Local Fish Stores: Separating the great from the mediocre

I tend to travel a lot and I’ve also moved quite a bit. In every town I called home, I’ve had my favorite local fish store (LFS) and I tended to be loyal to my favorites. Whenever travelling abroad, I…

House of Fins 53rd Anniversary SPLASH event this weekend

House of Fins in Greenwich CT is one of the oldest aquarium stores in the country and this weekend will mark the establishment’s 53rd year in the business of ornamental aquarium fish. House of Fins, or HOF, has been ramping…

Mysis Feast with PE Mysis coming soon from Reef Nutrition

Reef Nutrition Mysis-Feast is the latest food being added to the convenient line of delectable foods for all your tank’s critters. Using Piscine Energetics PE Mysis Shrimp, the refrigerated food is pre-rinsed and suspended in the same trusted light preservation…

Slowing down for success, the patient reefer’s way to “pre-stock” a tank

Having set up more than a few reef systems in my time, I never seem to be surprised at my true hobbyist impatience! Let’s face it—once we get the plumbing done, the lighting tweaked, leaks sealed, and aquascaping set, we’re…

Reef Builders Staff picks best aquarium products of 2009

2009 has come and gone and from where we’re sitting, this has been a very dynamic and exciting year for the reef aquarium hobby. A ton of innovative new aquarium products made our reporting that much more fun and looking…

House of Fins 52nd anniversary Splash sale this weekend

This weekend, Saturday and Sunday the House of Fins is having the mother-of-all-anniversary sales. Most stores would rejoice to be in business for more than 10 years but at 52 years old, HOF has reason to really celebrate with speakers,…

Happy Ocean Day

This earth day we won’t barage you with any more gloomy stories or dire predictions for our planet’s or ocean’s future but we will instead simply invite you to be introspective about the state of our greater environment. We all…