This one is weirder than usual for cephs. Helicocrancchia pfefferi – the piglet squid. The name of this wee beastie comes from the funny location of its siphon in relation to its eyes and from the wild, hair like looking…
Mag-Flip algae cleaning magnet is a winner
The Mag-Flip algae magnet is one of those products that makes you wonder “How did someone think to do that?” Â When we first saw the marketing for this product we weren’t convinced that anyone would want or need to have…
Chemi Clean Red slime remover ‘liquid professional formula’ says hello to the world
A new product that advertises to rid your tank of red slime has been introduced. Like the classic Chemiclean Red Slime Remover, the Liquid Professional Formula will remove disease causing Red Slime Algae (Cyanobacteria) from your fish or reef tank.…
Giant Stingray caught and released in Thailand
The record setter in the image above was recently caught on reel in a freshwater river in Thailand. Giant freshwater rays occur in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia and it is unclear whether or not this species can venture into…
Sapphire Aquatics Brine shrimp hatchery
Some fish are more picky when it comes to their food then others. When frozen isn’t working you might try fresh, or live. With the Brine Shrimp hatchery you can do just that. This hatchery keeps everything together in one…
Advanced Lighting Solutions forged by two of the aquarium lighting industry’s best
Here on Reef Builders we usually report on the announcements of new products but it’s not everyday we get to spill the beans on a brand new company, Advanced Lighting Solutions (ALS). ALS may be a new company but it’s…
Weekend Video Roundup
After stumbling on more than a handful of interesting reef videos this weekend, we decided to put together a whole post on all of them. The five videos we are featuring are a hidge podge of hobbyist, naturalist and science…
Eco Lamp LED system seen in the wild
The Eco lamp LED system which happens to be made in Hong Kong doesn’t look at all like a bad unit. We received in the wild shots of the newest LED system that will eventually make its way over to…
DT’s Nano Marine Phytoplankton blend
This blend of live marine phytoplankton from DT’s is said to be a “premium blend” for nano aquariums. For the record we couldn’t find any information to say that this blend is in fact specially designed for nano aquariums, but…
Eshopps Snow Cone skimmer series released to US
While we are not sure why Eshopps decided to name its first cone skimmer “snow” we do know that it has begun shipping to retailers..We first heard of this skimmer back in November, but neglected to show it to our…
