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Maxspect Jump LED Light Reimagines the Ethereal Fixture
The Maxspect Jump LED 165 is a new lighting fixture which aims to deliver a great and affordable reef aquarium light. The MJL-165 shares a lot of similarities with the Maxspect Ethereal…
AquaBiome: Can Reefers Benefit from an ‘ICP Test’ for Bacteria?
AquaBiome is a new company that is offering a novel kind of water test for our reef aquariums, one that gives some practical measurement and analysis of the microbiology of our captive reef ecosystems. Just like ICP opened the door…
Maxspect Jump Protein Skimmer, the Smaller Aeraqua Duo
The Maxspect Jump protein skimmer is a new, forthcoming entry level version of Maxspect’s award-winning Aeraqua Duo protein skimmer. Maxsepct developed such a novel and sophisticated foam fractionator that instead of developing the Aeraqua in a totally different size, it…
Why I’m Second-Guessing Strictly Observational Quarantine
For most of my years as a saltwater aquarium hobbyist, I’ve made a point of quarantining all new fish before introducing them to my main system. By and large, my approach to the quarantine process has been observational—that is, watching…
Editor’s Choice: Top 10 New Products of 2019
The reef and saltwater aquarium hobby has reached such a state of maturity and sophistication that every year we are bestowed with a dizzying number of new and exciting products. There is an increasing number of new releases from the…
Don’t Let Urchins Carry Corals Around Your Tank!
Various urchins are among our favorite invertebrates to introduce to our reef tanks as part of the so-called ‘Clean Up Crew’. Among these the mild-mannered and attractive tuxedo urchin, Mespilia globulus, is one of the best since it grazes all…
Two More Exciting Captive Bred Species from Bali Aquarich
You heard about the recent breeding of Centropyge joculator as well as the Rock beauty (Holacanthus tricolor). But this is not the end of recent breeding announcements, as the very warm and dry weather in Bali brought us some two…
Our Top 10 Reef Aquarium Videos of 2019
Since about 2007 Reef Builders has specialized in bringing you the most up to date, timely and informative blog posts and articles on every aspect of the saltwater & reef aquarium hobby. As some of you may have noticed over…
Top 10 Angelfish Stories of 2019
It’s no secret that marine angelfish are some of the highest profile pets for our saltwater and reef aquariums, and they are certainly among our favorite reef animals to write about. With a circumtropical distribution, their captive breeding breakthroughs, aberrations,…
Captive Bred Rock Beauty, Bali Aquarich Strikes Again
It’s been really hot in Bali the last couple of months – seems like it would be too hot for fish to spawn, but we were wrong because the broodstock angelfish at Bali Aquarich were going at it pretty hard!…
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…
