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Reef Octopus BioChurn gets more info and actually offers a very ingenious design
The Reef Octopus BioChurn reactors are some very interesting bio-pellet spinning machines. When they first announced, we were not entirely sure how exactly they were supposed to work, but from the…
The new Pipeless Skimz Monzter VSC Series skimmer are the smallest skimmers using DC pumps we’ve seen yet
DC pumps are the future of skimmers, and nearly every single new (consumer grade) protein skimmer that has been released in the past couple of months is re-affirming just that. These new Skimz Monzter VSC Series DC skimmers are special however…
Purple face Helfrich’s firefish resurface from the Cook Islands
Helfrich’s firefish, Nemateleotris helfrichi, were once so rare in the aquairum hobby that you basically never saw them at the fish store. How times have changed now that the dainty little Helfrich’s is collected in massive numbers from the Marshall Islands…
Vertex adds a lot more color options to their Vertex Illumina LED fixtures with new AUX Module
The Vertex Illumina is already a great LED fixture with a lot of color options, and some pretty cool software to boot, but the fixture just got even better with a new multicolor auxiliary (AUX) LED module. For those of you not…
Talking reef aquariums in schools in this fascinating TEDx video
We always appreciate TED talks and when they venture into the hobby, we like them even more. Here is a nice video from a local TEDx event hosted in Pennsylvania. The TEDxWilliamsport even had Larry Flint (no not that Mr. Flint!)…
Red Dragon Acro: large wild Acropora carduus colonies photographed in Bali
The reef aquarium hobby has never enjoyed so much diversity and abundance of maricultured stony corals but with so many of these species being highly sought after, it seems like all we know of many of these species is how…
AVAST Marine has a new Deluxe ATO
You can get a relatively inexpensive and semi-reliable automatic top off system, but with an Automatic Top Off (ATO) you have to worry about pumps, head pressure and the possibility of a siphon. The new AVAST Marine Works Deluxe ATO…
CETO ‘Wave Dance Machine’ is making waves in Taiwan reef tanks
The CETO Wave Maker is a new “wave making” device with the ability to hang on the side of the aquarium while oscillating your pump of choice. Coming from aquarium product manufacturer CETO from Taiwan, the “wave dance machine” as…
Tomato x maroon clownfish is a wild cross-generic hybrid
When we think of hybrids we imagine extremely rare one-off specimens of an unlikely cross between two closely related species from the same genus. In most of theses cases the parents are pretty similar looking but this recently collected hybrid…
Andrea Negusanti’s super sweet system from Italy
Located in Italy this reef of Andrea Negusanti really is by all means a stunning system. With the use of an iconic rimless Aquarium, Elos style stand, and Elos Lighting and not to mention the blue background every great looking reef…
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…
