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New WavySea Wavemaker brings waves to your Saltwater Fish

Fish without waves is like you living without vents. With WavySea, you can create a natural simulation of the ocean waves in your tank without sacrificing too much space or money. The…

Coral Reefs Damaged from recent 8.0 Earthquake in the Solomon Islands

In the Solomon islands, coral reefs were heavily damaged from a recent 8.0 scale earthquake in the region. In an instant, the grinding of the Earth’s tectonic plates in the 8.0 magnitude earthquake Monday forced the island of Ranongga up…

Refugiums in the reef marine aquarium and why you need one

When setting up a salt water aquarium, one of the most efficient ways of filtration is the addition of a refugium. Not only does it help remove nutrients out of the water, but also serves as a sanctuary for micro-organisms…

Tunze Nanostream 6055 Delayed yet again?

I am seeing reports on how the Tunze nano 6055 is being delayed again do to drive shafts. Basically in other lower models, mainly the Tunze Nano 6025 and 6045 the drive shafts have become to get loose and cause…

April Issue of Reef Builders Magazine Online

The April issue of Reef Builders magazine is now online. It discusses lighting information as well as news and information regarding reefbuilders.com along with the tank of the month for March. You can read the reef keeping magazine in PDF…

Don’t forget to enter into the Nano Reef Aquarium Giveaway

Here is another reminder for all of you that might have forgotten to enter into the 12 Gallon nano reef Aquarium giveaway. If you haven’t entered, all you need is to become a member at Reef Builders, have at least…

Aiptasia Anemone Removal by Lethal Injection (Kalkwasser Paste with Syringe)

I’ve had this Aiptasia anemone in my tank for a little over a month now. It has been bugging me to remove him from the tank, afraid that he might grow a few friends to go in other parts of…

How to Remove Bubble Algae From your Saltwater Aquairum with Syringes

So currently in my tank I have quite a lot of bubble algae, and the bubbles keep popping releasing there spores into the tank to grow more. I am getting sick of it so I bought some professional grade needle…

Opinion: Should Acropora spp. Be Included on the Endangered Species List?

On Jan. 15, 1999, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requested comment on the possible listing of elkhorn and staghorn corals as candidates for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). NMFS was considering listing the corals because their populations…