Happy Ocean Day

This earth day we won’t barage you with any more gloomy stories or dire predictions for our planet’s or ocean’s future but we will instead simply invite you to be introspective about the state of our greater environment. We all…

Warner Marine H1 Hang on back skimmer spotted

We received these  photos of Warner Marine’s new H1 hang on back skimmer. Most likely this photo is a either a pre-production test run or one of the first production hang on skimmers made. If you notice this new h1…

Reef Builders meetup at Midwest Frag Fest

The Midwest Frag Fest is the the largest marine aquarium event in the central U.S. and Reef Builders will be attending in full force with our very own booth and no fewer than 4 Reef Builders writers. Not only will…

California looks to restrict frag swaps, live animal sales

A new act is being tossed around over in sunny California. The act which would restrict the sale of live animals and could have implications to the saltwater industry. Under the act it would be unlawful for any person to…

Coral Transplant being attempted in Japan

In the southern of the Okinawa chain of islands, divers are hard at work below the waves of the Sekisei Lagoon located in Japan. They have compressed air drills and are desperately trying to bring new life to one of…

Seachem’s Dose application: video demo and review

We’ve been using Seachem’s Dose application for the iPhone and iPod touch to gauge our calcium and buffer additions and we like it so much we decided to bring you this video demonstration and review.  Dose is really easy to…

The PFO patent lawsuit is dead in the water

With the shuttering of PFO and their subsequent bankrupcy, the PFO patent lawsuit has now come to a grinding halt. The case hasn’t been officially dismissed by a court judge but given all the facts, this outcome is all but…

Ecotech Marine Vortech MP10 winner is Centerwood

Congratulations to Centerwood for winning our MP10. For the rest of you, don’t worry we have boxes full of new stuff to get away including more MP10’s, and other type quality products sure to make you drool.

Aquarium Stimulus program: Vortech MP10 Round III

This is your chance to own a new piece of equipment that hasn’t even hit stores yet. The MP10 which was released at the MAX aquarium show is up for grabs. We aren’t going to bore you with the details…

ProfiLux light II Controller bar

The new controller bar, the Profilux Light II has been designed to “provide independent control of your aquariums lighting, Tunze pump and temperature control needs, plus other built in functions.” Interestingly you don’t need a ProfiLux main controller setup for…