Reef Builders Podcast #1: Tullio del Aquilla on LED lighting

Reef Builders is proud to introduce our first Podcast. This installment of the podcast will feature the likes of Tullio del Aquilla and everything you wanted to know about LEDs and lighting. We are pretty sure there isn’t any place…

iPhone wallpapers of rare marine fish

Calling all the iReefers out there, here’s a small sampling of wallpapers for your iPhone or iPodTouch. The four rare reef fish featured in these images are some of the most popular and highly sought species for the marine aquarium.…

Fluval Edge Aquarium will hit UK Market week of April 6th

The Fluval Edge Aquarium which we spied a little while ago has made an appearance in the UK market as a 23 liter (6 gallon) aquarium. While being a rimless tank, the top is covered with glass;  The aquarium is…

Nano Reef Aquarium secrets: Simplicity is key

One of the biggest misconceptions in the saltwater industry is that if you have a nano you need to go “all out”. Some reef keepers do this and stuff a tank full of SPS, LPS and any other coral that…

Rare Fish video collection

Here is a gratuitous, end of the week, rare fish video collection to help everyone put a good cap on the end of the week. The videos we have for you this fine friday include a true map puffer, wrought…

Vertex Aquaristik Puratek 100 GPD RO/DI system

Vertex has released a new Puratek 100 gallon per day reverse osmosis system that has quite a few nifty features. Instead of having to purchase a separate TDS meter, the Puratek system includes a built in electronic TDS-out meter with…

Reef Crystals 160 gallon bucket of salt online for $31.99

There has been some chatter from the last month or so about a special deal for Reef Crystals.  Doctor Foster & Smith is running a catalog promotion wherein you can get a 5 gallon bucket of the stuff for a…

Digital Aquatics offering increased functionality on controller systems?

We got word today from a very reliable source that the controllers available from Digital Aquatics will get a nice upgrade. “The new systems will be purely monitoring systems and while they can be expanded to do control by simply…

Jumbo Gem Tang splayed out in pix

You know, we’ve seen more than a handful of small gem tangs but the cost/desire ratio just hasn’t made us want one. However, now that we’ve seen these pics from a Just Rare Fish of what a full blown adult…

Blue OLED tech gets a 25% efficiency boost

The Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) is one of the newer lighting technologies which promises to revolutionize the lighting world. There are many different types of OLEDs in everyday devices from cell phones and media players to backlighting applications. At…