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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…

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…

EcoEZ PNG SEASMART Operations Hamstrung by Premature Funding Loss

We were starting to wonder what happened to the forecast December 2010 release of maricultured corals from SEASMART program in Papua New Guinea. Today it was announced that the loss of PNG government funding during the last quarter of 2010…

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…

Reef Builders Staff picks best aquarium products of 2010

It’s hard to believe that a whole year has passed since we last published our list of best aquarium products of 2009. If you needed any indication that 2010 was a big year for aquarium products, consider that last year…

2010 was a massive year for marine fish captive breeding

In May of this year, I asked if 2010 would be the year that the marine aquarium hobby shifted to breeding. By September of this year, I felt we already had our answer since this has indeed been one of…

Reef Builders top ten livestock picks of 2010

2010 has been a great year for marine aquarium livestock, with many new corals and rare fish appearing in the marine and reef aquarium hobby. It was hard to make a decision, there was a lot to pick from this…

MACNA “Early Bird” discount ends on Dec. 31

We know MACNA isn’t until September but the Early Bird discount for MACNA XXIII in Des Moines, Iowa in 2011 is expiring on December 31. If you purchase your full conference pass before the end of the year, you can…

ReefStock 2011 at the Denver Downtown Aquarium, March 12

Mark your calendars because the fourth annual ReefStock conference is happening at the Denver Downtown Aquarium once again next year. As usual we’ll have great speakers, great vendors and live corals, an amazing raffle of great reef aquarium gear, and…

IceCap Lighting officially goes out of business, closes its doors

IceCap, a once popular lighting company that is headquartered in the United States is out of business. In a letter to their customers, Chuck Troiani stated that they have suspended operations. Chuck goes on to explain: “Unfortunately, we finally hit a…