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ACI’s Purple-Tail Purple Tang was the Star of Reefapalooza Orlando!
The purple tang’s official scientifically designated name is Zebrasoma xanthurum – ‘yellow tail’ is the hallmark of this species. While tens of thousands of purple tangs have no problem following this convention, every once…
Great Barrier Reef Coral Larval Recruitment Declined in 2018
A new study published in the journal Nature, scientist have showen that coral larval recruitment on some parts of the Great Barrier Reef is on the decline, with up to 89% less recruitment compared to historical level. The greatest decline…
Red Sea ReefLED 90 & 50 Full Details Highlighted in New Webpage
The ReefLED is a new reef aquarium light by Red Sea that we’ve been covering since Spring of last year. Red Sea has made many aquarium lights over the years, most notably they made one of the highest quality lines…
The CoralVue Hydros, a ‘WaveEngine’ for Busy Reef Tanks
The CoralVue Hydros is an interesting new device that the company is calling a ‘Wave Engine’. With so many of our aquarium pumps using DC motors and being controllable, we have a cornucopia of controllers, cables, wires and power bricks…
Prognathodes geminus is the Newest Species of Butterflyfish
Prognathodes geminus is the newest species of butterflyfish from a genus that haunts the abyssal depths of the oceans. Closely related to Prognathodes guezei and P. basabei, the new ‘Gemini’ butterflyfish is so named for its very close resemblance to other members…
Soft Coral Safari in the Solomon Islands
It’s not a stretch to say that stony corals represent at least 75% of the corals we keep in our tanks, both in diversity and numbers. If you don’t count zoanthids, shrooms and anemones, then there’s just a tiny sliver…
Join us for Reefapalooza this Weekend in Orlando!
Reefapalooza, in all its many forms, has become an institution of reef aquarium culture and this year’s Orlando production promises to be one of the biggest ever. Following on the heels of ReefStock in Denver, Reefapalooza Orlando is the first major…
Smaller Single Eco Fleece Dreambox Now Available from Royal Exclusiv
The Eco Fleece Dreambox by Royal Exclusiv is one of the most feature-rich and customizable automatic filter rolls available for aquariums and now there’s a smaller size for your consideration. Like its larger brother, the Small Eco Fleece Dreambox has…
Understanding the Ideal Australian Coral Habitat
Having learnt my Acros while living in Indonesia, I’ve grown up as an inshore reef stony coral freak because offshore reefs conditions are almost impossible to find in Indonesia. Even though we can find some of the species there, they…
Audible for Fish? 10 rare or beautiful fish that would have made this gag better
In case you missed it, yesterday was April Fool’s Day and there were many corporations and tech companies sharing some serious groaners with a few funny ones in the mix. The one that caught our attention was Audible’s attempt at…
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…
