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Ceramic Vida-Rock is Back With Great New Shapes, WYSIWYG Too!
VidaRock was once one of the great Ceramic rock makers in the U.S. but they seemed to have busied themselves with other projects the last few years. After a long absence the…
Japan has a New Species of Deepwater Triplefin
Enneapterygius velatus is a new species of triplefin recently described from Japan. Coming from the deep waters of the Ryukyu Islands, the holotypes for this new fish was collected at 55 meters (180 feet) deep but it has been photographed…
Ultimate Video Tour of Amazing Aquariums & Reefs
Keeping corals alive in reef tanks can be incredibly easy, as long as you keep it simple. The biggest downfall of new and experienced reefkeepers is making reef tanks more ‘elaborate’ than they need to be, and getting wrapped up…
Watch How Expedition Reef Visualization Was Made At The California Academy of Sciences
Expedition Reef Visualization Go behind the scenes with the California Academy of Sciences to see how they creating this ultra-realistic coral reef. The visual will be used in for the digital planetarium show exploring some of our planet’s most biodiverse—and critically threatened—ecosystems.…
Caribbean Coral Diaries: Solenastrea bournoni
Solenastrea bournoni Solenastrea bournoni is a somewhat uncommon coral, although it can be abundant in certain habitats. To find this coral you will need to look in shallow reef lagoons, often with murky waters, sandy bottoms, or seagrass beds. There are two…
Friday Smorgasbord: February Fun Edition
It’s Friday and hopefully you’re well on your well to a fantastic weekend. After having a few too many downers in our previous Friday feasts, we’ve found some pretty fun posts overall. Happy February everyone! How Awesome is this! https://twitter.com/VAAquarium/status/961230569525907456…
Caribbean Coral Diaries: Siderastrea radians
Siderastrea radians Siderastrea is a common boulder type Caribbean coral, but to spot the lesser-known species, Siderastrea radians requires a shallow dive and a keen eye. Siderastrea radians grows into small round boulders or domes, compared to its massive relative, the Siderastrea siderea. The simple…
SnappGrid by Innovative Marine is the Easy Way to Organize Frags
SnappGrid is an intriguing new aquarium accessory from Innovative Marine which is aiming to make eggcrate even easier to use. As a building material, eggcrate is the backbone of the reef aquarium world, being used for all manner of uses,…
Rainbow Chalice Motherlode Part 2
There’s nothing that can get a coral collector’s heart racing like seeing one beautiful colony of rainbow chalice coral. So you can imagine my sincere shock when I discovered another ‘secret stash’ of rainbow colored Echinophyllia after visiting VP Corals in…
Transport Yourself to a Natural Reef in Palau’s Rock Islands
The reef aquarium hobby has grown so much, and become so successful at growing corals, that we’ve become far removed from what natural corals and reefs look like. One the one hand it’s nice to be self-sufficient from wild harvests…
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…
