Installing a Gravity Fed Auto Top Off System [Video]

Making up for water lost to evaporation is probably the most immediate and frequent ‘chore’ of any aquarium, and since it’s such a simple action it’s one that most aquarists are happy to automate. The need to keep liquid reservoirs…

ReefStock 2020 Video Coverage Already Available to Watch

ReefStock 2020 is still fresh in our reefing minds but we don’t have to rely on just our memories, because the reefing vlogger collective is already beginning to roll out coverage of the show. With the new venue this year…

Sicce’s New Glass Aquarium Packages Coming Soon

Sicce, the company best known for making some of the best and most reliable pumps in the aquarium world is throwing their hat into a whole new category – glass aquarium. As you might imagine for Sicce to start offering…

Top Five Tips to Have a Really Really Clean Looking Aquarium

Reef tanks, like natural coral reefs, can vary widely in their appearance; some places like oceanic islands the water is crystal clear and there’s not that much nutrients to fuel brown soft corals or algae growth in the first place.…

Top 10 Reefing Gear to Make Nano Reefs Easy

Keeping nano reef aquarium with a volume of 29 gallons or less requires a special set of devices. You can’t just put up a full size light fixture over a ten gallon tank, or power it with even a smaller…

Five New Products Shaping The Future Of Reef Tanks Part 3 : Smart Dosing Pumps

While we may not have been able to foresee the advent of Alkalinity Machines and Roll Filters, the need for dosing in our aquariums has been around for a very long time, and dosing pumps have been around in some…

Slim Overflows Are Taking Over From Reef Ready Aquariums

Overflow boxes are one of the most iconic, aquarium-hobby specific devices which has been helping turbo-charge reef aquariums for decades. However, after years of stagnation we’re starting to see a big shift in the way overflow boxes are made, and…

Top 10 most overpriced reef aquarium products

It’s no secret that the keeping saltwater fish and live corals in aquariums can be a very expensive hobby. Like any other hobby or purchase in general, the old adage “you get what you pay for” is generally true. Whether you…

CustomCradle Nano & XL probe holders review

The CustomCradle is a very interesting new magnetic probe holder from Innovative Marine. The new probe holder is being offered in two sizes, a CustomCradle Nano with room for three probes and two dosing lines, and the CustomCradle XL with space…

Reef Builders Editor’s Choice: 10 best new products of 2015

Another year has come and gone and we’ve seen a slew of new and interesting products introduced to the aquarium hobby. Like so many tech gadgets these days, some of these new productshave been incremental improvements to what we’ve enjoyed…