Here at the ReefBuilders rare fish department we have amassed a large collection of cool stuff that quite frankly, have been sitting around collecting dust. Stuff that are too outdated for a breakthrough post, but cool enough that we didn’t…
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Flipper Nano algae scraper magnet review
The Flipper Nano algae scraping magnet is one of the best new-yet-familiar products announced at MACNA 2013, which became available for prime time at MACNA 2014. We picked up a sample of the new Flipper Nano and all we have…
The Worldwide Aquatics Industry is in Jeopardy
PIJAC –one of the if not only organization that is actively working in the interests of the aquatics industry announced a major update to the active petitions and strategy surrounding our dear friends at the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD). …
Friday Smorgasbord: Reef smells, dogs, camo and drones
It has been far too long between posting our last Friday Smorgasbord and since summer is nearly over and we are all back to the normal grind, it made sense to dust off the typewriter and craft a new smorgasbord…
Cirrhilabrus squirei finally gets an official description
Cirrhilabrus squirei is a new species of fairy wrasse from the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Sea which was first discovered and collected by Cairns Marine of Australia. The new fairy wrasse species is named after Lyle Squire and…
Behind the face of LiveAquaria – Kevin Kohen’s fish collection part 1
Any saltwater hobbyist worth his salt or doesn’t live under a rock surely knows about LiveAquaria. On this post MACNA trip, we managed to visit their facility and caught up with Kevin Kohen, the man behind the company. Seeing as we’ve already covered…
Neptune formally announces WaV pump, 1Link module, and pricing
The WaV pump from Neptune Systems saw a subdued unveiling at MACNA in Denver a couple weeks ago that was all but overshadowed by the forthcoming DoS fluid metering system. Not one to let questions go unanswered about an exciting new product…
Royal Exclusiv is building a 3-meter-long Dreambox…and I want it!
Royal Exclusiv’s Dreambox sumps are incredible works of art that add just as much style to the sump and maintenance portion of your aquarium as we try to achieve ‘upstairs’ in the display. When we saw this incredible 3-meter version…
New Reef Octopus hang-on protein skimmer spied at MACNA
Reef Octopus has a new hang-on protein skimmer model which really breaks the mold for what we generally expect from this category. There have been plenty of hang-on protein skimmers made in a plethora of shapes and sizes in the…
Longfin Clownfish video shows the true nature of this new strain
MACNA 2014 saw the first public unveiling of the Longfin Clownfish strain developed by Sustainable Aquatics. We’re not sure what we expected when we conjured up a future where domesticated clownfish became “enhanced” with long finnage, perhaps something like a…
