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Six-Legged “Hexapus” Discovered (like octoupus, sorta)
We know you have been thinking where you can aquire a hexapus for your reef aquarium. You thought about a octopus, but that is so 1990’s. Recently, “caretakers at a British aquarium…
Live in the Springfield Illinois area? Join the new reef club
Interested in reef tanks? Live in the Springfield Illinois area? Then you might consider joing the Springfield Illinois Reef Builders Club (SIRB). They just set their new site up and you can access and join if you like. Tell them…
Maintenance Completed
We had several users complaining about ability to access the site after our server maintenance was done. We have fixed all this, and you shouldn’t have any issues. If you do, always feel free to leave a comment below.
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 a little corner of that magic in your…
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…
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…
