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Maldivian Koi tang comes with valuable catch information
For every aberrant koi tang we feature here at Reef Builders, we’re bombarded by about six more from around the globe. To the point where we weren’t even going to feature this…
Nano-Tech Clear-Cube & PhosPhree Coming Soon from Maxspect
Nano-Tech Clear-Cube & PhosPhree are two new water purification medias that will soon be released by Maxspect and they are not the usual fare in the aquarium hobby. The Nano-Tech PhosPhree is a phosphate absorbing resin that we have seen…
Scientist Get One Step Closer to Tissue Cultured Corals
Tissue culture is not the same as cell culture, but the latter gets us one step closer to the former. If you’re not familiar with the concept, tissue culture is a form of cloning that is responsible for producing thousands…
Palythoa grandis – Sun Polyps are Our Favorite Zoanthids!
Palythoa grandis, also known as the Sun Polyp (not to be confused with sun coral), is a distinctive species of very large zoanthids which we have cherished for years. These unmistakable zoanthids are the largest species of Palythoa by a…
Platinum Blue DC Pump Review – A New Generation of Workhorse Water Return
The Platinum Blue DC Pump is one of the best new controllable centrifugal water movers to hit the aquarium hobby in a long time, and apparently many companies around the world think so too. We’ve been using this pump under…
Reef Tanks of Instagram are Beauty Magazines all over again
“Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.” These iconic words appeared in the “Wear Sunscreen” address given to graduates in 1997 by Mary Schmich of the Chicago Tribune and were later popularised by Australian film…
Paracorynactis Ball Tentacle ‘Anemone’ is a Starfish Killer!
The Ball tentacle Anemone is a very unusual tropical reef cnidarian that has a more than few interesting things going for it. You would think that such an attractive critter would be a popular aquarium candidate but there are some…
‘Vivid’ Candy Basslet Forgot Its Black Accents
Besides the common royal gramma, the rare candy basslet is one of the unquestionable jewels of the Caribbean sporting one of the nicest combinations of colors and patterns. However one particularly vivid candy basslet decided it was going to outshine…
Top Reef Tank Misconceptions -Reef Therapy Podcast Must Listen to Session #6
In this week’s episode of Reef Therapy our new global reef tank podcast we chat about top reef tank misconceptions in the reef aquarium hobby. And oh boy there are a lot of them! One of our favorite misconceptions is…
Reef Primer Demonstrated to Effectively Treat ‘Brown Jelly’ Ciliates
Euphyllia (and Fimbriaphyllia) are unquestionably some of the most beautiful and popular aquarium corals and they are unlikely to get unseated any time soon. These fleshy, flowy, colorful corals are fast growing and incredibly hardy in the aquarium but there’s…
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…
