Acrylic manufacturer Eshopps has entered the reef-ready glass aquarium market with the launch of the new Mariner range. At first sight, Mariner appears to tick many of the other popular aquarium’s boxes, including a low-iron, rimless, braceless tank with a…
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Reefing Hot Takes Part One: Organic Nutrients and N-DOC Testing
I’ll discuss my “hot takes” on the reefing industry in this new series. In this first installment, I will cover N-DOC testing and the importance of measuring organic nutrients for our tanks. What is an N-DOC test? N-DOC is a…
Reef Microbiology Part Two: The Immune System
In this installment of the microbiology series, I will provide a more technical explanation of the coral immune response. Introduction to Immunology Immunology is the study of the immune system. There are two broad categories of immune responses – innate…
Gymnothorax tamilnaduensis is a new species of Short Brown Moray Eel
A new species of Moray Eel has been described from the South East coast of India. Its been described based on four specimens caught as bycatch at Mudasalodai fish landing centre of the Cuddalore Coast in the state of Tamil…
The Studio’s Wall of Reef Aquarium Displays [Video]
The Reef Builders Studio was built with the express purpose of being a demonstration center for all things related to reef aquariums and today we’d like to show you ‘The Wall’. Unimaginatively named the wall is a series of four different…
Reef Tank Technology Eco Systems are heating up
As technology has advanced in the past ten years with our reef tanks – so have the options available to reef aquarists and the corresponding supporting technology ecosystems. These new reef tank ecosystems give advantages and disadvantages to saltwater aquarists…
Another Successful Gold Torch Spawning Attempt from Ultra Coral Australia
By: Vincent Chalias For the second year in a row, Ultra Coral Australia (UCA) managed to sexually reproduce Euphyllia glabrescens in their facility in central Queensland. They are currently growing colonies from last year’s spawn. Efforts by the UCA Research…
Top 7 Aquarium Heaters for Your Reef Aquarium
The winter chill is in the air and is a good time to ensure our coral and fish are nice and toasty warm. With warmth on our minds, I thought it might be a good idea to take a crack…
Pacific Sun AR-Pro algae reactors want you extra nutrients
Algae reactors are becoming more commonplace and Pacific Sun is one of the many companies getting into the mix with the Pacific Sun AR-Pro series of reactors. Just like algae scrubbers and macroalgae in refugiums, the algae reactor is an…
AquaMaxx Magnus DC pumps built by Sunpole
AquaMaxx is carrying the Sunpole Magnus DC pumps we covered a year ago. They are listed as AquaMaxx VS-Series DC pumps and the company isn’t hiding the fact that these are manufactured by Sunpole. There isn’t much different from these…
