Aquascaping “Outside The Box” The Volcano-scape of Kyle Verry

If you are a regular reader of my ramblings here on Reef Builders, at hobby conferences, and in hobby magazines, you know I’m a HUGE fan of outside-the-box thinking in aquascaping. No rock walls and boring layouts for me. Nope!…

Polyp Lab One tackles Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium in single product

Polyp Lab recently brought One, an all-in-one dosing product, to the market taking two-part dosing a step further with the addition of magnesium to traditional calcium and alkalinity solutions. The Canadian manufacturer has combined calcium acetate, magnesium acetate and hydroxide…

Reefkoi, Cherry Corals and Lighthouse take top honors for stunning livestock at Reefapalooza

The Reefapalooza show had a lot to offer this past weekend and like many of the larger reef events, some of the industry’s best livestock slingers came and delivered some extremely nice livestock that won’t easily be forgotten. In first…

While you’re in Orange County visit one of SoCal’s finest LFS, Amazing Aquariums and Reefs

Whether you go to Amazing Aquariums and Reefs to buy or just to look, if you are traveling any distance to attend this weekend’s Reefapalooza event at the OC fairgrounds you ought to visit one of Southern California’s nicest aquarium…

Marine Depot’s Forum Giveaway

Marine Depot has a new giveaway (disclosure: they sponsor RB) that is celebrating their newly designed forum. The contest is actually pretty simple, post a comment in their thread and then you’ll be entered into their contest. You can win…

H&S 110 Hang On protein skimmer in the flesh at MACNA

The H&S hang on skimmer which we first told you about earlier in the week is getting plenty of face time here at the MACNA show. As we’ve come to expect from H&S, the build quality of this protein skimmer…

The new JBJ Macro-Glo refugium light

Refugiums are a very popular method for nutrient export and while most of us use a less energy efficient lighting the Macro Glo refgium light would love to reside down in your refuge. The light is 5x the brightness of…

Fauna Marin Sea Fan system shown

The Fauna Marin sea fan system has finally crossed into North American Shores with the release and availability of their new sea fan product. Fauna Marin is boasting that “sea fan system comes with heaps of research and proven track…

Fauna Marin Ultra Min-D finally makes it stateside

While Europe has been enjoying the wonderfulness that is Ultra Min D from Fauna Marin for quite some time, us Americans haven’t been given the opportunity to experience what this new product is all about. Originally released in Interzoo in…

Fauna Marin Sea Fan System

Taking a poll from reef keepers you’ll find that few people keep sea fans namely because of the care and attention required in order for them to survive.  Fauna Marin would like to change all of that though by means…