Orca Pro II Skimmer from MyReef Creation: a mega review for a jumbo protein skimmer

In the latter part of 2009 My Reef Creation released the new lines of Orca Pro skimmers featuring the needlewheel design and pumps of Reeflow.  The Orca Pro-I unit is designed for systems of up to 500 gallon and retails…

Skimz Monzter II to be released at Interzoo 2010

Skimz, a company located in Singapore that produces reef aquarium products like protein skimmers has started to tease their new Skimz Monzter II. This is a new protein skimmer design that features a double bubble plate as well as a…

Tunze Cleaning Set will help you maintain your equipment for maximum performance and longevity

The Cleaning Set from Tunze is a much needed maintenance kit for making sure your pumps and other critical equipment are kept in peak working order. Product manufacturers can only make their devices so durable and in the harsh, corrosive…

ReefStock 2010 pictures part 1: Setting up

With 60-70 participants and about 400 attendees the third ReefStock was the best show yet. The crowd came early and it stayed late for the ReefScape competition, the talks and the raffle. While we were doing all we could to…

New Diablo cone skimmer heading to Reef Specialty

Online vendor Reef Specialty is teasing us with the new Diablo cone skimmer available shortly exclusively at Reef Specialty. The Diablo is designed for smaller tank owners looking to get the performance of a cone skimmer in a smaller footprint.…

Red Dragon 3 (III) variable speed pumps, and Red Dragon 2 (II) Brushless DC pumps confirmed by Royal Exclusiv

Royal Exclusiv has been talking about their new Red Dragon 3 variable speed pumps lately. Details are very light at the moment but we did found out that the Red Dragon III will be available in 3 versions. And before…

Planctonite secures North American Distributor Aquarium Specialty

Aquarium Specialty has secured the rights to distribute Planctonite’s aquarium products. Planctonite has a wide range of products for saltwater aquariums including their stair style frag holder along with their more popular sweeper for protein skimmers. The sweeper is an…

Super Reef Octopus XP 1000S hang on back cone skimmer

The new Super Reef Octopus XP 1000S have finally hit North American shores. The XP 1000s is a hang on back cone skimmer that features a bright red acrylic finish. If you have a red Ferrari tank, it should match…

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…

Euro-Reef products and support shifted to Reef Dynamics

Recent rumors about Euro-Reef changing hands to a new company called Reef Dynamics are proving to be true. A quick call over to Euro-Reef takes you to a voicemail message stating as of January 1, 2010 Euro-Reef will no longer…