Cirrhilabrus cyanogularis is the official name for a ‘new species’ of fairy wrasse that’s actually been enjoyed in the aquarium hobby for quite some time now. With some similarities with other common species like Tonozuka’s fairy wrasse and the redfin…
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Top 10 New Reef Products Introduced at InterZoo 2018
Traveling all the way to Nuremberg Germany for InterZoo is a ton of work, it ain’t cheap, but it’s oh so worth it! If you needed any indication that this is one of the most important shows for releases of…
Saltwater Aquarium Clean Up Crew For Beginners
Meet The Clean Up Crew When keeping a saltwater aquarium you have to think about all parts of the mini-ecosystem you are trying to create. Of course, this means planning out your tank size, what equipment you will need, and then…
Complete Walkthrough Videos of InterZoo 2018
If you’re a regular reader of Reef Builders, there’s a good chance you’ve got a clinical case of FOMO. Fear of Missing Out is a condition you can live with, especially when we have the technology to bring you along…
Face to Face with the $18K Debelius Angelfish
The Debelius is one of the rarest and most elusive of all the Pygmy angelfish. Despite writing about this species for nearly a decade, we had never seen a living specimen until a few weeks ago in Germany of all…
Spy’s Red Montipora hirsuta is a Hot Strain of Branching Monti
One of the coolest parts about traveling domestically and international is not just meeting new reefers, but discovering new coral strains we didn’t even know existed. The first of these corals that took my breath away while in Europe in…
Close Encounters With Three Amazing Grammas
People often ask me what my favorite reef fish and they’re often surprised to learn that the common, run of the mill royal gramma is definitely at the top of my list. Fish don’t have to be exotic to be…
Dejong Marine Life’s Insane InterZoo 2018 Reef Tank
Alongside the deluge of new products we see every two years at InterZoo is the magnificent 3 meter (10 foot) square reef tank display of Dejong Marine Life. This giant display is quite literally an oasis of reef life in…
Spy’s Simple & Very Effective Reef Tank [Video]
Spy AKA Prodigal Cube is a Filipino Reefer living in Dubai with a reef aquarium style that is uniquely his own. His 90 gallon tank uses a very dynamic aquascape to maximize the number of corals he can keep, and…
CR Twin Tech is Deltec’s Take on the Automatic Calcium Reactor
The CR Twin Tech is a new automatic calcium reactor from Deltec with a lot of bells and whistles, like all of them. At first look the Cr-Twin Tech is a lot for the eyes to take in, but there’s…