One of the very reasons that we love this hobby is that it doesn’t take a big tank to create a wonderful masterpiece and Michael Rice’s nano reef is the living embodiment of this. He’s got a simple setup with a…
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Dial In Your Protein Skimmer With An Airflow Meter!
As many things as we love to measure in our reef tanks, it’s mind boggling to me that we don’t regular measure airflow on our skimmers. It was about a decade ago that skimmers started coming with an air silencer…
Awesome Fish Spotlight: Sargassum Frogfish
Sargassum Frogfish By: Quentin Caussin Sometimes a fish comes along that just makes you stop and stare for hours on end. The Sargassum Frogfish (Histrio histrio) definitely falls into that category. We were lucky to spent time with a pair…
The Aquarium Hobby Is Under Attack in Hawaii!!
The aquarium hobby seems like such a serene, benign past time yet there is a group of people who are vehemently opposed to our very existence. Once again the stakes have reached a critical level in the battleground of Hawaii…
Three Of The RAREST Zebrasoma Videos: White, Gem and Tricolor Tangs!
With nearly three hundred videos on a myriad of topics, Reef Builders has one of the oldest aquariums channels on YouTube. In that time we’ve featured countless beautiful, rare and exotic animals, and today we want to revisit three of our…
Unboxing Some Gorgeous & Lifelike Aquarium Fish TOYS!
One of the things that makes the aquarium hobby so enjoyable is all the different aspects that can keep it interesting and diversified. Of course we love our livestock, great reef aquarium displays, and all the shiny bells and whistles…
Check Out This Killer Video Tour Of An Awesome 300 Gallon Wall Divider
The aquarium service and maintenance business represent a huge part of the American reef aquarium hobby. There are literally thousands of professionally maintained reef tanks that look very different from our home and hobby tanks. Premier Fish & Reef has been…
Reef Secrets Aquarium Is An Australian Fish Store Powerhouse!
Reef Secrets Aquariums in Gold Coast Australia was one of the few LFS that I ever heard of before going to Australia. But as it turned out it was the last fish store I ended up visiting on my recent…
Top 5 HOTTEST Corals of Reefapalooza Orlando (VIDEO)
Reefapalooza Orlando might be fading from memory but the corals we saw there have left us with a lasting impact. The American reef scene’s long history of high energy reef aquarium and coral frag shows has developed into a very…
Day 2 Coverage of Reefapalooza Orlando 2017
With only days since the show wrapped up, we’re still feeling the after effects of Reefapalooza Orlando 2017. Now that we’re all kinds of caught up on sleep and water changes, it’s time to share with you Day 2 of…