Nano Vortech DIY for quarter gallon pico reef

The Nano Vortech is a DIY project by NanoReef.com member thesmallerthebetter. Just when you thought the Vortech MP10 was the smallest Vortech in the world, along comes this interesting DIY project which shrinks the magnetically driven water pump to the…

Reef Circulator powerhead by Aquael from Poland

Poland has a newish pump on the market called Reef Circulator that is made by Aquael which is a polish company. The model we keep finding is the 2600 version that is said to pump 2600 liters/hour and use only…

Abyss DVR from Planctonite provides unique video angles from inside your aquarium

The Abyss DVR from Planctonite is a novel new product for underwater video recording where normal cameras cannot go. The Abyss DVR is supplied with a magnetic mount for easy attachment to the aquarium glass and an actuating arm for…

V2ozone from TMC gets outed in the UK

The V2Ozone is a compact O3 generator from Tropical Marine Centre which aims to bring this once widely popular water treatment method back into the mainstream. Adding O3 to aquarium water with ozone generators raises oxidizing levels (ORP), thus helping…

Koralia Evolution 1400: hands on with hydor’s hand grenade of flow

The Koralia Evolution 1400 gives the reef aquarist more choices than ever when it comes to propeller water pumps: with so many aquarium water flow products on the market the first generation products are starting to show their age but…

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…