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Polyp Lab Coral Spotting Expedition in Bunaken National Park
Reef Builders blue is the best word I can use to describe the deep color you find while peering out from the Bunaken Wall. Countless sea turtles dart by, schools of pyramid…
The First Ever Longfin Angelfish also Happens to be A Conspic Hybrid!
Poma Labs, the angelfish aquaculture project of Dr. Matthew Wittenrich is now the proud breeder of not just one, but a second hybrid conspicillatus angelfish. Last year when they debuted their clutch of captive bred conspic angelfish babies, they also…
Transforming Wild Corals to Aquarium Corals by Vincent Chalias [Video]
We’ve wrapped up not one but two great ReefStock conferences this year and with that, we had some amazing speakers both in Denver, and in Sydney Australia. Earlier this year we shared some uncommon captive coral expertise from Worldwide Corals,…
Friday Smorgasbord: “What if” edition
“What if…” What If Ocean? What if the ocean treated us the way we treat the ocean? Posted by Our Planet on Thursday, August 16, 2018 What if the ocean treated us like we treat it? This video is humorous…
Chalice Coral Family Gets New Paraechinophyllia Genus
Paraechinophyllia variabilis is not only a new species of chalice coral, but also a new genus which was recently described by Arrigoni et. al. The new Paraechinophyllia genus and the single species it contains is the very definition of a ‘cryptic…
This is the Coolest Picasso Triggerfish Hybrid to date
The picasso triggerfish is one of the most recognizable patterns of tropical marine fish, and it is one of the few that we occasionally see hybrids from. As the Picasso name implies, Rhinecanthus aculeatus has a wild and wacky pattern unique…
New Research Shows Zooxanthellae are Older than Dinosaurs
Symbiotic zooxanthellae are the backbone of tropical reefs built by photosynthetic corals. Therefore understanding how zooxanthellae ‘works’ and how different they are is paramount to understanding how coral reefs work as an ecosystem, and how they can adapt to a…
Friday Smorgasbord: 30 days to MACNA edition
We are less than 30 days away from MACNA and we’re officially panicking because summer is almost over! Gladly we have a great event to look forward to and a great way to say goodbye summer! But before we head…
Orphek Amazonas 960 is yet another new model
Orphek has been jamming out new models of late and the Orphek Amazonas 960 is the newest model in its lineup. Following along the four multi-LED format we saw in the Orphek Amazonas 320, the Amazonas 960 includes some other…
The All New Nero 5 Pump from Aqua Illumination
The Nero 5 is an all new water pump from Aqua Illumination, the company best known as one of the pioneers of aquarium LED lights such as the AI Sol, AI Prime and Hydra. The Nero 5 is Aqua Illumination’s…
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…
