The American reef aquarium hobby can breathe a little easier today, at least for another 6 months. Having received a deluge of public comments and lots of criticisms from coral researchers and scientists, the National Marine Fisheries Service is extending…
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MACNA 2014 will take place in Denver, the first Mile High Macna
The rumors about MACNA 2014 have been a flyin’ this week but it’s not official until you see it on Reef Builders. MACNA 2014 will take place August 29-31, 2014, for the first Mile High MACNA in Denver, Colorado. The…
Face-to-face with the hyper rare tiger angelfish in nature and the aquarium
Any of the rare fish fanciers out there who’ve kept up with some of my writings know that I have a sort of infatuation with South Africa’s endemic tiger angelfish, Apolemichthys kingi. So, when I got the invitation to come to…
Incredible large colony of purple boulder Porites sighted in Mauritius
Of all the SPS corals available to us reefers, Porites corals are incredibly under-appreciated, unless they have some fancy Xmas tree worms or colored polyps. We’ve poked fun at the underwhelming appearance of boulder Porites in the past but this colony…
South Africa 2013 Aquarium Expo: Reef Builders will be there
Marine Aquariums South Africa and Tropical Aquariums SA are jointly putting together the largest aquarium conference of the year, the South Africa 2013 Aquarium Expo. Being a fully fledged aquarium conference the 2013 Expo will feature a wide range of…
A look back at our favorite ORA stories
We do so many posts here Reef Builders that after a while we start looking back at some of our favorite posts. We were ruminating on all the interesting things ORA has done over the years and thought it would…
The Zebra Tang has come to US and UK aquariums
The Zebra tang, aka Acanthurus polyzona is a very rare “book fish” which we’ve covered before from a distance, but this story is about some good news for aquarists. After about two years of poking, prodding, begging, pleading and insisting,…
Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado hosting ‘Reef Ed’ this weekend
The Marine Aquarium Society of Colorado is hosting a Reef Ed event with two speakers and plenty of vendors to get your reefing fix this weekend. On Saturday, June 22, join the MASC team welcome both Scott Fellman and our…
SeaTest Control System is a game changer for fish tank water testing
The SeaTest Control System from Aquarium Systems France is an extremely novel device which is about to change the way aquarium water is tested, without really changing anything at all. Blending the best of the old and the new, the…
Elos partners with CoralVue as sole North American distributor
Score another victory for CoralVue. Elos has just announced the transfer of North American distribution and customer support for Elos products to CoralVue effective June 1, 2013. The news comes at a time where Elos USA has had a minimal…