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Do blue LEDs narrow our reefkeeping choice?
I’m lucky enough to be able to dive some of the best reefs the ocean gods have given us, but there is not a single dive that I pass a coral or…
Atblue’s Arrowhead Soapfish is the cousin of Dr. Seuss
The Belonoperca genus of Soapfishes is most famously represented by Belonoperca pylei, the highly sought-after Dr.Seuss, but let us introduce you to its only other congener, the enigmatic Belonoperca chabanaudi, the Arrowhead Soapfish. As its outline suggests, the Arrowhead is…
Reef Builders Top 10 new products of 2022
Over 80 new products rolled across the Reef Builders news desk this year, ranging from pumps, lights, and skimmers, to tanks, controllers, fish food, and dosers. A global shortage of microchips was still being felt throughout the first three quarters…
Video: Solomon Coral Reef Paradise
It’s freezing outside for many people and while we’re in limbo between Christmas and New Year, we thought we would seek out some sunshine from one of Jake’s dive videos in the Solomon Islands. Watch our late Managing Editor seamlessly…
Hydro Wizard 63 xXx is a Triple Threat to Cavitation
The pump people at Panta Rhei have come up with a novel way to rethink their products to suit their customer’s requirements. For wave pumps, they have the Hydro Wizard 42, 63, and 75 models, delivering 11280lph, 51,000lph, and 159,000lph…
Millies and Spaths found hand in hand in Indonesia!
These two iconic Acropora are so closely related that for many years A. spathulata were thought to be thick versions of Acropora millepora on the top and exposed reef. Acropora spathulata was even called A. millepora by the most eminent…
Hoshitsutsu’s Grafted Montipora setosa is red as the Rising Sun
Up until now, we admit to losing interest in Montipora setosa, such is its abundance in the hobby, ease of keeping, and frequency in frag form. We used to get offered so much of it in our retail days that…
14 of our favorite featured fish from 2022
Cast your eyes over our pick of the hottest fish to make the Reef Builders news in 2022.
Modern Reefing is 50% Shiny Object Syndrome
Do you get distracted by new fads and reefkeeping fashions, always wanting to try out the next new thing in pursuit of a better tank? You may have Shiny Object Syndrome! Shiny object syndrome (SOS) is a situation where people…
Acropora horrida has so much aquarium potential
Some species of Acropora can go under the radar for many years until, during a dive, we pass by a large field of them, and wonder why this particular Acro is not in all reef tanks. Acropora horrida is quite…
Video: How to Set Up the Red Sea Complete Reef Care Program
When Red Sea changed its popular dosing system from seven parts to a controlled ratio…
A whopping 62 species reported as new from the Coral Sea Marine Park
Reef Builders Alumni and master ichthyologist, Yi Kai, has teamed up with a star studded…
Breaking New Ground
Vibrant Corals and Fish Ushers in the First Legal CITES-Compliant Malaysian Coral Imports to the…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
