Aquatic Dreams 600 gallon reef tank a few months after the move to Post Falls, Idaho

A couple weeks ago we brought you the two year update of Steve Hurlock’s Mountain Reef and this week we’ve got a new video of the 600 gallon reef tank by Aquatic Dreams. In August of 2009 we shared a…

Reeflo’s large and small BlowHoles are manually adjustable pumps

The Reeflo BlowHoles are two new pumps with a manually adjustable throttle that are coming soon. Reeflo demoed their proto-BlowHole at Reef-A-Palooza this past weekend and it is an interesting pump with a very unique feature set. Reeflo will be…

AquaticLife has a new compact CO2 regulator that is sure to please the nano reef crowd

AquaticLife’s CO2 regulator used to look like everybody else’s but their new nano model is much more compact and versatile. We were pleasantly surprised to see the cute new compact CO2 regulator from AquaticLife which natively fits a small paintball…

Simon Garratt’s inspiring intertidal reef at six months

[youtube width=”640″ height=”505″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6MUPVyFDUM[/youtube] Simon Garratt, our reefing friend across the pond, recently posted a video of his latest experiment an intertidal reef-flat biotope and we were able to garner a few nuggets of wisdom from Simon on the genesis of the…

Bulk Reef Supply releases Bio Pellets for the cheap

Popular discount retailer, Bulk Reef Supply has released their version of the Bio Pellet that we made famous among our readers way back in 2009. The solid carbon dosing bio pellets are popular for helping to remove nitrates from your…

Bad reefing ideas which never should have been

Recently, I’ve been doing a lot of fish-related events, and have had the pleasure of interacting with quite a few experienced hobbyists. During our discussions, we often reflect on where the hobby has been, where it’s going, and the people,…

NextReef BR1 showcases custom work for larger applications

The NextReef BR1 is one huge, custom-built calcium reactor that showcases the scaling ability and custom work the team at NextReef can do. We are big fans of the mainstream line of NextReef products with the durable and quality work…

Liopropoma africanum is a rare fish for the connoisseurs of exotic reef life

Seeing Liopropoma africanum for the first time at the House of Fins SPLASH event last weekend was a big surprise, and a welcome one at that. It’s only a few months ago that the Africanum basslet started popping up in…

The Reef Central Story

Reef Central is an online forum that has been around the aquarium hobby for quite some time.

G2 Maxspect LED light giveaway from Fins Reef for one lucky young reefer

Today on Reef Builders we’re putting one very exciting giveaway where our mouth is: Following the MACNA conference a few weeks back we wrote an editorial which addressed our concern about where all the young reefers have gone. In an…