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May 22- May 29 Maxspect Mazarra LED may be the first reef light with Cree XM and Philips Rebel ES Massive coral reef, twice the size of Manila, destroyed in Philippines by poachers Skimz Leopard’s inverted cone within a cone…

Awesome dancing nano reef is a masterpiece of common reef life

The dancing 25 gallon nano reef has a lot going for it; a vortech pump, LED lighting, great looking common marine animals, moderate use of live rock and an overall look which is greater than the sum of its parts.…

The Rocky Mountain Reef Tank gets a two-year anniversary update

[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sncfi4hgnM0[/youtube] The 1200 gallon Rocky mountain Reef Aquarium of Stephen Hurlock is a very special one for us, and a very important one for Reef Builders. I was fortunate enough to be involved in the design and construction…

Ecotech marine named as one of Inc.’s 500 fastest growing companies

Ecotech Marine, the company that brings you popular products like the Vortech MP10, MP40 and the newly announced MP60 has just been named as Inc.’s 500 fastest growing companies. The company was started with Pat Clasen and Tim Marks from Lehigh University…

Wyoming Whites on a Blue Carpet

Last MACNA in New Jersey I picked up a pair of brand spanking’ new Wyoming White (Amphiprion ocellaris) clownfish just released to the market by C-Quest via Ocean Gallery II. I flew the expensive little freak beauties home and set…

Five ways Nano Reefs are changing the way we do reef tanks

Yesterday, some hobbyist blogs began a series of posts about nano reef aquariums. Inspired by the beginning of meme on nano reef tanks, we decided to follow suite and write about what we feel are the most important effects nano…

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…

2009 Reef Builders Reader’s Choice Awards roundup!

2009 was a great year for aquarium products and now that we’re starting to feel cozy with 2010 we may as well share with you the results of the 2009 Reef Builders Reader’s Choice Awards. There were some likely winners…

Reef Builders Staff picks best aquarium products of 2009

2009 has come and gone and from where we’re sitting, this has been a very dynamic and exciting year for the reef aquarium hobby. A ton of innovative new aquarium products made our reporting that much more fun and looking…

Win an autographed issue of Reef Life Magazine, signed by the Fish Monger

As part of our contribution to the expansive raffle table at IMAC West here in Long Beach CA, we are giving away Kevin Kohen’s personal copy of the second issue of Reef Life. The cover features one of Kevin’s fantastic…