Kessil Rocks the Frag Tanks at ReefStock 2018 [video]

If there is one lighting brand that has become synonymous with reef aquarium shows it’s Kessil. Whether you’re at ReefStock, MACNA, or ReefAPalooza it’s hard not to see a significant number of Kessil’s lights on so many of the coral and…

NUVO EXT Updates Innovative Marine’s Tanks With External Overflow

The Nuvo EXT line of aquariums just announced by Innovative Marine are not your grandparent’s ‘Reef Ready’ aquarium. These tanks are built from the ground up to be the most modern and effective reef aquariums ever mass produced.  The first…

10 Year Old Japanese Style Soft Coral Reefscape [Video]

It’s been nearly ten years since we featured Amazing Aquariums & Reefs‘ fantastic ‘Japanese Style’ soft coral reefscape and this reef tank looks as good as ever. Despite all the intervening time perhaps the most remarkable thing about this tank…

Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program
Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program Last week I have the pleasure of visiting the Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program run by Germán Méndez. Over the past 40 years, parts of the reef in Cozumel have seen an 80% decline in coral…
See the new Reef Octupus eSsence protein skimmer

The new Reef Octopus eSsence S-130 Protein Skimmer is a compact skimmer built to perform. For those Reef Octopus fans looking to add a new skimmer or upgrade, but have space limitations in the sump, this might be a good…

Top 10 Reefing Gear to Make Nano Reefs Easy

Keeping nano reef aquarium with a volume of 29 gallons or less requires a special set of devices. You can’t just put up a full size light fixture over a ten gallon tank, or power it with even a smaller…

PRS Japan’s ‘Uplifting’ 3D Spiral Skimmer Neck Cleaner

The new Unkai Protein Skimmer Neck Cleaner is the first design innovation we’ve seen in this product category in quite a number of years. Way back in 2010 Deltec introduced the manual neck cleaner which was integrated into the lid…

Ask Reef Builders #1: How to save your Biological Filter in a tank move or upgrade

Welcome to the first installment of ‘Ask Reef Builders’, a column where we’ll take some of your best questions and share our responses from which all our readers can learn. For years we’ve answered questions fielded through twitter, facebook and…

Top 10 New Reef Aquarium Products of 2017!

Last year was about as exciting a time to be a reefer as it was to be a reporter in this unique hobby and industry. Of course we saw the regular crop of water pumps, lights, additives and much more,…

Building my Last Reef Tank

As the year winds down we tend to look back on our failures and successes and the major events of the year, as well as ahead to the things that we want to accomplish and what we are looking forward…