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My Favorite Corals: Yellow Tip Acropora echinata
The yellow tip Acropora echinata from ACI Aquaculture is a very interesting SPS coral with a whole lotta potential. This coral was shipped to me for safekeeping right before hurricane Irma and boy…
Neo Air Aquarium Air Pump Mini and Midi are quiet and cool looking
The Neo Air Aquarium Air Pump Mini by the UK’s Interpret Aquatics is a small, quiet and discreet air pump for small or nano aquariums and anyplace you need to add a little bit of air to your water. The Neo…
UN Releases New Guide For Assessing Reef Resilience
Guide For Assessing Reef Resilience Maintaining and restoring resilience is now a major focus of most coral reef managers around the world. A focus on resilience gives us options, and hope, in the face of new and often daunting challenges.…
Waterlife reformulates its groundbreaking Ultramarine Sea Salt
Waterlife has reformulated and relaunched its groundbreaking Waterlife Ultramarine Sea Salt. We know about Instant Ocean here in North America, but the UK company first brought the Ultramarine synthetic sea salt to market in 1963 and was the salt used…
Trap planeria and flatworms with JBL PlaCollect
The JBL PlaCollect is a simple planaria (flatworm) trap that doesn’t use chemicals. The simple device is basically a plastic tube with a cap and stopper that has a smaller tube to draw the flatworms in with some bait. Sure,…
This company wants to build autonomous boats
Sea Machines Robotics is looking to take autonomous vehicles to the sea, retrofitting ships to be able to steer and navigate themselves. Like what car manufacturers and tech giants are trying to do on land, this company is doing to…
Finally A basic USB Air Pump For Emergencies & DIY Skimmers
The Jiyin Air Stone is a type of DC powered air pump with an actual USB connection. For years I’ve searched for a pump like this for several years now and while I’ve found some that have a built-in battery, and…
Caribbean Coral Diares: Madracis carmabi
Madracis carmabi Madracis carmabi is a master of disguise. At first glance, you could be fooled into thinking this bulbous yellow coral is M. decactis or even the branching M. formosa, but take a closer look at the septal arrangement, and you might be surprised. Madracis carmabi is most likely a hybrid taking the ten septa arrangement…
These Breeder Mandarin Crocea Clams Are Untouchable
Mandarin Crocea Clams are a particular variety of Tridacna crocea with a psychedelic pattern that is reminiscent of the popular aquarium fish. Many of the giant clam species can have truly wild colors and patterns but the ‘Mandarin’ pattern is one…
Maxspect Fragnifier Is A Unique Approach To Coral Inspection
The Maxspect Fragnifier is a cute name that also describes what this device is designed for: magnifying coral frags. Unlike the circular Portal and other accessories like it, the Fragnifier from Maxspect is actually rectangular in shape and outline and is…
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…
