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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute Shares Video Of The Most Iconic Deep-sea Critters
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has recently shared a video showing some of Californias more iconic deep-sea critters. Monterey Bay is one of the most biologically diverse bodies of waters in…
Record Video And Feed Your Fish Using QEye & QShooter From AutoAqua
As we are enjoying the last few weekends of summertime camping we find ourselves wondering about our fishes left at home. While searching for an automatic feeder, we remembered a unique auto feeding device from the Reef Builders archives. The…
Reduce Excess Nutrients With The Grotech MacroAlgae-Breeder
The Grotech MacroAlgae Breeder is a natural biological filtration system to reduce excess nutrients like nitrate and phosphate in saltwater aquariums. The MacroAlage Breeder or chaetomorpha reactors such as this work best with red algae family (e.g. Gracilaria curtissiae) or…
Georgia Aquarium To Offer Cage Diving in New Shark Exhibit
The Georgia public aquarium has revealed a one-million-gallon shark exhibit with an immersive experience. Accompanied by Georgia Aquarium staff, guests get up-close with sharks and rays and learn about the conservation of these fascinating animals. Inside the main exhibit, for…
Watch: Professional Weedy Seadragon Trainer Ocean Reef Aquaculture Australia
Step inside the world of a professional weedy seadragon trainer! Ocean Reef Aquaculture Australia shared a video training their hand raised weedy seadragons to eat mysis shrimp. In the wild seadragons forage in seagrasses picking at amphipods and zooplankton. In…
Scientific Research Spotlights Hybridization of Angelfish
Angelfish hybrids and the numerous ways that the Pomacanthids can remix their genetics have been one of our favorite writing topics on Reef Builders for over a decade. For much of that time our rare fish editor Tea Yi Kai…
The Indonesian Coral Trade is Business As Usual
We all know now, that after mariculture corals were re-opened at the beginning of the year, wild coral collection was also re-opened right after. We can now enjoy a complete supply of corals from Indonesia, like back in the old…
Drool-Worthy Corals From #reefbuilders Instagram
Sometimes a coral comes along that just makes you do a double-take. And, since we recently picked a 90-gallon aquarium last month our daily life now consists of scrolling through the #reefbuilders Instagram in search of reef aquarium inspo. This…
Creature Feature: The Blue Ribbon Eel
The Blue Ribbon eel (Rhinomuraena quaesita) is one of the most attractive underwater creatures with their tiny dragon head and long elegant bodies. A favorite subject for underwater photographers and an aquarium creature best left on the reef. Keeping ribbon…
Inkbird ITC-308 Wifi is a Cheap, Wireless Dual Temperature Thermostat
The Inkbird ITC-308 is one of the most trusted thermostats for dual control of temperature, and we just discovered that there’s a wireless version! Having been released about a year ago, the Inkbird ITC-308 Wifi gives users more precise control…
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…
Breaking New Ground
Vibrant Corals and Fish Ushers in the First Legal CITES-Compliant Malaysian Coral Imports to the…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
