The saying goes “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch,” as one of the biggest aquarium-related media sensations this year has come to a sad end. Charlotte, the pregnant female California Round Stingray was confirmed dead by its carers at…
Tia Davis Speaking at Reef Stock Chattanooga 2024
Reef Builders is thrilled to welcome Tia Davis to our team of expert speakers at Reef Stock Chattanooga this August. Tia is a marine biologist and a lifelong scientist with her current projects including 76 fully aquacultured species of macroalgae,…
GHL Doser 2.2 can Dose up to 150 Times Per Day
GHL has been manufacturing dosing pumps for 25 years, and the latest iteration, the GHL Doser 2.2 is packed full of useful features. For a start, it is a standalone, app-controlled four-head doser capable of delivering as little as 0.1ml…
Flashback Friday – Jake’s love for Butterflyfish
Working on Reef Builders we think about Jake Adams every day, and miss the conversations we used to have with him about all things reefing. Something we spoke about a lot was Jake’s own fish collection, and he would test…
Marc Levenson Speaking at ReefStock Chattanooga 2024
Marc “melev” Levenson needs no introduction as he’s part of the fabric of the American reefing scene, being in the hobby since the late 1990s. Marc gives talks around the country, writes for Coral Magazine, and entertains reefers internationally with…
Bleaching Reduces Reproduction in Giant Clams, Tridacna gigas
A study into the effects of increased seawater temperatures on Giant Clams has shown that it not only causes massive mortalities but also directly affects survivors’ reproductive performance. In a paper published last year, researchers monitored the direct impacts of…
RVS Provides Net Caught Training & Diving Certification in Northern Philippines
RVS Fishworld INC is currently providing Net Caught Training and PADI Scuba Diving Certification to the coastal communities on Calayan Island, Cagayan Province, in the Philippines. The nine-day training program held from June 19th to 28th 2024 teaches coastal communities…
Todd Gardner Speaking at ReefStock Chattanooga, 2024
Reef Builders is thrilled to announce that Todd Gardner will be the first of its expert speakers giving talks at the New Reefing Show ReefStock Chattanooga. Todd Gardner is a professor of Aquaculture at Carteret Community College in Morehead City,…
Video: Tour of Oceanic Gardens
Recently Remy got to visit Gabe Pommier and his two-year-old coral business Oceanic Gardens in Illinois. Gabe has been a hobbyist for 10 years and at just 24 years old his premises are looking really clean, well organized, and professional,…
Watch Reef Therapy Episode #110 on Coral Taxonomy Basics
This week we got to put a face to the name and meet Reef Builders Contributor and Marine Biologist Sean Ono. Sean likes to dive into Marine Taxa, taking a fresh look at corals available in the hobby, their history,…