How to use DC Controllable Pumps in a Reef Tank [Video]

For decades all of our fresh and saltwater aquarium worked just fine with dumb, one speed AC water pumps so we still remember setting up our first ever controllable DC pump. We didn’t really understand what we would achieve with…

Aussie Reef Tank Build Pt. 2: Aquascaping the Rock Wall

Aquascaping a brand new reef tank is at once one of the most exciting and also stressful periods of setting up a new coral aquarium. This is the period where the particular arrangement of rocks will determine the general look…

Aussie Reef Tank Build Pt.1: Installing the Equipment

If there’s one thing we’re about and Reef Builders is known for in the aquarium world it’s reef aquarium gear. Therefore it is with great excitement that we kick off our latest reef aquarium build and get to install a…

10 Upgrades to Dalua’s DC Great White Protein Skimmer

The Great White from Dalua Australia is one of the best value protein skimmers in the reef aquarium hobby and now Dalua is doing the same for controllable DC skimmers. The new Great White DC skimmer is much more than…

New Illumagic Vitamini LED Super Actinic LED Lights

The new Vitamini Wings from Illumagic are an exciting supplemental LED striplight which is designed to really help coral colors pop. The skinny profile of the Illumagic Vitamini strips gives them loads of flexibility in installing into a wide range…

Dalua Great White Skimmer DC Version Coming Soon

The Great White skimmer from Dalua Australia has been a sleeper hit in protein skimming performance and value, and an improved DC version will soon be released. At ReefStock Australia Dalua will show off their first controllable protein skimmer which…

The Inspiring Reef Tank of Luis Rosa

There’s not too many reef tanks that we could describe as approaching perfection, but Luis Rosa’s 65 gallon is surely getting close. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder and Mr. Rosa’s combination of aquascape, healthy corals, new-school…

Great White 10 Protein Skimmer from Dalua Australia Review

The new Great White skimmers from Dalua Australia are sleeper powerhouse of protein removal and organic export. It’s easy to look at their unassuming size and judge their unremarkable appearance as just another protein skimmer company, but these fractionators definitely…

Introducing the NEW Illumagic Style LED

The Illumagic Style LED is a new fixture that’s been in the works quite a long time. We got our first look at the prototype Style LED from Illumagic way back in May of last year at InterZoo in Germany,…

Dalua’s Haymon Skimmer Has A Great Pump And Cool Diffuser Plate

The Hayman Skimmer is a new foam fractionator we came across during our travels across the Australian reef scene which grabbed our attention for a number of reasons. The most standout feature is an interesting new style of bubble plate…