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Gorgonia mariae sea fan is the SPS of soft corals and gorgonians
There is something about true Caribbean Gorgonia sea fans that has always fascinated us – their small polyps and highly regular structure is unusual for a soft corals. The Gorgonia sea fans have a more determinate growth…
XBOX 360 aquarium is a pico reef and console mod masterpiece by Blue World Aquariums
The XBOX 360 aquarium by Blue World Aquariums is simply a stunning work of both video game console modding and ingenious pico reef aquarium design. What we love most about Spencer’s XBOX 360 aquarium is that it follows the Ecoreef…
Sea Angels cruising in a kriesel
This interesting video shows Clione Sea Angels dancing about in a kreisel. We covered a special aquarium in the past to house these unique sea creatures that are actually a mollusk that live in the Arctic Ocean. Sea Angels, also…
Japanese pygmy angelfish are absolutely divine as juveniles
We don’t really need much of a reason to share with you some fabulous pictures of exquisite reef fish, but when we got these pictures of a juvenile Japanese pygmy angelfish, Centropyge interrupta, well we knew they’d be posted up…
Watching light, at the speed of light
For his inaugural post Clive Bentley brings us a glimmer of the future with an extremely forward-looking post about a new breakthrough in light recording that could revolutionize how we see the physical and biological world in the future. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtsXgODHMWk&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] While this…
Valenciennea bella is a goby you’ll definitely want sifting your sand
Most reefers get a little bit iffy at the thought of adding a sand sifter goby to the reef tank. The thought of a sand spewing fish dropping aragonite particles all over the ever precious acan frags and scolymia is…
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December 6th – December 12th Aquarium controllers part 1: From Reef-Geek to the mainstream Sunlight Supply Tek Wave VHO T5 gets a hands-on review Owner of Salt Water Connection faces up to $1M in fines, possible jail time From Japan…
Liopropoma rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, confirmed as captive bred!
Last time we wrote about Todd Gardner’s success being the first to breed and rear a Liopropoma sp. Reef Basslet, the jury was still out on which species he actually had. Eggs from both L. rubre, the Swissguard Basslet, and…
Aquarium Controllers Part 2: Top 5 things that matter when buying an aquarium controller
From my previous article you may now be convinced that you need an aquarium controller, but which one? For many, making a purchasing decision on a technology product is often done by comparing lists of features and then combining that with…
Large male spotted angelfish struts it’s stuff on video
The spotted angelfish, Genicanthus takeuchi, is a species of reef fish so obscure that it doesn’t get hardly any airtime outside of Reef Builders where we specialize in the rare and the unusual. This video taken on a cool deeper…
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…
