‘LEDs in Action’ is a new mini series from Reefbuilders to highlight the importance and potential of LED technology for the home aquarium. Although we are far from finished covering some of the DIY LED options for the home aquarium,…
Icecap’s Anthony Calfo Bulbs show up on Marine Depot already
IceCap’s new signature series line of bulbs with Anthony Calfo’s name slapped on them have have started to ship from Marine Depot. They prices are in-line with what we originally reported as you can get your hands on a popular…
Fail! Online vendor busted trying to double back on livestock policies
We here at Reef Builders prefer to post just about the sunny side of the marine aquarium industry but once in a while we take exception to this rule in order to keep businesses on their toes. This is the…
Rare video footage of deepwater marine life on Davidson Seamount
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute has been churning out a lot of eye popping videos lately. Hot on the heels of the unbelievable barreleye fish, this video footage from the Davidson Seamount includes many rarely seen deep water corals,…
Vortech mod increases flow with caveats
The stock intake strainer for the Vortech is closely spaced to protect smaller fish but in larger tanks, even these smaller fish have plenty of room to avoid the pump’s powerful intake. In over 4 yrs of using the Vortech…
Fluval Edge Aquarium is confirmed for US, UK markets
We got our hands on some additional pictures of the Fluval Edge Aquarium. While details are still hard to come by we have learned the system should be under $220 delivered. Interestingly, a box covers up the lighting and filtration…
More ALED style lamps on the way
Pictured above are two lamps which look eerily similar to the well-received ALED. The owner of these photos was deliberately mum on the details of these lamps but we suspect that this is no DIY project. The reason that the…
Bubble Pioneer cone skimmer from Hong Kong
Here you thought that Europe and America were the only places to find a cone skimmer. This Bubble Pioneer skimmer which is awfully close to the phrase “Bubble King” but not the same is another skoner that uses a specially…
Bio Alganex from Terra Nova will remove algae that isn’t wanted
Taking a line from Ultra Algae X this Bio-Alganex product from Terra Nova promises to help you take care of your algae problem. The pitching point is that Bio-Alganex is made up of anti-algae biological resources based on selected algae…
Magic Eraser from Mr. Clean is acrylic safe and an effective algae scrubber
You know it really wasn’t our intention to post solely on algae cleaning and algae removing solutions today, it just happened that way. The latest tool to add to your glass cleaning arsenal is Mr. Clean’s “Magic Eraser” pad. The…
