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Saltwater aquariums: Critical water parameters for reef tanks
Think of all the divers who go to such lengths to visit saltwater reefs for a view of the amazing sea life that inhabits the area. Now imagine that you can have…
Butterfly Fish Faces Possible Extinction
The beautiful black, white and yellow butterflyfish, much admired by eco-tourists, divers and aquarium keepers alike, may be at risk of extinction, scientists have warned. The case of the Chevroned Butterflyfish is a stark example of how human pressure on…
Scheduled Downtime tonight
As a reminder to those of you that didn’t know, we will be having scheduled downtime tonight. This will start Tuesday February 26th, 2008 from 9:00PM CST to 2:00AM CST. During this time, Reef Builders will not be available. As…
Reef Aquarium Destroys House
It has been a sad week for my local reef club. A week ago, one of our members had a fire at his house. The fire did major damage to the house and killed the family cat. There is now…
JBJ “adds” cooling fan to Viper series metal halide
[Image credit: 3reef] Looking at the Viper series metal halides produced by JBJ is a sight for sore eyes. Producing 150 watts over a small nano tank is nothing short of impressive. One thing does stand out if you happen…
New Octopus Pro Series Skimmer hits market
 Coral Vue is releasing it’s newest line of protein skimmer, the Octopus Pro series. Starting the last week in February, 2008, Coral Vue will be introducing it’s in-sump version of the skimmer, the Octopus Pro 250, with plans of…
Ocean Impact Map Reveals Human Reach Global
Fishing, fertilizer runoff, pollution, shipping, climate change—these are just a few of the ways that human activities influence the oceans that cover 70 percent of Earth’s surface. And in all that vastness—139 million square miles (360 million square kilometers)—less than…
Hydor Wavemaker 2 hits the Global Pet Expo
[Image Credit: 3reef] Hydor is rapidly increasing its product line with the expansion of its very own calcium reactors, protein skimmers and very own prop powered pump. Adding to the hydor line is their wavemaker 2, which is due out…
Euro Reef’s New rotors “Whisper”
Euro Reef has been playing around with among other things new rotors. Apparently trying to get the rotors to become silent among other things (no kidding?). “We have been working on a new rotor assembly design that can be used…
Living Corals Thousands Of Years Old Hold Clues To Past Climate Changes
New research shows that the second most diverse group of hard corals first evolved in the deep sea, and not in shallow waters. Stylasterids, or lace corals, diversified in deep waters before launching at least three successful invasions of shallow…
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…
