Interest in large polyp stony corals with super flowy tentacles has catapulted the Euphyllia corals to hyper popularity in recent years. The very fast growing and diverse torch corals are king of this trend but elegance corals are not far…
Rare Liopropoma latifasciatum Spotted in the Diver’s Den
The blackstripe basslet is a very uninspired name for a little fish we just spotted in the Diver’s Den that deserves a moniker a whole lot more inspired. Better known as Liopropoma latifasciatum to the initiated rare fish fanciers, the pale colored…
Download Cardinalfishes of the World by Rudie Kuiter for Free
Cardinalfish are a diverse and very numerous group of marine fish that doesn’t get nearly enough airtime in the reef aquarium hobby. Save for a few species like the pyjama and banggai cardinalfish, there’s more than 350 known species of…
You Want to be Watching Brian Greene’s Videos
Brian Greene is no stranger to the pages of Reef Builders, nor to the annals of deep diving history having discovered a wide range of very cool and rare deepwater fish. In recent years it’s become easier than ever to…
Carbon Fiber Pipe is the Ultimate Status Symbol of Plumbing
If you thought colored PVC pipe was cool, just way until you get a look at the carbon fiber pipe that is starting to be used in some very high end reef aquarium plumbing work. We’ve always kept on eye…
Rossmont Skimer is both Controllable and Programmable
It’s been more than a year and a half since Rossmont let the world know about the world’s first AC controllable protein skimmer, initially called the Skemer, and now renamed the Rossmont Skimer. Whatever you call it the team at…
All the HOT Corals Were at ReefStock Australia This Year
The two biggest reef shows of the summer, ReefStock Australia and MACNA, have come and gone and while we’re almost caught up on all the products from MACNA, we still have a lot to tell you about ReefStock Australia. Although this…
Porites farasani & P. hadramauti, Two New Stony Coral Species
Porites farasani & P. hadramauti are two new species of small polyp stony corals recently described from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. These two new Porites species were recognized as novel for having a very different growth form,…
AquaC Skimmers Getting ‘Resurrected’ by Cobalt Aquatics
The AquaC line of ‘spray injected’ protein skimmers is an entire lineage of foam fractionators that carved their own path in the reef aquarium hobby, and interestingly were never really copied or imitated. Once the darling of the reef aquarium…
Salinity Manager by Fauna Marin
The Salinity Manager is a new kit from Fauna Marin to help reefers manage the salt content of their saltwater aquarium with greater ease, and accuracy. The kit for Salinity Manager includes a quality conductivity meter, cleaning solution to keep the…