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…
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500 Day Update of the One Day Nano Reef [Video]
It’s been a good long interval since we did an update on our one-day nano reef tank build but this tank has been absolutely coasting. Part of the reason for the delay is that we did an update at 300…
12 reasons why every reefkeeper should work in their LFS
If you’ve never worked in an aquarium store before, there are some great reasons why you should. It doesn’t haven’t to be on a full-time basis, it doesn’t even have to be paid work, but the experience that you’ll get…
Reef Tanks of Instagram are Beauty Magazines all over again
“Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.” These iconic words appeared in the “Wear Sunscreen” address given to graduates in 1997 by Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune and were later popularised by Australian film…
Reef Therapy Session #2 – Discussing the new Red Sea Reefer S and AIO Tanks
We were really taken by surprise at the overwhelming response we’ve received on the new Reef Therapy podcast discussion that we kicked off a few weeks ago. Initially we just wanted to create a format where Mark and I could…
Red Sea Reefer S 850 and 1000 Raise the Bar for Premium All In One Reef Tanks
The Red Sea Reefer S is a pair of new large all-in-one, reef-ready aquarium setups that show that Red Sea still has what it takes to make some of the most desirable tanks in the reef aquarium hobby. Coming in…
How to use DC Controllable Pumps in a Reef Tank [Video]
For decades all of our fresh and saltwater aquarium worked just fine with dumb, one speed AC water pumps so we still remember setting up our first ever controllable DC pump. We didn’t really understand what we would achieve with…
Reefbot releases Version 2 with upgraded features
We first spied the Reefbot at an in person event back in 2016. (remember when we could attend in-person events safely?) Then it was known as reefbits but thankfully the company behind the product rebranded and produced Reefbot and started…
Visiting the WWC Boutique Reef Aquarium Shop [Video]
There’s never been a harder time to travel the country and visit or discover new reef aquarium stores. The pandemic lockdown might be rolling over to its second year but we’ve got just the antidote for the stay at home…
There’s a Scolymia Party in the Australian Reef Wall Display [Video]
Australian Scolies, officially known as Homophyllia bowerbanki, are an Australian endemic coral that demonstrates some of the wildest colors of almost any coral species. As you may have guessed by now, the flat vertical aquascape in the Australian reef display…
