ReefStock is a unique flavor of reef aquarium event home grown in the Colorado Rockies since 2008 to really focus on what makes aquarium conferences an aquarium party you won’t want to miss. Like many aspects of our lives we…
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Tropic Marin Halts Production of ‘Turkish Blend’ of Pro-Reef Salt Mix
Turkish Blend usually engenders a connotation of fine tobacco or strong coffee but the term is coming to mean something very different for one flavor of Tropic Marin’s popular saltwater mixes. Mysterious coral problems started arising from the reefing community…
Absolute Ocean is ATI’s saltwater concentrate in a bottle
Here at Reef Builders we pride ourselves on covering new, important reefkeeping products. But we’ll hold our hands up and admit that this four-year-old product by ATI completely passed us by, and on both sides of the Atlantic! Readers will…
Get Ready for ReefStock Denver 2022!
As 2021 comes to an end, the beginning of our 2022 event season is just beginning! ReefStock Denver has been a long standing tradition in the Colorado region for over a decade, and next year is set to be our…
AF Rock is Aquaforest’s man-made reef rock
With live rock shipments few and far between these days, manufacturers and hobbyists have had to turn to mined or man-made alternatives instead. And Aquaforest is one such rock provider with their latest version, AF Rock, although they’re not new…
AQUA show 2021 product round up
The UK’s biggest aquatic-only trade show went ahead last week, despite some major marine players being conspicuously absent. Previous exhibitors including Tunze, Red Sea, Tropical Marine Centre and the EcoTech and Triton distributors were all missing this year, resulting in…
Can You Test for Fish Diseases? AquaBiomics Thanks So!
If it weren’t for pests and diseases, keeping a saltwater fish aquarium or reef tank would be so much easier. Fish parasites, coral parasites, and even clam pests can present a real setback to having a thriving saltwater aquarium environment and…
How to Cycle a Reef Aquarium Right Away – With Corals First
Forever and a day we have been schooled in how to set up and cycle an aquarium. Set it up, wet it, add bacteria, test, add fish, test again, and then eventually add corals. But here at Reef Builders we can’t help but think there’s another way to fast reef tank cycling, and that actually, people have been doing it wrong all along…
The Best Water Testing Kits For Saltwater Aquariums – Reef Builders Gear Guide
Water testing kits are the foundation of a healthy marine aquarium after all you can’t just look at the water and know what’s going on. Maintaining stable water parameters is the key for fish and corals to thrive, and the…
Calculating Actual Tank Volume Using Pre-Measured Salt Mix
Over the years the reef aquarium hobby has become increasingly analytical about many aspects of our reef tanks. We measure light levels using micromols of photosynthetically active radiation, send off water samples for ultra precise chemistry measurements using ICP testing…
