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The Arrow Crab or Stenorhynchus seticornis in HD Video
The Guys at Morphologic got out their amazing Canon HD camera and turned the spotlight out on the Arrow Crab. The arrow Crab or Stenorhynchus seticornis is a popular addition to some…
Steinhart Aquarium working to raise Rhinopias scorpionfish from their own fertile spawns
One of the advantages of working at the the Steinhart Aquarium in the California Academy of Sciences has is being able to care for, and observe so many different animals that we might not be exposed to anywhere but a…
Algae blooms threaten to choke Baltic Sea
An explosion of phytoplankton has reached alarming levels in the Baltic Sea consuming outrageous amounts of precious oxygen and choking out aquatic life creating one of the largest marine “dead zones” on the planet. As part of nature’s cycle, small…
Nano Customs hybrid LED + T5 lighting fixture
Nano Customs might be releasing a new T5/LED light for nano aquariums or at least playing with the idea. This prototype light fixture is milled out of billet 6061 with a integrated passive heatsink & active cooling system for the…
“The Cove” about Dolphins wins Academy Award for best Documentary
Did you watch the Academy awards last night? If you did you would have seen The Cove win the award for best documentary series. “‘The Cove,’ directed by Louie Psihoyos, uses surreptitiously gathered footage to document dolphin hunts in the…
Four persons arrested for aquarium fish smuggling in Thailand
4 persons were arrested in Rawai for smuggling protected marine species according to the Phuketgazette. “The suspects, 34-year-old Pichit Bangjak and three minors, were arrested at 11am in a pickup truck parked along Thepkrasattri Road in Rassada, near the Phuket…
Tunze’s reusable 20 micron prefilter for R.O. units can save you money
This past weekend we had the pleasure of making a visit to Austin Texas where we visited with Roger Vitko of Tunze USA, a ReefBuilders sponsor. Roger let us take a peek at some new and upcoming products as well…
Centropyge debelius, one of the most elusive pygmy angelfish appears at Blue Harbor
Centropyge debelius, the blue mauritius pygmy angelfish is a fish that is so rare and elusive that these may be the first new photos of the species in the last several years. Although Blue Harbor succeeds in obtaining quite the…
Coral Frag Caddy holds frags for reef shows
This is the Coral Frag Caddy. It is quite popular to go to reef shows and browse the livestock that is on display specifically with corals. Most people use several bags or might even use Rubbermaid type containers to put…
Shocker: Healthy coral reefs produce clouds and rain
Dr. Graham Jones has been researching coral reefs and coastal precipitation for over 20 years. And all that research has paid off with the discovery that “a substance produced by thriving coral reefs seed clouds leading to precipitation in a…
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…
