A reef tank is not like a television. You can’t simply turn it on, sit back and watch it, and not have to interact. Like gardening where you need to cultivate, seed, and weed in order to reap a harvest,…
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Vote for Your Favorite Reef Aquarium Product of 2023
50 new products crossed the Reef Builders News Desk in 2023, and looking through the list there were several major product launches from some of the biggest brands in the saltwater aquarium industry. In 2023 we saw innovation in pumps,…
Tunze Osmolator 3 is Built Upon 40 Years of ATO Innovation
You can’t talk about Auto Top Off devices without talking about Tunze, as it is Norbert Tunze who identified the need for stable salinity in marine aquariums way back in the 1980s and invented the first Tunze Osmotic Regulator as…
Saltwater Beginner Series: Can I convert my freshwater tank to a saltwater tank?
Yes, virtually any aquarium can be converted to saltwater, as long as it doesn’t contain any parts that might rust like iron or steel. Glass and acrylic aquariums are the best for saltwater conversion but if you run an aquarium…
Charterhouse Aquatics Provides 3D-Printed Product Solutions
British e-commerce retailer Charterhouse Aquatics has begun designing and 3D-printing its own range of reef aquarium products. It already lists over 40 own-branded products in its portfolio from frag racks to media baskets, frozen food defrosters to CO2 scrubbing collars…
Maxspect’s Pastel Reef Magnifier is a Light, Phone Lens, and Magnifier In One
A good product is one that you didn’t know you needed until you tried it, and Maxspect’s new Pastel Reef Magnifier and Filter Lens has proved to be exactly that. In essence, the reef magnifier is similar to what we…
Reef Microbiology Part Two: The Immune System
In this installment of the microbiology series, I will provide a more technical explanation of the coral immune response. Introduction to Immunology Immunology is the study of the immune system. There are two broad categories of immune responses – innate…
New Tunze Turbelle Stream Eco Pumps Break the Efficiency Barrier
The reefing hobby has a lot to thank Tunze for, as before they invented the first high output, wide outlet propellor pump we used batteries of small powerheads, creating heat and using lots of power. Now propellor pumps are the…
Why Successful Reefing Is All About Incrementalism
Over the course of the last forty years, many changes have taken place that have made the hobby better. Looking back, it is safe to say that while all of these changes seem large now, they were all done incrementally,…
The Reef Builders’ Big ICP Test Review, by Sanjay Joshi
Initially introduced to the hobby market by Triton, ICP tests have been around for several years now and have become a staple in the hobby. The allure of these tests has been the relatively cheap ability to get a reading of…
