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Flashing Tilefish’s Color Changing Skin is Unique in the Animal World
The flashing tilefish, Hoplolatilus chlupatyi, is a unique reef fish with a very peculiar talent – the ability to rapidly change color. There’s many different groups of animals that can change their…
Maxspect Coral Putty is Everything Epoxy Should Be
When Maxspect Coral Putty first came across our review desk, we didn’t think much of it as we’re not the biggest fans of typical 2-part epoxy. However while doing some unconventional aquascaping yesterday the Coral Putty really demonstrated how incomparable…
North American Online Retailers expect delays with packages this holiday season
Shopping online has become more popular during the current health situation the world is facing. While that may be good for online retailers – the shipping carriers or those that merchants have hired to deliver to consumers from distribution centers…
Aussie Reef Tank Build Pt.1: Installing the Equipment
If there’s one thing we’re about and Reef Builders is known for in the aquarium world it’s reef aquarium gear. Therefore it is with great excitement that we kick off our latest reef aquarium build and get to install a…
Acropora russelli, the Ultimate LOW Light, Deep Water Plating Acro
In our quest to find the rarest Corals possible, somewhere in Indonesia we came across in a secret location sheltering a large field of Acropora ruselli, and boy, it was a sight to remember. This reef habitat was made up…
The quest for improved pH levels: Heat/Energy Recovery Ventilators
PH is one of the most important parameters governing the growth and calcification of corals in the wild and in our reef tanks. However keeping aquarium pH water within a desirable range can be difficult with elevated indoor carbon dioxide…
Fluval Roma is not Quite a ‘Bluetooth Aquarium’, but it Will Be
For decades Fluval has undoubtedly been one of the leaders in aquarium equipment manufacturing, with their canister filters being among the standard bearers for heavy duty freshwater aquarium filtration. Although practically no one uses canister filters for saltwater or reef…
Canon’s AutoFocus Animal Eye Tracking Even Works on Fish!
Making good photographs and videos of fast swimming fish is no easy task, and it takes a lot of practice, trial and error to know how to work a particular camera for the job. The challenges of focusing on fish…
Ukraine’s A&C Protein Skimmer is Packed With Innovation
The reef aquarium hobby is truly a global community and every major region has its own specialties in how they build reefs, and how they design reef aquarium gear. Eastern Europe is an insular hotspot with influence from both Europe…
‘Branching’ Blue Ridge Coral More Widespread than Previously Known
Blue ridge coral is one of our favorite species of oddball reef species, being more closely related to soft corals yet building a unique type of hard skeleton. For ages coral fanciers wondered if there were more than one species of Heliopora and…
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…
