An Introduction to Protein Skimming

A protein skimmer is a device designed to clean the water in a reef aquarium by removing dissolved organic compounds. Put even more simply, it is a controlled overflow of dirty water. Imagine a chamber that vigorously mixes air and…

Safeguarding Your Aquarium With Redundant Design

Redundancy      We have all been admonished by the phrase at some point in our lives “Don’t be redundant. To most that simply means don’t say something twice. By definition it also means don’t exceed what is necessary or…

The Modern Reef Aquarium Fish Room

One of the notions that most of us are familiar with is the “man cave”. This room of the house is usually dedicated to our enjoyment of sports, large television screens and adult beverages. In the best of circumstances, it…

Show Your #EshoppsLove – Premier Line Skimmer Giveaway

Show your #EshoppsLove and you could win an S-Series Premier Line Skimmer. The Eshopps S Series has been through a few iterations over its life and the S-Series in the newest generation of their premier line of protein skimmers. The…

Milestones & Pioneers of The Reef Aquarium Hobby

Between the inauguration last week and Martin Luther King Day, you could not turn on anything without hearing the phrase “Events that shaped history”. That got me to thinking about the events that shaped the reef aquarium hobby. While I…

Simple tips to keep your protein skimmer nice and clean

Protein skimmers are most likely the dirtiest piece of equipment on your tank and is also the one you probably have to give it the most attention in order to keep it clean an operating effectively.  We touched on some…

Helpful Protein Skimmer troubleshooting tips for newbies and vets alike

A protein skimmer is an essential piece of equipment in aquarium keeping. It is often the heart of the tank that oxygenates the water. Because it is a crucial piece of our system, you need to make sure it is working properly.…

Deepwater Aquatics now North American distributor for AquaBee, COVE and X Marine

Deepwater Aquatics just announced they are now the exclusive North American distributor for One COVE, X Marine and Aquabee. This means Deepwater will be bringing the impressive AquaBee Cove product line and other to the North American market. Deepwater will handle all…

Reef Builders Editor’s Choice: 10 best new products of 2016!

Another year has come and gone, and that means that it’s time for one of everyone’s favorite posts, the annual Reef Builders Editor’s Choice Awards. It’s crazy to think that what was once a novel exercise on our part has become…

My Memories of Aquariums and Christmas

Christmas is probably the one holiday that makes many of us most feel nostalgic, it often makes us think of how things were in the past and at least in my case how simple life was and maybe better. As…