Thanks to the good folks at Hydor USA, we here at Reef Builders were able to secure some of the new Koralia Evo circulation pumps to put to the test and so far, our impression is really favorable. We will…
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Brightwell Aquatics CoraLazarus High-Purity Calcium Media
CoraLazarus is a newish calcium media from Brightwell Aquatics that we have yet to cover. What’s different about this calcium media versus others is that its “high purity” which allows you to use it in a variety of options. CoraLazarus…
ORA joins efforts to rescue sea turtles affected by recent cold weather
ORA Farms is joining the battle to help rescue and rehabilitate thousands of sea turtles suffering thermal shock from cold coastal waters due to the recent cold weather that has been impacting the southern United States and Florida in particular.…
Coral reefs proved to be evolutionary “hotspot”
A new study has found coral reefs account for more new species than any other tropical marine habitats. Through analysis of fossil records going back 540 million years ago, researchers have analyzed the rate of evolution and discovered new species…
Koralia Evolution pumps adds a lot of tricks to Hydor’s best selling product
The Koralia Evolution water pumps are the next generation successor to the wildly popular Koralia line of water pumps from Hydor. Oftentimes a product refresh can be a simple as some new packaging and fancy new numbers and letters but…
Time lapse of 198 days of growth by Caribbean staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis
Who said corals grow slowly? Obviously this Caribbean staghorn coral, Acropora cervicornis didn’t get the memo! Growing at breakneck speed in an aquarium by Atlantic Reef Aquaculture, this precious Atlantic staghorn coral is chronicled through an amazing time lapse video…
Royal Nature uses evaporated seawater for new aquarium salt
Royal Nature, a new aquarium salt developed and manufactured in Israel, is coming on the scene using evaporated seawater instead of the typical industry norm of base materials from mines. In development the past few years, the Royal Nature salt…
Ricordea shrimp featured in super macro HD video by Coral Morphologic
No sooner does Coral Morphologic get bumped off the front page with their video of Periclemenes pedersoni than they post up another HD macro video. This time CoreMore has gone ahead and cataloged a really micro-commensal shrimp that lives only…
ORA Purple Stylo starting to be released in limited numbers
The purple stylo from ORA is a strain of Stylophora that we have lusted after for over 5 years since we first saw a specimen of this startling color strain in the 2000 gallon reef aquarium of French reef aquarist…
Unboxing the 12 watt LED Panorama module from Ecoxotic
The Panorama module from Ecoxotic is the mid-range LED offering from the fledgling solid state lighting company. The Panorama module contains 12 x 1 watt LED lights that are tightly fastened to a solid heatsink. The heatsink has built-in brackets…
