Have you noticed that we haven’t updated the official reef builders tank? That is because we completely tore it down and built a new stand and sump system. The stand is 72″ wide and will easily support a 180 gallon…
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Look behind you at that great white shark
Apparently a marine biologist had hoped to stealthily track a great white shark was the one actually being tracked…by the great white! He was using the most un-obtrusive boat he could think of a yellow plastic kayak. He spotted a…
4 Most common mistakes made by newbie reef keepers
I discuss the 4 most common mistakes made by new reef keepers. Narrowing it down to 4 was actually hard. Most of you advanced aquarists out there should already know these common mistakes, nevertheless it is a great review for…
Reef Builders Referrals, a new contest
Today starts a new contest. Everyone loves RB right? And most of you have been telling your friends and family about RB, that is good and all, but when you do that, tell them your username here on RB. So…
Hey Reef Builders! Marc Smith Here.
Wow! What a great place you have here. I will say that I am looking forward to throwing some blogs against the wall, and seeing what will stick! I am a Crazy SPS collector right at this point in my…
New Bloggers Coming
I am sure you are sick of hearing from me day in and day out, in all reality I am too. Marc Smith will be joining the blogging crew shortly, he has a wealth of experience in the saltwater hobby…
Hydor Responds to Tunze Nano streams with Nano of their own
Hydor isn’t one to sit back and let Tunze recent nano streams to take over the nano market in water movers. So what do they do? Offer a “nano” version of their Koralia pumps which pushes a measily 240 GPH.…
Poor Man’s LED Aquarium lighting: Galileo from PFO
Are you digging the LED lighting that is being released lately but dissin’ the cost? The Galilieo fixture from PFO is a great alternative. The Galileo fixture is designed for “soft corals, planted tanks, and fish only tanks that want…
Drs. Foster and Smith getting serious, Marine Depot eating market share?
It seems that Drs. Foster and Smith is getting deeper into the deep side of keeping saltwater reefs. They just launched Euro Reef protein skimmers. This is a huge step in offering a quality, medium cost protein skimmer for the…
Aqua Medic Blue Reef 1000 Filter System & Sump
Instead of using sheets of acrylic which is the common norm now-a-days, Aqua Medic has designed to go the plastic injection route with their new line filter systems/sumps. The nice thing about this is that the unit has “sliding doors”…
