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World’s Largest Marine Protected Area Created In Pacific Ocean
The small Pacific Island nation of Kiribati has become a global conservation leader by establishing the world’s largest marine protected area – a California-sized ocean wilderness of pristine coral reefs and rich…
Have you looked at the marketplace lately?
If you happen to be a little low on cash, you might want to check out the Reef Builders Marketplace, a great place to sell your used gear or even save a few hundred buying used aquarium equipment. There…
Rate your reef experience level, but try to do that honestly
Well folks, your going to get the chance to rate your experience level. This isn’t just any experience level, we are taking reefs here, not the fish only varieties either. Your going to have three choices in front of you…
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 National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Australian…
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…
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…
