Flipper Nano algae cleaner brings the magnetic flipping action to smaller tanks

The Flipper Nano is a miniaturization of the popular Flipper, flipping algae magnet. Hiding out in the CoralVue booth, the Flipper Nano is a blue, and roughly about half the size of the original Flipper. Flipper rates its nano model…

CFP Checker Flashlights on sale this weekend at the Two Little Fishes MACNA booth

The Coral Fluoresent Protein (CFP) Checker Flashlight that several MACNA attendees received last year are now available to buy this weekend. While supplies last, Two Little Fishes will be selling the CFP Checker Flashlight from Eco-Lamps at prices so low…

MACNA 2014 website goes live, register NOW for early bird pricing of $89

The MACNA 2014 website went live just minutes ago and you can get a first look at what this show is all about. The 26th Marine Aquarium Conference of North America will take place August 29 to the 31st at…

Puratek, a New Controller on the Reef Scene with the Right Background

Puratek was born out of a company with roots in designing controllers for IT data centers. With a strong background in automation and disaster prevention, they branched into Aquarium controllers. They distinguish themselves from other controllers by several facets. For…

Hands-on with the impressively built Zetlight ZP3600 PRO LED light

The Zetlight ZP3600 Pro is part of a new breed of LED lights from China which exhibit a higher degree of industrial design outfitted with higher grade LEDs and a modern set of features. We’ve seen these well-packaged LED lights…

MACNA 2014 will take place in Denver, the first Mile High Macna

The rumors about MACNA 2014 have been a flyin’ this week but it’s not official until you see it on Reef Builders. MACNA 2014 will take place August 29-31, 2014, for the first Mile High MACNA in Denver, Colorado. The…

Banggai Rescue Project book goes on sale at MACNA this week

For any of our readers who have been following the Banggai Rescue Project, we have some great news — the long-awaited book from the Banggai Rescue Project is finally launching at MACNA this week in Florida. The new book titled  Banggai…

Your one stop hub for all the best MACNA news

MACNA may not yet have officially begun, but for the professionals building and designing products and the coral vendors who are on their way to South Florida right now, MACNA is in full swing. The same goes for the Reef Builders writing…

First hands-on and teardown of the Ecotech Marine Reeflink

There you have it! The first in depth look at Ecotech’s window into your reefing home which will put all Ecosmart products on the cloud, beginning with the Radion LED lights. Looking more or less like a local networking router…

GHL’s Mitras & Profilux are the first light and controller pair to get native wireless communication

GHL will be at MACNA showing off how much their powerhouse Mitras LED light has grown over the last year. Newer, bluer LED clusters will deliver light which is more skewed towards the blue spectrum the way that us coral…