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Natural Ocean “Thermostat” May Protect Some Coral Reefs
 BOULDER—Natural processes may prevent oceans from warming beyond a certain point, helping protect some coral reefs from the impacts of climate change, new research finds. The study, by scientists at the…
Send your water out to get tested, wait.
Since we are living in the 21st century what is the current rage? Instead of actually saving money and testing your water yourself. Reef Builders are actually (gasp) sending it out via mail order to a company and they in…
Google Earth is useful, finds hidden reef
Dr. Chris Simpson is a normal guy, after all he has Google Earth and works as a coral reef specialist at West Australia’s Department of Environment and Conservation. What he discovered by using google earth was amazing… a fringing coral…
Fauna Marin Ultra zeo filter (zeomatic)
For those of you who are Fauna Marin fans, you just got a nice surprise. Meet the Zeo Filter or zeomatic. The kit that Fauna marine will sell includes a variety of things: “Ultralith Start Set , complete with 2…
SubCurrent, the Surface skimming aquarium filter
Current has this nifty little filter system call the subcurrent surface skimming filter. This is perfect for a 10 gallon nano or as I was personally thinking about a quarantine tank. Set this filter in your tank, it has nice…
Blog is moved, upgraded
Our very popular blog has been moved to the home page of Reef Builders. This was from several of you who suggested that we do that. It was getting more and more popular every day, thus the reason for the…
Hydor’s Performer Calcium Reactors hits the US Market
Not content with having a successful new prop power head on the market. Hydor released yet another product, their Calcium reactor in the performer series. Having three models to choose, you’ll have options for your aquariums ranging from 198 gallons…
PowerBrite lighting system by Current
In what should be the first of many lighting systems released with LED’s, current released their PowerBrite system. This looks like a strip light with 1 watt LEDs claiming to have 50-60 lumens per watt. This system is supposed to…
I see you! See thru zebra fish bred
You’ve probably seen, see thru frogs and other animals, but this zebra fish is the first of its kind. Scientists use transparent zebrafish to study internal organs and disease progression in living organisms. They want to see how diseases like…
Oh Shoot: Swimmers’ Sunscreen Killing Off Coral
It looks like our ocean isn’t taking kindly to sunscreen. A new report claims that sunscreen is threatening 10% of all corals in the ocean. What is the cause? “The chemicals cause the viruses to replicate until their algae hosts…
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…
BYOGuides Announces New Workshops
Russel Kelly has created an iconic set of Be Your Own (BYO) Guides which serve…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
