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Automated Coral Husbandry with CHARM
CHARM Last week when we saw the frag cleaning robot called ‘CHARM’ the intriguing video had me asking questions. Isn’t it easier to clean frags by hand? How is this robot supposed…
Giant Clam Poop Could Help Corals Recover from Bleaching!
Last September a study was published taking a close look at giant clam poop, more accurately described as fecal pellets. We previously shared this story but wanted to circle back to it to really drive home one interesting point about…
Relax And Enjoy 10 Minutes Of Uninterrupted Coral Reef
Enjoy this glimpse of nature during lockdown with a brand new version of Coral Guardian ’10 min reef meditation’ series! These reefs were originally converted to rubble and have now been restored thanks to our collaboration with local fishermen close…
Bali Aquarium Pushes Mariculture to the Next Level
20 years ago, Bali Aquarium was the first company to start commercial mariculture in Indonesia and 3 years ago, it created its own reef restoration and reef education program, called Ocean Gardener (www.oceangardener.org). Since then, they have put the tremendous…
This Japanese Aquarium Is Asking For People To Video Call Their Garden Eels
Please remember about humans! Garden eels are notoriously shy creatures. While scuba diving, as your approach sandy garden eels patches, you see little eels heads slowly retract into their burrow. It is nearly impossible to get a closeup glimpse of…
30 Day Reef Tank – The Long Wait Is Over
Today we received our first batch of corals, sent to us by Bayside Corals, and we couldn’t be more excited to see this little tank come to life. We had a few setbacks along the way, and well the 30-day…
Second Generation Acropora Successfully Raised at Horniman Museum
it was around six years ago that Jamie Craggs and the Horniman Museum & Gardens first successfully spawned and raised Acropora corals in an aquarium environment. Now this same team has succeeded in spawning the first generation of corals they…
This Coral Restoration Method Helps Slow Down Slope Erosion
TRACC – Pom Pom Island Malaysia Back at the end of 2019, yes back when we could fly around the world to tiny islands in a matter of days, we had the pleasure of visiting Pom Pom island in Borneo…
We’ll Never Forget the Legend that is Dr. Jack Randall
There are thousands of species of freshwater and marine fish, and John Ernest “Jack” Randall, Jr described a heckuva lot of them. Even if you don’t know the name or never knew him, the man is responsible for discovering and describing…
Apogon soloriensis, a New Cardinalfish from Japan
Cardinalfish are an important and abundant part of tropical reef fish communities and now we can add one more to the list, Apogon soloriensis. This newly described little red fish was discovered in the Bonin Islands of Japan, better known…
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…
