It is easy to forget we all started with this hobby once in our lives. Sometimes it feels as if we were born with knowledge about salinity, water chemistry and animal husbandry. Beginners nowadays have the luxury of being able…
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Jiratthi Savetsila’s reef from Thailand wins Zeovit DTOQ
The latest reef to win Zeovit’s highest honor, the Dream tank of the Quarter is the reef of Jiratthi Savetsila. A stunning tank from Thailand, the corals are elegantly balanced, and the corals are classic pastel colors Zeovit is so…
Sicce Shark ADV Filter uses magnetic coupling to make maintenance a breeze
It’s hard for internal aquarium filters to stand out but Sicce’s Shark ADV does just that with what else? Magnets. We’re all familiar with umpteen different ways to take an internal aquarium filter apart, usually of the locking, screw or…
Contest ends Monday: Enter our Facebook contest to win a set of Cobalt Aquatics Mysis Flakes
UPDATE: The contest ends on Monday, June 17 at 12 p.m. PDT! Make sure you enter today! It has been a while since we’ve had any contest here on Reef Builders and when Cobalt Aquatics contacted us with some free…
Reef Angel Rope Leak Detector takes cable approach to water detection
It looks like Reef Angel is still not at the ‘end of the rope’ with releasing new expansion modules unveiling the a leak detector recently. So next time there is a leak or the skimmer overflows you don’t need to…
Reef Raft USA hosting 24-hour sale starting at 6 p.m. PDT today
Reef Raft USA is a great coral vendor from Orange County in California and the store is hosting a unique 24-hour coral sale starting on today at 6 p.m. PDT and ending Saturday, June 8 at 6 p.m. PDT. As…
Turning Up the Heat on Tropical Saltwater Aquariums
The vast majority of saltwater aquarium hobbyists choose to keep fish and invertebrates that were collected on and around tropical coral reefs. Thus, if they want to keep their marine livestock alive and thriving, it’s essential that they maintain tropical…
Flickr redesign includes a terabyte of storage for all your reefing images
For the photography enthusiasts in the hobby, there was some significant news with Yahoo! announcing upgrades to its photo storage and sharing site Flickr that included 1 terabyte of storage. Flickr may not have been the first but they were one of the…
GHL’s new dimmable Mitras-Simu LED supplemental strips
GHL has just unveiled its new dimmable Mitras-Simu LED supplemental strips with more powerful LEDs to add supplemental LEDs to your T5, metal halide or LED lighting setup. The new Mitras-Simu-Stick LEDs come in 21.5 and 37.5 in. lengths in neutral…
Mesoscope 2 review: a mandatory visual tool for serious reef hobbyists and professionals
The Aquarium hobby is a pastime of observation and if you like detail and discovery, the Mesoscope 2 is an indispensable visual tool. The Mesoscope 2 improves on its predecessor in every way with a better attachment, better field of view, improved optics with…
