Ultraviolet light is a form of high energy radiation which has a number of uses in our daily lives as well as our aquariums. The C-band of UV light is used to sterilize food and medical equipment and we use…
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Coral Colonies are So Fun to Unbox [Video]
After stocking up for more than three years you’d think that the Reef Builders Studio would be all filled up but not quite. We’re on a mission to keep and grow and gain experience with virtually all species and prominent…
10 Reasons Why Saltwater Aquariums are Better than Freshwater Tanks [Video]
Freshwater vs Saltwater aquariums is a perennial debate that would rage more frequently if we didn’t have a near total divide between the saline reefers and softwater aquarists. Once upon a time the vast majority of saltwater aquarists got their…
Acropora striata – Rainbow Hues from Bali Aquarium’s Coral Farm
Acropora striata is a species of the broad group of staghorn coral which most reefers won’t yet be familiar with but a new very colorful strain is about to change all that. Coming from the mariculture farms of Bali Aquarium…
Blue Light Nano Video and Answering Your Most FAQ
Some types of reef tanks require a regular maintenance schedule with careful attention to details, dosing, chemistry and plenty of cleaning of the glass, skimmer, detritus removal and water changes. Other setups like our Red Sea nano reef tank are…
10 Different Skimmer in use at the Reef Builders Studio [Video]
Protein skimmers are a piece of technology which is unique to saltwater aquariums and they’ve been employed as a tool to clean the water in our hobby for decades. There’s many different ways to combine the mixture of fine air…
Window Shopping Some Great & Affordable wysiwyg Coral Frags
It’s been a really long time since we shared some interesting and unique corals from around the web. With more online coral vendors than ever before we only got through a few pages of google search results before we had more than…
How War Changed the Life of Ukrainians and their Pets
As the war against Ukraine has progressed our hearts have been with the people under siege and we’ve been profoundly concerned for their well being as well as their pets and aquariums. The video shared below is from Pleco Ceramics…
Red Sea ReefMat: 10 Things we Already Love About It
The Red Sea ReefMat is an ambitious new device which is making its mark in the burgeoning young product category of automatic filter rolls. First announced just a few short months ago in December the ReefMat has been one of…
The Coral Reef Aquarium Volume II now Available fro Pre-Order
Keeping reef aquariums can be a very technical hobby and while there’s a boundless amount of information shared online, it can be very challenging to parse through it all for advice that’s really relevant, and information which might be tenuous…