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Is the ATI PowerCone the most sophisticated consumer protein skimmer ever made?
It seems like we’ve been covering ATI’s forthcoming super skimmer the ATI PowerCone for nearly two years. However, the suite of features and the sweet price point of the PowerCone may have…
Sensational plating Pectinia colonies ready to further the chalice coral craze
Pectinia is one of the most overlooked coral genera of all the LPS stony corals and for good reason too. Until recently all the Pectinia that were collected for the aquarium trade were brown, grey or greenish with boring shapes and…
Vertex Illumina Dashboard Software is everything you could’ve thought of and more
The Vertex Illumina (not to be confused with the Vertex Illluminata) is currently one of the higher end LED fixtures on the market. As a result the Illumina LED comes with all the bells and whistles we have now come…
Ocean Blue Aquarium’s 90 gallon reef is a display worthy of a high end LFS
Ocean Blue Aquarium is a fishstore with a seriously cool display reef aquarium. To many the main displays in your local fishstores were one of the first live reef aquarium’s they encountered when they first got started out in the…
Coral Beauty angelfish hybrids seem to be the result of three way hybridization
Just when we think we’ve seen it all when it comes to pygmy angelfish hybrids, along comes not one but a pair of unusual coral beauty angelfish which make us rethink this whole concept of hybridization. Classically, what we are…
Oziris lighting seeks to breathe new life into T5 aquarium fixtures
Oziris is a company from Israel you’ve likely never heard of before, so it will probably come to a surprise that they are looking to breathe new life into the T5 bulb with the release of their new fixtures. With…
The Mesoscope 2 makes it easy to take photos using only a smartphone
You’ll have to forgive us if instead of rushing into a hands-on and review of the Mesoscope 2 we dived right in and started playing with it. We’ll get into its much improved usability, ergonomics, function and compatibility with USB…
AI EXT light rail is a good looking solution for mounting your AI Vega or Sol
The EXT light rail is the Aqua Illumination solution to mounting your AI Sol or AI Vega. Whether you want to use it as a mounting bracket or if you want to suspend two fixtures from the same hanging kit, the AI…
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Reef Builders pick: five of our favorite concept marine aquariums
We always try to showcase special reef aquariums on a weekly basis here at Reef Builders. Many of the tanks we have highlighted received attention because of their aquascape, rare fish, or beautiful corals. Some however received attention because they…
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…
