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Cryopreservation Breakthrough Sees Coral Larvae Survive and Settle After Freezing
You won’t be surprised to read that coral reefs are going through a tough time. It may surprise you to read, however, that scientists have been trying and failing to freeze coral…
The Wrasse Bass is a Painted Basslet from the Western Atlantic
Liopropoma eukrines, otherwise known as the Wrasse Bass is a beautiful Liopropoma that comes from the depths of the Caribbean. Its sheer color makes it stand out to divers and aquarists. This fish is not to be confused with the…
Are Fish Necessary in a Reef Tank?
After keeping reef tanks for almost forty years, and having viewed literally thousands of successful tanks, including a few recently sans fish, it got me to thinking are fish necessary in a reef tank. Now before you think I have…
FAQs on Phytoplankton Part 3
We continue our deep dive into Phytoplankton with our resident phycologist, Taras Pleskun. Should I feed phyto as well as amino acids? As with all things, it depends on the general goals of the aquarium. Assuming the goal is to…
TMC Kreisel Brings Jellyfish Aquariums To The Mainstream
Tropical Marine Centre has released two new nano tanks designed to enable anyone to keep Jellyfish at home. Usually restricted to public aquarium displays, Jellyfish are easy to keep apart from their need for specially-shaped aquariums free of bubbles and…
Java Stingaree Declared Extinct Due To Human Activity
A super rare species of ray has been declared extinct after an assessment by an international team led by the Charles Darwin University (CDU) in Australia. The loss of the Java Stingaree, a small relative of stingrays, is the first…
Easy Corals: The Hollywood Stunner
In the UK we have a yeast-based food spread called Marmite (Vegemite,) and people’s vehement love or hate for it has become a British institution. Our featured coral, The Hollywood Stunner chalice coral is similarly polarizing amongst the reefing community,…
Orangeback Bass is a Collector’s Item from the Caribbean
Ah, the odd Orangeback Bass, Serranus annularis…let’s take some time and explore this species. Some may mistake this fish for its close relative the Lantern Bass, but the Orangeback Bass is a unique Caribbean fish that is not seen very…
Ask The Expert: TRITON CEO Ehsan Dashti
With 16 years of experience and over 500,000 aquarium ICP tests under his belt, we spoke to global pioneer Ehsan Dashti and got his take on ICP testing, important trace elements, algae refugiums, overdosing, N-DOC, and more. How often should…
Ten of our Favorite #reefbuilders Tagged Corals on Instagram
We love it when you tag us on Instagram and there are currently over 365,000 #reefbuilders tagged posts on the photo and video-sharing app. Here are just 10 of the corals we’ve picked out and highlighted from our feed, and…
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…
Eviota bacata is a New Species of dwarfgoby from New Caledonia
A new species of Eviota goby has been described from Grand Terra, New Caledonia, taking…
Signature Frags’ Split Personality Spliced Acro May Have Been Born Out of Stress!
Reef Builders is no stranger to spliced Acropora, but this one came out of British…
Reef Builders Raj Works on 10,000 Gallon Mega Tank Build
Raj has never really flexed his skill set to the Reef Builders audience before. He…
