A Miami man will forfeit his boat and spend 10 months in jail for illegally harvesting brilliantly colorful corallimorphs, prized for saltwater aquariums, from the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Alexandre Alvarenga, 40, was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge…
Aqua Medic Biotherm Temperature Controller/Monitor
Fluctuations in temperature cause changes to the water`s specific gravity, ability to hold oxygen and causes stress to fish, often leading to disease. A consistent temperature is a key element of stability, and stability is a cornerstone of the successful…
Floating, Underwater Hotel, where you sleep in an Underwater Aquarium
Floating, underwater hotel, where you sleep in an underwater aquarium. The Utter Inn is the brainchild of Mikael Genberg, a local artist and sculptor who has chosen to focus on “making art for the public”. It lies 3m below the…
Win a free Canon Rebel XTI Camera from Reef Builders!
To celebrate Reef Builders having 10,000 members, we are giving away a: Canon REBEL XTI SLR Camera, so you can take pictures of your tank! You can read more about it here This is the camera body and lens kit,…
Giant Squid in a block of ice at the Melbourne Aquarium
Giant squid, measuring 7 meter (21 ft) , encased in a block of ice at the Melbourne Aquarium. The 250-kilogram creature, caught by commercial fishermen off New Zealand’s South Island earlier this year, has cost the aquarium more than $100,000,…
Reflecting On Lighting for saltwater aquariums
BY RICHARD HARKER It’s easy to find the reefkeeper in any neighborhood. It’s usually the house with the strange intense light streaming from it into the street. It is a rare reefkeeper who is able to illuminate a reef tank…
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A very smart octopus and why I don’t keep one…
This says it all, I would love to keep one, but since they are very smart and escape artists, I am going to have to hold out until I get to run a Seaworld theme park. I got my fingers…
Oil rigs could become coral farms
Decommissioned oil rigs off Australia’s coastline could become hubs for marine-based businesses such as coral harvesting for aquariums, a fish expert says. Professor David Booth, of the Sydney Institute of Marine Science and University of Technology, Sydney, says there are…
Ecosystems of Vietnam’s long coastline are in peril
It was the destruction of coral reef and over-fishing that moved artist Nguyen Lieu to paint brightly coloured canvasses warning Vietnamese that their coastal environment is in peril. “Nha Trang is the most beautiful bay recognized worldwide but exploitation there…