Atlanta-based transport company MARTA is going to retire eight train cars and place them in the Atlantic Ocean. The cars will be submerged off the coast of Georgia near Savannah as part of a recently approved project. The hope is…
How to keep your Reef Tank Cool in Summer Heatwaves and Hot Weather
Summertime, wildfires, and the return of El Nino mean it’s time to think not about how we heat our reef aquariums, but how we keep them cool. We need to keep our tanks at a steady 25C/77F with few exceptions,…
Reef Builders Studio Update Video
It’s been eight months now since Jake left us and in that time, most of the questions have been about the Studio. Is it still running, has it still got corals, and why don’t we see videos from there anymore?…
Lobophyllia robusta is the easiest “Symphyllia” available
We are often asked to recommend which LPS species are the most suitable, but when we gazed into our tank today the answer had been staring us right in the face. Lobos! Sold as Spiny brain corals, Lobed Brain corals,…
Eviota taeiae is a New Species of dwarfgoby from Samoa
A new species of dwarfgoby has been described from Nuusafee Island, Samoa. Named Taei’s Dwarfgoby, Eviota taeiae, it becomes the fourth species of the Eviota guttata species complex and takes the total number of valid Eviota species up to 129.…
Trimma longispinum is a New Species of Pygmygoby from the Northwestern Tropical Pacific
A new species of Trimma goby has been described from Tabuaeran and Kirimati Atolls, Kiribati. The Long-Spined Pygmygoby, Trimma longispinum, is a tiny goby just one inch long or smaller (24.8mm Holotype,) and was collected from a coral reef near…
Ten of the Best Hybrid Dwarf Angelfish
From Rusty Flames to Tigerpyges and Holy Grails. Here are just 10 of the many hybrid dwarf angels that Reef Builders has covered over the years.
Finding Nemo is 20 years old. Here’s how it changed reefkeeping forever
It’s hard to believe it’s twenty years since Pixar launched the computer-animated adventure of clownfish Nemo, his dad Marlin and the forgetful Blue Regal tang Dory. We think we’ve watched it 50 times since then, first on DVD and a…
Easy corals: The Space Invader Pectinia
Think of easy, beginner LPS corals and you’ll probably think of Duncan corals, Candy Canes, and Micro Lords maybe, but there’s one frag that’s positively shining in our tank despite us not giving it any special care whatsoever – the…
Watch the Reef Therapy Podcast Episode 67
Spent your weekend reefing? Want to start your week listening to or watching more reefing chatter? Well, we do too, so we’ve released the latest episode of Reef Therapy to soothe you into your new working week gently. Join Remy,…