Reefkoi revolutionizes frag discs with hexagons

Whoulda thunk that it would take almost a decade of making frag plugs and frag discs for someone to make hexagonal “discs” that can fit together without wasting space? If you don’t already know, Reefkoi is respected high-end coral grower…

All Rhizotrochus are illegally collected and imported

Have you ever wondered why you’ve (most likely) never seen a Rhizotrochus typus available for sale at your LFS? The obvious reason is that their suppliers probably don’t have them because this coral species is simply not legal to collect,…

Let Reef Builders treat you to MACNA with one full event pass

The 21st Marine Aquarium Conference of North America will be held in Atlantic City, NJ and with a seasoned event planning staff and the exciting location, this year’s seminal marine aquarium event is promising to a very enjoyable event. We’ve…

Rusty Flame pygmy angelfish hybrid video

The flame x rusty angelfish hybrid which we first spotted at IMAC West in Long Beach a few weeks ago was the focus of much attention during the weekend show. A lot of flashes tried to stop the motion of…

More images of the forthcoming NeWave pumps surface

A few new pictures of the forthcoming Newave pumps have surfaced since we first brought you the image of the NWA 6500. The new propeller-style water pump is currently being marketed by Aquarium Systems Europe in some brilliant fuchsia pink…

TC 3070 from Deltec deemed to satisfy gunk geeks

Why is it that we like to put our finger into things and pull out skimmer junk ? It’s a relatively common thing to do. But just to be sure, we are all clear that a protein skimmer skims organic…

Ideas for Replicating Nature: Appreciating a “Nuisance” Macroalgae

As a dedicated fan of  marine biotope aquariums and unique concept aquariums, I’m always trying to look at natural reefs for inspiration. I mean, if nature does it, it must be good, right? And you never know where that next…

Pump Control unit from GHL

We’ve received more information about the Pump control unit that is coming out for ProFilux users. Like we mentioned earlier, this pump control is a 2 Channel pump controller for 12V pumps.  What we didn’t know is the price and…

iReef to work with Reef Keeper Elite RKM-NET module

If you have an iPhone (and really who doesn’t these days) you can pick up an APP that will run your old style reef keeper 2 from Digital Aquatics. Yes we know, its the old Reef Keeper 2, but all…

Instant Ocean Gel Food on the way?

Some industry rumors are hinting at a possibility that Instant Ocean may be working on a new gel based food for our marine aquarium fish. Gelatin has long been a very important ingredient in frozen food for ornamental fish and…