Fish, corals and giant clams get the lion’s share of the attention in our reef tanks but there’s a whole world of interesting anemones we’ve yet to collectively get to know. Not to mention all the new species of anemones that…
See You All At ReefED in Denver This Saturday
What’s up Reef Builders and Colorado Reefing Fam? This Saturday April 28th we’ll be making our way to ReefED at the Lakewood Holiday Inn to do some coral shopping, talk shop, and catch up with veteran Reef Builder Mike Paletta. …
Video Tour of China’s Biggest Aquarium Show Part 2
The China International Pet Show towards the end of last year is a show so huge and sprawling that it literally took two videos just to bring you part of it. While the first video was mostly freshwater fish, the…
First Living Pictures of the Alama’s Soldierfish, Ostichthys alamai
Soldierfish are very common and widespread marine fish in all oceans of the world and they include a number of very interesting and sometimes deep sea species. The most recent member, Alama’s Soldierfish was just described this year but rare…
Video Tour of China’s Biggest Aquarium Show, CIPS part 1
If there’s one thing about the reef aquarium hobby that doesn’t even compare to the freshwater world, it’s the huge number of competitions in various parts of the hobby. Sure we’ve got some localized coral grow-out challenges but it’s not…
Philips CoralCare V2 Launching At InterZoo Next Month
With yesterday’s announcement that Kyocera will be launching a new aquarium LED light this year, it reminded us of the other major electronics brand to dip its toes into the aquarium hobby, Philips. Designed for more commercial applications in mind,…
The Perks of Using A Digital Water Flow Meter
When I first started using the Corrente Flowmeter by Perfect Reef Systems, I couldn’t have known how much I would really fall in love with this device. Having the Corrente installed on my main reef display’s primary return pump for…
Using The Maglev Mixer to Streamline Water Testing
When I was first approached about testing the Maglev Mixer by Optics Tech, honestly my first thought was that this is probably a silly little unnecessary accessory. But since it’s small and probably couldn’t hurt my water test, I decided to…
Marcia’s Anthias Successfully Captive Bred in India
Anthias are some of the most visible small marine fish of tropical coral reef environments and many of them are also very popular in reef aquariums. The genus Pseudanthias particularly includes many of the smaller, aquarium-suitable species and aquaculture researchers recently…
Ask Reef Builders #3: How Long Should I Cycle A Reef Tank Before Putting Corals In?
You don’t. The short answer is that technically, there is no evidence that you need to cycle an aquarium before putting corals in. Now before you start pulling out your proverbial pitchforks and burn me and this statement at the…