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Prognathodes basabei and Odontanthias fuscipinnis make a stateside appearance
Although it seems like Japan gets all the coolest, rarest fish even if they come from Hawaii, Reef Builders reader JP is a determined collector from the Northeastern U.S. who has dedicated…
Dubai’s biggest coral reef moved
While some of us have moved our fair share of reef tanks to new homes and living spaces, few of us, if any at all have moved actual coral reefs. That is exactly what the scientists and coral gurus did…
A “Fresh” Approach
In  three decades (gulp) in the marine hobby, I’ve kept everything from Acropora to Xenia, and a lot of stuff in between. Seems as though I alway find something new to try; another challenge to accept, a different system to…
Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference (BayMAC) in San Jose, CA next weekend
On Saturday June 13th, the second annual Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference will take place in San Jose California. The event will go down from 10:30 am until 5 pm, it is completely free to the public and no club…
NeoMarine Reef Salt from Brightwell Aquatics
Brightwell Aquatics has just released their NeoMarine Reef Salt which is specifically designed to mix up as close to natural seawater as possible. The new salt is manufactured in Brightwell’s own in-house production facility which is a first; many of…
World Reef Conference 2009 in Chicago
For those of you who live in the Chicago area then you’ll want to mark your calendars for October 3 to 4 for the first annual World Reef Conference. Technically, for those of you who live in Chicago, it is…
Indo-Pacific Scolymia is now officially recognized as Acanthophyllia deshayesiana
You know that coral we’ve been calling Scolymia for all these years? Well it turns out it’s not a Scolymia at all but a member of it’s own genus, Acanthophyllia. There has been confusion surrounding the true taxonomic identity of…
Are cone skimmers a fad? Deltec Seems to think so
Are cone skimmers here to stay or just another marketing trick to get the hobbyist to buy? One company, ATB, has built their entire skimmer range around the cone design and it seems like more and more companies are offering…
LiveAquaria spawns the extremely rare Mccullochi clownfish
In a feat that has been documented only once before, LiveAquaria’s resident pair of Mccullochi clownfish has spawned at their facility and the kinky couple did it all in front of a video camera. It was only last fall that…
Digital Aquatics Reef Keeper lite to go on sale for $99
Digital Aquatics is running a promotion during the summers months on the new Reef Keeper lite system. Originally priced at $149, the summer promotion will be allowing customers to purchase the new controller system for only $99. The promotion is…
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…
Eviota bacata is a New Species of dwarfgoby from New Caledonia
A new species of Eviota goby has been described from Grand Terra, New Caledonia, taking…
Signature Frags’ Split Personality Spliced Acro May Have Been Born Out of Stress!
Reef Builders is no stranger to spliced Acropora, but this one came out of British…
Reef Builders Raj Works on 10,000 Gallon Mega Tank Build
Raj has never really flexed his skill set to the Reef Builders audience before. He…
