AcanLighting A104 LED light is completely silent without fans

The AcanLight A104 is a novel new number from AcanLighting that rocks the PAR values with no fans and no noise. Acan Lighting is displaying this new model on the MACNA show floor which is loaded with three strips of…

Vortech MP60 delivers up to 5500 GPH for $695

The Vortech MP60 water pump is the EcoTech Marine’s most significant product announcement since the VorTech MP10. After years of serving the mid and high range of aquarium water pumps, the Vortech MP60 delivers a mind busting 5500 GPH while…

Vortech MP60 comparing betas to betas part deux

The Vortech MP60 is one of the biggest product announcements here at MACNA but we wouldn’t be Reef Builders if we hadn’t been testing out a beta version of the Vortech MP60 beforehand. The Vortech MP60 is a pump who’s…

Mysis Feast with PE Mysis coming soon from Reef Nutrition

Reef Nutrition Mysis-Feast is the latest food being added to the convenient line of delectable foods for all your tank’s critters. Using Piscine Energetics PE Mysis Shrimp, the refrigerated food is pre-rinsed and suspended in the same trusted light preservation…

Convertible Maxijet 1200 can do either propellers or impellers

The convertible Maxi Jet is Marineland’s fancy new version of their Maxijet 1200 water pump that ships with a propeller housing. No longer will you have to buy aftermarket mod kits because now the maxijet 1200, 900 and 400 all…

Here’s our top picks for MACNA speaker presentations, what’s yours?

So we’re on our way to MACNA in Orlando and in order to make sure we don’t miss any of the top notch speaker talks, we’ve already programmed alerts into our iPhone for when certain presentations will go down. In…

Mariner Energy oil platform in the gulf just blew up

Mariner Energy is about to have a really bad day because one of their oil rigs in the gulf just went kablooie. That’s right, just went we got the BP oil geyser under control and stopped the gush of crude…

Cirrhilabrus earlei trio arrives in US, along with some delectable Angelfish

Nebraska Reef Club President, Jim Gryczanowski, is a self professed wrasse nut. Recently, he acquired a trio of Cirrhilabrus earlei. The C. earlei wrasse is a deepwater species, only recently discovered in 2001. They are extremely rare in the trade…

ATI Powercone Skimmers to be carried by Reef Geek

The ATI Powercone skimmer with  ATI gridwheel design is coming to the United States. Reef Geek, which carried the first ATI Sunpower lighting units and other ATI products has announced they will be carrying the unit. We’ve also confirmed final…

Phoenix LFS, Reef Culture, shows off Ecoxotic LED lighting

Thanks to one of our readers Chris White, we were shown this great local fish store in the Phoenix area, Reef Culture, that uses LED lighting on all its displays and holding tanks. Not only are the displays stunning, but…