Sera has released a new line of minerals and trace elements for saltwater aquariums. The line which has 7 components ranging from Iodine, Calcium and PH buffer to name a few. We haven’t seen this pop up at any local…
Arcadia’s new series 4 luminaires lighting up UK
Arcadia has been showing off their Series 4 lighting units for a while now. The series 4 unit is a much needed upgrade from the Series 3 units. The lighting unit is available in wattages ranging from 150, 250 and…
Reefbuilders crowns a new holy grail, the Yellowlined Japanese Anthias
Now that the once highly coveted Odontanthias borbonius is relatively common in the marine aquarium, it’s time for rare fish fanciers to set their sights on more elusive fish. Reefbuilders is the online authority on rare reef fish and as such,…
Polario pumps coming to the UK end of February
The United States has been enjoying the Polario water pusher for some time now, close to two years to be exact and all this time the United Kingdom hasn’t seen much of this water pump. Thankfully that is about to…
Reef fish, gotta breed them all!
Dear Reefbuilders readers, my name is Guin and this introductory post is to let you know a little about me and what you can expect from my contributions to ReefBuilders. I have broad interests in the hobby; my focus/interests may…
Some populations of Caribbean staghorn are not as wimpy as previously thought
A recent paper published in the journal of the Public Library of Science reports on a study which used genetic tools to look for disease resistance in the threatened staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis. Researchers Steven Volmer and David Kline performed…
Warner Marine K2 skimmer teasing us
It seems Warner Marine’s newest skimmer is closer to being launched. Leaked photo’s of a production neck without the collection cup. Still no word on price or release date. But we do get a nice look-see at that amazing bubble…
Australia Day, get to know the Wide Bar Anemonefish
In recognition of Australia Day Reef Builders is featuring a few stunning reef animals which live only in the land down under. The Wide Band Anemonefish, Amphiprion latezonatus, is a rare clownfish which is endemic to Australia. Also known as the Blue…
Teco TR60 1 HP chiller lands in the US
It has taken some time for Teco US to get one of their largest chillers to land here in the United States. We originally spied this model at Macna and we are happy to report that these have landed in…
Hurricone skimmers by CoralVue coming Mid February
There is a new line of skimmers that will go on sale shortly here in the US. This line named Hurricone is supposed to be a step up from the Reef Octopus standard line, or so everyone says. There will…
