Even in this recession the reef octopus protein skimmer is a popular low cost option. However, recently the skimmer was redesigned to incorporate recent trends in the protein skimmer industry. The new skimmer has a newly designed “cone” transition towards…
Hands on with the Silent Air: a solution for managing aquarium heat
The Silent Air proportional fan controller is such a simple and effective way to cool an aquarium, it is a wonder why it no one has ever made one before. None of the technology of the Silent Air is cutting…
AquaMedic Ocean Prop 15000 is available now (in Europe)
The Ocean Prop 15000 is a new propeller style water pump from AquaMedic. The Ocean Prop 15000 is rated for 15000 liters per hour with 20 W and 24 V. Since the water pump is run on direct current, getting…
Reef Life Magazine now available in a digital edition subscription for half of the price of print
Just weeks after Reef Life Magazine released it’s first issue, it has already come up with a Digital Edition of the magazine. The digital edition of the magazine is basically a membership to view the magazine online and a one…
MAME nano glass protein skimmer III is big in Japan
What’s that? Your protein skimmer is still made from Acrylic aka dead dinosaurs? Tisk tisk. This beauty, aptly named the Mame skimmer â…¢ (mamesukima) which is produced by MAME Design isn’t just for your average tank. This hand-crafted ‘sukima’ is…
Prognathodes basabei and Odontanthias fuscipinnis make a stateside appearance
Although it seems like Japan gets all the coolest, rarest fish even if they come from Hawaii, Reef Builders reader JP is a determined collector from the Northeastern U.S. who has dedicated himself to creating the ultimate aquarium for rare…
Dubai’s biggest coral reef moved
While some of us have moved our fair share of reef tanks to new homes and living spaces, few of us, if any at all have moved actual coral reefs. That is exactly what the scientists and coral gurus did…
A “Fresh” Approach
In  three decades (gulp) in the marine hobby, I’ve kept everything from Acropora to Xenia, and a lot of stuff in between. Seems as though I alway find something new to try; another challenge to accept, a different system to…
Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference (BayMAC) in San Jose, CA next weekend
On Saturday June 13th, the second annual Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference will take place in San Jose California. The event will go down from 10:30 am until 5 pm, it is completely free to the public and no club…
NeoMarine Reef Salt from Brightwell Aquatics
Brightwell Aquatics has just released their NeoMarine Reef Salt which is specifically designed to mix up as close to natural seawater as possible. The new salt is manufactured in Brightwell’s own in-house production facility which is a first; many of…
