Reef Stream pumps from Grotech look familiar

Grotech is releasing their Reef Stream pumps again, they were on a short break from production but apparently Grotech has taken it upon themselves to get these back on the market. You might remember other Reef Stream pumps for general…

Nano Evo Koralias are here and they are pretty darn small

The Nano Koralia Evolution water pumps have arrived and we are pleased with the success Hydor has had in developing a tiny prop pump that is both functional and discreet. As you can see from the image above, the Nano…

Planctonite releases new Sweeper 2.0 version

Planctonite has updated their popular sweeper product to a new version, 2.0. This new version is an upgrade to the sweeper and adds additional functionality. “In this new version of Sweeper the cleaning head is magnetically driven, facilitating the cleaning/rinsing…

Koralia Evolution pumps adds a lot of tricks to Hydor’s best selling product

The Koralia Evolution water pumps are the next generation successor to the wildly popular Koralia line of water pumps from Hydor. Oftentimes a product refresh can be a simple as some new packaging and fancy new numbers and letters but…

50 Years of TUNZE 1960-2010

We are extremely pleased to welcome a great inaugural post by our newest contributor, Mirko Belosevic, who will become the Reef Builders Eastern European correspondent. Mirko is a professional aquarist and writer, he is the former editor and publisher of…

Coralife Circulation Pump CP750 CP1300 CP2900 Powerheads coming

Coralife has new powerheads to compete with the likes of Hydor’s Koralia water pump. Coralife has 3 different models CP750, CP1300, and CP2900 with the last number showing how many gallons per hour (GPH) the pump push out. These pumps…

Slim Skim Performer new internal protein skimmer from Hydor

The Slim-Skim Performer is a new internal protein skimmer from Hydor which seems to have a little more punch than the average internal skimmer. The skimmer features magnetic suction cup mounting, multiple venturi impellers all with a low power draw…

Voyager 4 from Sicce: first look at the super quiet “HexJet” water pump

The Voyager 4 from Sicce is a “stream style” water movement device that is very much unlike any other product in the aquarium market today. “Voyager” is the official name for the new line of pumps that Sicce plans on…

Dimmable Metal Halide Galaxy Ballasts headed your way

These Galaxy Metal Halide ballasts are said to be dimmable. But, not dimmable in the way we would expect, such as the Elos SunColor. We somehow missed reporting these at MACNA, but these new ballasts will allow you to have…

HexJet from Warner Marine is a new take on the impeller water pump

The HexJet water pump being shown by Warner Marine at Reefapalooza this weekend is a very interesting new twist on what an impeller water pump can do. Unlike the thousands of impeller water pumps that have been designed and built…