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Dive with MantaMaria in the Azores
The MantaMaria dive center is located on the beautiful island of Santa Maria nearly 1,500km offshore from the coast of Portugal. Here you can dive with devil rays in the crystal clear…
Don’t Be a Penny-Wise, Pound-Foolish Marine Aquarist!
Okay, class, please put away your notes and calculators, take out your number-two pencils (clear-a-vous but for a number-two!), and complete this easy multiple-choice quiz: Which of the following reef-lighting options costs the least? A) Zany Caribbean Chris’s Homemade Reef-Suitable…
Skimz unveils a macroalgae filter chaetomorpha reactor of their own
The Skimz macroalgae filter reactor is an interesting take on a product category which is beginning to gain a lot of traction in the aquarium hobby. The singaporean aquarium product company is quite prolific when it comes to experimenting with…
LiveAquaria helps to minimize the ‘Dory effect’
Finding Nemo was a wonderful animated tale that brought our lovable saltwater fish to the masses, and it also brought many people into the hobby hoping to bring a “Nemo” home for their little frags to raise and admire. LiveAquaria…
Giesemann Aquarium Water Test Kits
Giesemann Aquaristic revealed at InterZoo 2016 in Nuremberg Germany that they will soon be offering water test kits for a range of important water chemistry parameters. Better known for making high end reef aquarium lights with sports car paint jobs,…
IFALOS drop off aquariums are like nothing we’ve seen before
We first came across the modern Mediterranean inspired IFALOS aquariums at Global Pet Expo and were excited to get a first hand look at their newest drop off designs. IFALOS aquariums are created by Greek Architect Ioannis Tsakirdis to stand out in any…
Sharks have distinct personalities
A new study published in the Journal of Fish Biology shows that sharks have distinct personalities. The study conducted at Macquarie University observed the presence of personality differences in the Port Jackson sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni). A team of researchers from Macquarie’s…
Snail Snack a new food for large marine fish
Snail Snack is a new aquarium fish food which caught our eye at InterZoo 2016. Snail Snack is a bottle of dried marine snails which are perfect for feeding large marine fish, triggers, angels and puffers as well as invertebrates in…
Biopod smart microhabitat vivarium ecosystem
Biopod is a new company out of Canada which is taking some inspiration from the diverse number of all in one aquarium available for both and freshwater aquarium systems. We know that this is a reef aquarium blog but every…
Core7 Base Elements and Reef Supplements from Triton
Core7 Base Elements and Reef Supplements are two new lines of reef aquarium additives which take potency to a whole new level. Although Triton Elements have only been out on the market for a few years and they are about…
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…
