. For any of you looking for a jaw-dropping, showstopper LPS piece for your aquarium, this one just might do the trick. We’ve seen a fair share of colorful Trachyphyllia, Wellsophyllia and Scolymias and…