‘Scribbled’ Hydnophora is a Coral Strain for the Connoisseurs

If there’s one group of corals that hans’t yet had its collector hype moment it’s definitely the Hydnophora horn corals. With a very consistent color across a handful of species, a unique ‘scribbled’ Hydnophora we spotted at Worldwide Corals last…

Gyre Pro Unveiled by MaxSpect at CIPS 2020

The Gyre Pro is a new commercial size turbine-style water pump from Maxspect that has just been revealed at the CIPS conference in China. We’ve seen Maxspect put out some jumbo and extra large Gyre pumps in the past but…

The CoreXC & CoreXP Are All New Slim Fixtures from HM Electronics

The CoreXP is a brand new reef aquarium light from HM Electronics with a very elegant, slim profile design. The dual clusters of the CoreXP contain 24 LEDs each and have a total power output of 172 watts with plenty…

Philips CoralCare Gen 2 (120V) LED Lights Land In North America

Ready to use in North America the Philips CoralCare Gen 2 lights have just landed! The Gen 2 lights feature a slimmer design, with an updated square form factor, and offer a new wireless control system paired with a smartphone…

Top 10 Benefits of Keeping Mollies in a Saltwater Tank

Saltwater mollies are one of the least celebrated fish that aquarists can keep in a saltwater tank and this is very unfortunate. Of course all the new salt hobbyists are drawn to the hyper bright colors of saltwater fish compared…

Biota Now Shipping Captive Bred Animals Direct To Consumer

Biota has just launched their new direct to consumer retail website. Now you can have a fully stocked reef tank with cultured and captive-bred animals. Biota offers over 130 livestock from fish to corals and invertebrates, something for every level of…

Meet Tyler’s Coastal Lagoon Gorgonian Reef Tank

Tyler aka Inland_Reef on Instagram set up this 42g coastal lagoon Gorgonian tank and you know we just had to learn more. Gorgonians are truly an under-appreciated coral, and it takes a skilled aquarist to make these somewhat dull corals…

Eliminate Nuisance Dinoflagellates with Algae Barn Ocean Magik

Eliminating harmful and ugly dinoflagellates remains one of the most common and challenging tasks for the marine aquarist. Many of these problems are directly associated with excessive nutrient concentrations. Natural coral reefs are typically nutrient-poor and free from smothering forms of benthic…

Tour of our Dedicated Mangrove & Coral Community Aquarium [Video]

For virtually all of my aquarium career, mangrove trees have been a niche of the saltwater hobby that we’ve admired at arm’s length, but not anymore. As you may have seen from the early videos from the Reef Builders Studio…

Hanna Nitrate Checker Coming Soon for the Low Range

The Hanna Nitrate Checker is a long awaited addition to Hanna Instruments’ catalog of trusted digital water testers. The Hanna Phosphate Checker has been the gold standard in accurate, low range measurement of this important nutrient and algae fuel so…