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Deep Sea Soft Coral Garden Discovered Off The Coast Of Greenland
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown soft coral garden in the Davis Strait, off the coast of West Greenland. They described the ecosystem in a new study published in Frontiers in Marine Science. The garden sits…
The Importance of Regular Calcium reactor Maintenance
The Twin Tech Calcium reactor by Deltec has been one of the most critical pieces of equipment for maintaining mineral balance on the largest system at the Reef Builders Studio. For over 18 months this hot rod of chemistry management…
Sock Canisters from Pro Clear Aquatic Systems
The new Sock Canisters from Pro Clear Aquatic Systems are a new way to get more filtration from your filter sock equipped sumps. Instead of using just filter socks, since so many sumps have multiple holders for them with the sock…
Find Out Which Red Sea Salt Mix Is Right For Your Tank
Choosing the right salt for your aquarium and knowing the proper way to prepare saltwater is key to a successful home aquarium. Red Sea has come out with a salt mix recipe wizard to help streamline this decision making process.…
Rare Hybrid Hawksbill-Green Sea Turtle Joins Tour de Turtles Race in Florida
A rare hybrid hawksbill-green sea turtle is off to the races following her release from a Florida Keys Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital. The sea turtle named “Maisy” will participate in a long-distance online race that follows the migration of sea turtles…
Watch Tubastrea Larvae Escape Its Parent Coral by the Tentacle
Tubastrea sun corals are by far the most common non photosynthetic coral in the reef aquarium hobby, partially because they are so common throughout their natural range in the Indo-Pacific Oceans. Since the beginning of the last century however, the first…
Global Coral Reef Week 2020 Is Happening July 1st to July 14th
Global Coral Reef Week is a virtual event where you can watch over 100 recorded talks by coral reef scientists and practitioners around the world. We love the idea of virtual conferences, especially for marine science as they provide opportunities…
Is a $25 pH Monitor Even Any Good?
When I started keeping aquariums in the mid 1990s a pH monitor from Milwaukee Instruments or American Marine cost around a hundred dollars. Do you know how much they cost today around twenty five years later? They’re still roughly the…
Onna Coral Field in Okinawa Japan
A recent image posted by Lagoon Diving showing off Acropora growth in Okinawa had us curious to learn more about this iconic reef restoration project. The Onna coral field project started more than twenty years ago when, following a bleaching…
Panta Energy is a Powerful Battery Pack for Hydro Wizard 42 Pumps
Panta Energy is a surprising new product from Panta Rhei specially designed for their small Hydro Wizard pumps. This unique battery pack has been created with all the leads necessary to put it in series with the power supply, controller,…
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…
