The Deltec VF8000 is a new model of automatic filter roll that is not only rated for a higher capacity, but also seems to introduce some much appreciated refinements to make it work better than ever. The Deltec VF fleece…
Dendrogyra cylindrus Declared Extinct in Florida
The coral reefs of Florida have seen a long steady decline for more than 100 years and a lot of research and effort has been done to try understand the root causes of this degradation and how it can be…
How to Cycle a Reef Aquarium Right Away – With Corals First
Forever and a day we have been schooled in how to set up and cycle an aquarium. Set it up, wet it, add bacteria, test, add fish, test again, and then eventually add corals. But here at Reef Builders we can’t help but think there’s another way to fast reef tank cycling, and that actually, people have been doing it wrong all along…
New Refined DC Versions of Geo’s Reef Calcium Reactors
Geo’s Reef is one of the oldest brands of acrylic reef aquarium equipment in America and their designs have been thoroughly fleshed out over a couple decades in the hobby. For most of this time the layout of the plumbing…
Reef Shows are Back Baby! Video Tour of Reefapalooza Orlando
ReefStock 2020 was the last big reef aquarium event before our social world was turned upside down so it was incredibly fitting that social guidelines for vaccinated Americans were revised right before Reefapalooza Orlando this year. It was a refreshing…
VCA SPS Kit Makes Salinity Probes Work Like They Should
The VCA Salinity Probe Stability kit is a very interesting ensemble of accessories that appear to do wonders for making salinity probes work a heck of a lot better. If you’ve ever used a salinity probe you already know how…
Hanna High Range Nitrate Checker Review
The Hanna Marine Nitrate High range Checker is a new nutrient measuring tool to test nitrate levels in our reef and saltwater fish tanks. It was just last year that Hanna treated us to the low range Nitrate Checker which…
Hands On with Seachem’s Sentia Dosing Pumps
It’s been more than a year since we first learned of Seachem’s forthcoming Sentia dosing pumps and last weekend we finally got to see these for ourselves. A dosing pump is a pretty straightforward aquarium tool and most of them…
New UltraPlanktos & Microplanktos ‘Fortified’ Foods from Brightwell Aquatics
UltraPlanktos and MicroPlanktos Z & P are some new marine aquarium foods from Brightwell Aquatics which offer a wide range of particle sizes for feeding a wide range of reef aquarium animals. Brightwell already has some very similar liquid feeds…
Little Reactor is a New Smaller Model from Two Little Fishies
The Little Reactor is a new smaller model of one of the hobby’s first and oldest media reactors from Two Little Fishies. We’ve always thought that reefers almost always used too much media on their reef tanks whether it’s activated carbon, GFO,…
