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Incredible Photos of Galaxea Pipefish from Bali
The concept of symbiosis is the foundation of coral reef aquariums; everything from clownfish and anemones, corals and zooxanthellae, even the ecology of the aquarium is predicated on nitrifying bacteria cleaning the…
Care Requirements for Non-photosynthetic (NPS) Corals
Non photosynthetic corals (NPS) are some of the most unique corals you will ever see. They have the most odd shapes, textures, and cryptic behaviors. Their other name, azooxanthelle, suggests that their zooxanthelle is absent. However, studies have found that…
A Few of My Favorite Fish
This time of year when they play “These are a few of my favorite things”, and I am in the Christmas mood I thought I would list some of my favorite fish. Besides just listing them, I would also loke…
Friday Smorgasbord: Ghost Shark edition
TGIF and welcome to another installation of our Friday Smorgasbord. We have some pretty cool stuff today including rare footage of ghost sharks, asteroids vs. oceans, whales vs. sharks, fish vs. powerlines and more. Ghost Shark If you had a…
ProShot Case Underwater Housing Review
Awesome Fish Spotlight: the Blue Spot Jawfish
The blue spot jawfish, Opistognathus rosenblatti, is a colorful, quirky, and most beautiful members of the jawfish family. They are a popular fish that can be found in almost any local fish store, but that wasn’t always the case. Although they…
Eshopps S-Series Premier Line Protein Skimmers get a complete overhaul
The Eshopps S Series has been through a few iterations over its life, and today the company announced the newest generation of their premier line of protein skimmers. The 2017 S Series has been completely overhauled to accentuate the features…
Platypus Craft Submersible For Divers
Platypus Craft The Platypus Craft is a french invention combining boating and sailing with diving. On the surface platypus looks like a modified pedal boat, yet with the flick of switch Platypus turns into a user-friendly submersible. The Platypus has two…
Deepblu Dive Adventure Contest: ENTER NOW
ENTER TO WIN Share your most memorable dive adventure to celebrate the launch of the Deepblu Beta social platform. Holiday season is here, and we are celebrating the launch of Deepblu — where divers come together to share their dive memories…
Catch up on the week with the newest Reef Builders Recap Video
The world might be closing in on the Holiday season but that hasn’t stopped us from uncovering a whole lotta great news over the last week. We’ve seen a load of new fish species described, some exciting and unusual corals,…
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…
