Tropical Marine Centre has been refining its nano equipment offering lately with new tanks, pumps, skimmers, and filters. The Next Wave 35 Nano tank is the latest offering from the Reefefficiency stable and the smallest Next Wave tank to date,…
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Shane Danger Coleman joins Reef Builders!
We are delighted to welcome our latest contributor to Team Reef Builders, Shane Danger Coleman. Shane is an avid aquarist of all things aquarium, terrarium, and plants, but has a strong passion for the natural reef and land-based coral propagation.…
Reef Tank Basics: What you need to know before you start
Brand new to the reef aquarium hobby? Well don’t fear as you’re in safe hands here at Reef Builders, and it’s the best hobby in the world. Let’s start with some of your frequently asked questions on the absolute basics…
Reef Builders goes in depth with Brian D.Greene
Reef Builders is incredibly proud and honored to welcome Ichthyology Research Specialist Brian D. Greene to the All-Stars Contributor Team. Brian grew up in Micronesia and has been exploring deep coral reefs in search of new species of fish since…
Say hello to new Reef Builders All-Star contributor Matt Wandell
Matt Wandell has been keeping coral reef aquariums since 1999. He has been a professional aquarist at the Steinhart Aquarium at the California Academy of Sciences and the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Matt has a keen interest in developing new techniques…
Claude Hug joins Sicce S.r.l.
One of Tunze’s former product designers has joined Italian pump manufacturer Sicce. Claude Hug joined Tunze in 1999 and was involved in the design, development, and technical support of many of the popular Tunze products we know and love, but…
Three new Nautilus species described
Three new species of Nautilus have been described in the journal ZooKeys. Nautilus samoaensis, Nautilus vitiensis and Nautilus vanuatuensis join N. pompilius, macromphalus, and stenomphalus in a genus that was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Nautilus belauensis was…
Reef Builders welcomes new exclusive contributor Austin Lefevre
The big hitters keep on coming to Reef Builders, and today we’re delighted to announce another exclusive member to the RB All Stars Line-up, Austin Lefevre of Tenji Aquarium Design + Build. Austin has been in the aquarium industry since…
MASNA announces the cancellation of MACNA 2023
The Marine Aquarium Societies of North America has announced that it is canceling MACNA 2023. The show was due to be held on September 8-10 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but today MASNA has announced that the well-known show will now not…
Yellow Black Back Wrasse is Anampses twistii/neoguinaicus hybrid
Reef Builders is the home of naturally occurring saltwater fish hybrids and this latest specimen from Elliot Y. Lim of Marine Collectors is an absolute beauty! The fish is a mix of two popular Anampses wrasses – The Yellow Chest…