The last article discussed some of the quick and simple ways to take care of your reef while being away for just a short period of time. Due to my work responsibilities, which require travel around the world for two-…
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Reef Builders Editor’s Choice: 10 best new products of 2014
Every year we have been doing this reef aquarium blogging gig, we’ve looked out for the best and most innovative new products to be announced around the world. Hundreds of new aquarium products are introduced every year and the competition for…
Is Ecotech Marine planning on a new pump?
EcoTech marine, the purveyor of premium high quality pumps and lighting equipment for both freshwater and saltwater tanks recently dropped the price of one of their most popular pumps by one hundred dollars. Suffice to say the price drop has…
Reef Party Alert: Head on down to Nebraska Aquatic Supply this weekend for a day of great speakers and a great time
It’s Nebraska Aquatic Supply’s third anniversary this weekend and owner Jim Gryzanowski has a great time installed for everyone. Jim is a personal friend of us here at ReefBuilders and is a familiar face in the industry. NAS may be new…
Save up to 30% with Black Friday Promo Prices at SaltwaterAquarium.Com
SaltwaterAquarium.Com has started November with a bang, firstly with its Tanksgiving Giveaways, and secondly with some huge discounts on popular reefing products. Lower than Black Friday And for the super savvy shopper, SA has created some Early Black Friday Deals…
Old versus new equipment. Which was better?
With all this talk of live rock and metal halides, it made us take a trip down memory lane, recalling what we did differently in the earlier days of reefing, as well as the equipment and methodologies that have stood…
Aqua Illumination Launches Orbit Crossflow and Axis Centrifugal Pumps
Aqua Illumination has launched two surprise new DC pump ranges called the Orbit, and the Axis, only with some very familiar form factors. The Orbit is an unashamedly rebadged Maxspect Jump gyre flow pump – Bulk Reef Supply tells us…
Weak Connection? Why fish tanks can slow down your Wi-Fi
Reefkeepers may be dismayed to learn that one of the things weakening their home Wi-Fi signal is actually their tank, and just when they need a good signal to control many smart aquarium devices. Wi-Fi is affected by many things…
Why Flow is So Critical in a Reef Aquarium
If you shut off your skimmer for a day or two there is usually no problem. I have also shut off all my lights for four days to kill algae and again there was no issue with the corals. But…
Aqua Illumination launch Nero 7 Powerhead
Reefers woke this morning to news of the latest product launch from Aqua Illumination – the Nero 7. A bigger brother to the Nero 3 and 5 wave pumps, the Nero 7 is AI’s most powerful flow pump to date,…
