It’s hard to believe it has been five years now since Managing Editor Jake Adams first introduced us to the Reef Builders Studio. To say he was excited, or like a kid in a candy store doesn’t even cover it,…
How To Set Up A Nano Reef Tank In One Day
We’re celebrating the life of Reef Builders’ late, great Managing Editor Jake Adams this week, as it is one year since he passed away in October 2022. Jake built the Reef Builders Studio so that he could create some great…
Denver Zoo’s French Angel Gets Fish CT Scan
Our hobby is a strange one when compared to others in the pet sector. If your dog or cat gets ill you take them to the vet, where they are examined and treated by trained veterinary professionals. In contrast, when…
Have Your Say: Comment on Proposed United States Banggai Ban
In August, the National Marine Fisheries Service proposed a rule under section 4d of the Endangered Species Act that would criminalize the import and export of Banggai Cardinalfish, Pterapogon kauderni, in the United States. While the applicable legal and regulatory…
ReefStock Chattanooga Postponed
With much sadness and regret, we inform you that ReefStock Chattanooga will now not go ahead on the planned dates in September 2023. Originally intended to debut on Labor Day weekend, September 2nd and 3rd at the Chattanooga Convention Center,…
ALL LADIES Reef Therapy to Launch at ReefStock Chattanooga
Tired of hearing the boys talk about all of it? Let’s bring some ladies into the mix! For the first time, we will be having an ALL LADIES Reef Therapy launch during the ReefStock Chattanooga show. We intend to make…
Buy Your ReefStock Chattanooga Show Tickets Today
It’s just five weeks until you get to go live and visit Reef Builders’ very own event ReefStock in person, this time in a brand-new location, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Started in 2004 in Denver, Colorado, ReefStock is the original real reefer’s…
Flower Bomb is a Newly Released Tabling Acro from Top Shelf Aquatics
This coral was originally imported from Australia and hand-picked as a pale, small mini colony with loads of potential. I have hand-picked many pieces from various suppliers throughout the years but this one really stood out as something that could…
We just can’t get enough of the TSA Fruity Splice Acropora
We’ve known about this spliced acro for a while now, but after Remy went to see it in person we just can’t stop thinking about it. We reached out to Top Shelf’s Kevin Burda for more info on his discovery. …
Frogfish Has Surgery to Remove Algae Magnet Its Eaten
While it’s fairly well known that frogfish, in this case, a hairy frogfish (Antennarius striatus), will eat anything that can fit in its extremely large mouth, we did not expect our pet Tadpole to quickly pounce on a Two Little…