Aquarium Specialty has secured the rights to distribute Planctonite’s aquarium products. Planctonite has a wide range of products for saltwater aquariums including their stair style frag holder along with their more popular sweeper for protein skimmers. The sweeper is an…
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Super Reef Octopus XP 1000S hang on back cone skimmer
The new Super Reef Octopus XP 1000S have finally hit North American shores. The XP 1000s is a hang on back cone skimmer that features a bright red acrylic finish. If you have a red Ferrari tank, it should match…
2009 Reef Builders Reader’s Choice Awards roundup!
2009 was a great year for aquarium products and now that we’re starting to feel cozy with 2010 we may as well share with you the results of the 2009 Reef Builders Reader’s Choice Awards. There were some likely winners…
Euro-Reef products and support shifted to Reef Dynamics
Recent rumors about Euro-Reef changing hands to a new company called Reef Dynamics are proving to be true. A quick call over to Euro-Reef takes you to a voicemail message stating as of January 1, 2010 Euro-Reef will no longer…
Planctonite releases new Sweeper 2.0 version
Planctonite has updated their popular sweeper product to a new version, 2.0. This new version is an upgrade to the sweeper and adds additional functionality. “In this new version of Sweeper the cleaning head is magnetically driven, facilitating the cleaning/rinsing…
50 Years of TUNZE 1960-2010
We are extremely pleased to welcome a great inaugural post by our newest contributor, Mirko Belosevic, who will become the Reef Builders Eastern European correspondent. Mirko is a professional aquarist and writer, he is the former editor and publisher of…
Reef Trends in 2009: Whats hot, whats not
Cone Skimmers In late 2008 we saw the emergence of different types of cone skimmers, however in 2009 we saw them become even more popular. Although there has been much debate over the first company that has brought the cone…
Fauna Marin blue line skimmer seen, available in January
Fauna Marin has new skimmers in the works, possibly named after their Blue Line of skimmers. These blue line skimmers are said to be 100% serviceable, all parts are removable for cleaning which Fauna Marin is touting as one of…
Quick-Precise Adjustment valve from JNS Aquaria is a quantum leap in skimmer water level control
The Quick-Precise Adjustment valve featured on the new JNS Shark Cone skimmer is a novel development in the fine tuning of water level inside a protein skimmer. Although we just posted about the JNS Shark Cone protein skimmer, the very…
ATB 1050 cone skimmer gets 1.5 update
ATB has took it upon themselves to give their 1050 cone skimmer a refresh to 1.5 status. Like other 1.5 updates to skimmer designs you’ll see a more polish design and look that better reflects ATB’s high end quality. The…
