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Win a 12 Gallon Nano Reef Saltwater Aquarium UPDATE

So if you are patiently awaiting the arrival of who won the latest giveaway for the 12 gallon nano aquarium. The winner will be announced on Sunday, May 13th. So sleep in,…

The octopus that can open up a bottle

Octi the octopus has surprised aquarium visitors with a very clever trick. Keepers at the National Aquarium of New Zealand have taught the cunning sea creature to open bottles to retrieve a tasty treat inside. Octi was brought to the…

Reef Geek Becomes first Reef Builders Sponsor

We would like to extend a very heartfelt welcome to ReefGeek.com. They are Reef Builders first official sponsor. They have an array of fine quality products at very affordable prices. The owner is a very pleasant person to talk to…

Coral Is Dying. Can It Be Reborn?

Clouds were moving across the sun and a 20-knot northeast wind was stirring a 3-foot chop as Meaghan Johnson headed her open boat into the Florida Straits. Ms. Johnson, a program coordinator for the Nature Conservancy, headed the boat into…

Disclaimer about Product Announcements

Just to clear things up and so everyone isn’t confused. We (RB) post a lot of new product announcements. The reason we do this is because we would like our members and readers to know about new and future/up and…

May Issue of Reef Builders Magazine is Online in PDF

The May Issue of Reef Builders Magazine is online in PDF format. You can read about the current tank of the month along with news and articles related to reefkeeping. The file is 4.4MB big and you can download the…

Starting A nano reef Aquarium

Although a miniature reef does not have a lot of room, you can still add a sufficient number of living creatures that will put the finishing touches in this underwater habitat. In setting up a saltwater reef tank it was…

GHL ProfiLux Aquatic Computer Systems

The Award winning ProfiLux range are different from other similar systems as they do not rely on external expansion modules to increase the computers capabilities but instead adopting a similar approach to the home P.C having internal expansion slots incorporated…

Human genes may hold secret to saving Barrier Reef

Corals could have thousands more genes than humans and may have been one of the first animals to develop immune system genes to fight disease, according to new research Scientists at James Cook University in Townsville have discovered these simple…

Robot Fish Debut in London Robo-Carp

This week the London Aquarium unveiled the newest “species” to join its collection: robo-carp. Computer scientists at the University of Essex in the U.K. developed the self-guided robot fish, seen here swimming in the aquarium. The designers say it is…