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Five New Products Shaping The Future Of Reef Tanks Part 1: KH Monitors
Technology is a beast that marches ever forward, and sometimes it seems like it progresses in fits and starts. Nowhere is that pattern more clear than right now in the reef aquarium…
Proaquatix Captive Bred Scrawled Cowfish
There’s no denying that marine cowfishes are among some of the most alien and bizarre looking reef fish that ever make it to our aquariums. With their weird hovering motion, box like body and long forward facing horns, cowfish are…
This Angelfish Isn’t Real (But It Does Exist!)
The blueline and conspicuous angelfish are two of our favorite Chaetodontoplus species and now we might get to see what these two fish will look like in one fish. At MACNA 2017 Poma Labs made a huge splash with their expansive catalog…
Mistakes Even Experienced Hobbyists Make
I would love to say that I never make mistakes. But as anyone who knows me knows, I do make them, and sadly I make them way too often, especially in regards to this hobby and how long I have…
Scubapro Japan Introduces Z1, Solar Powered Dive Computer
Scubapro Z1 Earlier this year Scubapro Japan quietly introduced the Z1, their first solar powered dive computer. I’m not sure how this exciting find slipped under my radar, but here we are. As far as I can tell the Z1 is…
Reef Builders Travelogue, Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi Indonesia
Reef Builders Destination Lembeh Lembeh Strait is our final stop in this eleven-day trip around Northern Sulawesi. A holy grail amongst scuba divers who flock to Lembeh for its biodiversity of marine life with a backdrop of black volcanic sands.…
Some People Just LOVE Tailless Pygmy Angelfish
There is something so cute and even a little bit endearing about a saltwater reef fish which has an obvious physical deformity, but acts just like a normal fish. We’ve all seen them, the one-eyed fish, the clownfish swimming in…
Get Your Salinity On Point With Brightwell Calibration Standard
For a saltwater tank, salinity is quite literally the most important measurement we can make, yet the entire hobby basically treats salinity as an afterthought. Since a proper salinity measurement can give you a basic overview of all of the elements…
DIY Spotlight: This DIY bristleworm trap is simple and effective
The sign of a good DIY project isn’t always in its beauty and the true test is if it actually works. This video of a DIY bristleworm trap by YouTuber Wayne’s Reef is one of those projects that isn’t fancy,…
ATLEDTiS Pro I Is One Of The Sexiest New Lights Of 2017
ATLEDTiS is a company that has presented the aquarium hobby with some unique lights before, but their new Pro I fixtures is a real standout unit. Of course its solid metal slab construction is a real eye catcher but there’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…
