The Bounce Shroom craze is so powerful right now that it is spawning a whole new generation of reefers to fall in love with mushroom anemones. Last year we broke the internet by announcing that a single Bounce Shroom three…
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The Fishbit is the future of aquarium controllers
Fishbit is an innovative new aquarium startup company that has been working for two years to bring to market a new kind of aquarium controller. The Fishbit system actually consists of two separate parts, a controller and a monitor, both…
The coral-packed reef tank of Aquatic Art Inc.
With the reefing hobby’s increasing emphasis on frags and collecting corals rather than growing them, it’s becoming increasingly rare to see what a real grown out mini reef aquarium should look like. Thankfully, our old friend Cris Capp of Aquatic…
Acclimating Anthias to aquarium life
Anthias are the perfect reef fish; an active, colorful, and generally peaceful fish that typifies the beautiful and busy reef scene aquarists long to recreate. This article is for the prospective anthias-keeper looking to maximize his or her chances of success. Pseudanthias…
Would you pay a hundred dollars for a scarred yellow tang?
The news of successfully captive bred yellow tangs took the aquarium by storm last year. Successfully breeding any species of surgeonfish has been a long time coming, and this week the first batch of captive bred yellow tangs finally made their…
How is this elegance coral even real?
Elgance corals, Catalaphyllia jardinei, come in a myriad of beautiful colors and patterns but ‘Red Elegance Coral’ has never been in our vocabulary fro this iconic coral species. However a new crop of pictures of this coral from central Indonesia might put…
Tell us your favorite Reef Builders story to win an AI Prime LED
The AI Prime LED is just a little bigger than the size of a hockey puck and produces incredible power for the size. Measuring at 4.88” (12.4cm) x 4.88” (12.4cm) and only 1.34” (34cm) high the prime unit will give…
First look at the new Fishbit Controller & Monitor
Fishbit launched a Kickstarter for the newest version of their Controller and Monitor last week, and they were in Denver for ReefStock to show off what the new machines can do. If you are not familiar with Fishbit, it is…
Abyss, Atoll and Peninsula concept aquariums debuted by Innovative Marine
The Abyss, Atoll and Peninsula aquariums are three new concept tanks unveiled by Innovative Marine this weekend in Denver. Innovative Marine used ReefStock 2016 as the world debut for these three interesting concept tanks which are the first all-in-ones from…
Sneak peek of some of the hot livestock coming to ReefStock 2016
Reef aquarium events are an integral part to the experience of being a reef hobbyist in America. These gatherings offer us an opportunity to meet other reefers, see new products, catch a speaker talk or two, exchange ideas and information, but who…