Over the last 15 years aquarium corals have gone from simple brownish or greenish shades to ostentatious colors which would have seemed unimaginable in the early days of reefkeeping. With all the progress that we’ve made it’s hard to imagine…
The Top 10 Stories of 2017
The last decade of keeping saltwater aquariums has been very exciting and 2017 as a year was no exception. For ten years the Reef Builders team has striven to bring you interesting and original stories that help our readers learn…
The Unique Eyes of Incredibly Diverse Eviota Gobies
Live eye-color patterns of various species of Eviota: 1) E. algida (M.V. Erdmann); 2) E. tetha (M.V. Erdmann); 3) E. teresae (R. Whitworth); 4) E. bilunula (R. Whitworth); 5) E. cometa (R. Whitworth); 6) E. fallax (G.R. Allen); 7) E.…
Top 10 Festive reef life that could get lost in a candy cane factory
It’s no secret that our society loves the combination of red and white colors, which is no doubt why it is employed so much during winter festivities. But it turns out that nature really appreciates this peppermint or candy cane…
Cove I-120 is the company’s smallest protein skimmer to date
Cove has been making a name for itself as one of the most prominent protein skimmer brands to use the venerable AquaBee needle wheel pumps. The company has a wide ranging catalog of protein skimmer sizes and they’ve recently added…
Washington Area Reefers give support to Fiji Coral Farmers
New Funding for the ADE project from WAMAS The Washington DC Area Marine Aquarist Society (WAMAS) has awarded the first major contribution, a $10,000 donation, to the ADE Project in Fiji founded by Walt Smith. ADE (Aquaculture Development for the…
HM Electronics Cetus 2 LED has full blown features in a spotlight form factor
HM Electronics is a company which has really grabbed our attention at the international trade shows for a suite of very interesting LED light designs and features. They first made a big splash with the sleek motion-controlled Wing LED we…
Top 6 New Species of Corals & Crabs of 2017
This year gave us a bumper crop of new neat little crabs and hermit crab species although it was kind of mild on the new coral species front. Any given year it’s impossible to compare the number of new reef…
Trying out the unique properties of Reef Cell Fish & Coral Foods
Every year a multitude of companies introduce their ‘new’ reef aquarium and coral foods which are often little more than an assortment of finely ground ingredients. But aquarium fish food veteran New Life Spectrum has recently released a new line…
Top Ten New Species of Reef Fish of 2017
More than any other year 2017 felt like it was jam packed with a deluge of new species of marine fish being described. These included many from the tropical reefs that we all so love but there were even more…