To most of you, the twin cites of Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., are on the outskirts of civilization. Not surprising given our location, being less than three hours from the coldest spot in the US (International Falls, Minn.) and…
Opinion
Should natural ecosystems like coral reefs have legal rights?
After reading a recent article about a law set to pass in Bolivia granting legal rights and recognition to natural systems, the main question I asked myself was should natural ecosystems like coral reefs have legal rights? Is this another…
Flip video camera gets retired, a sign of the future of video
Yesterday the home video market got a bit of sad news when it was announced the Flip video camera was being discontinued. Sure the Flip camera had ability to capture great video of your friend doing a faceplant skateboarding or…
Reef Builders 2010 Statistics
Over the past year, Reef Builders has produced an amazing amount of posts, images, graphs and video footage that our readers have enjoyed. We thought it might be a cool idea if we assembled all of this information in a…
Based on their frag pricing, Sexy Corals is probably smoking crack
We’ve just got two words for Sexy Corals: Re Hab. Put down the crack pipe and call your local drug abuse hotline because you have got to be high if you think this is still 2005-2006 where you can name…
Local Fish Stores: Separating the great from the mediocre
I tend to travel a lot and I’ve also moved quite a bit. In every town I called home, I’ve had my favorite local fish store (LFS) and I tended to be loyal to my favorites. Whenever travelling abroad, I…
Fish House Girls has new twist on aquarium maintenance
Fish House Girls is an aquarium maintenance service. Their goal is to sign up clients so that they can use their staff to clean your aquarium and keep you stocked with the latest corals and fish. However, unlike other aquarium…
Really getting to know your fishes
If you ask a bunch of reefers what got them into the hobby in the first place, you’re bound to get a lot of different answers: Many will tell you that it was the sheer beauty, or for the challenge…
We finally did it: Reef Builders gets a new commenting system
One of the new features we will be releasing for 2011, is a new commenting system. And starting today you’ll be able to take it out for a test drive. The system is called Disqus. Even if you don’t know…