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Serpentine Gobies are a Rare Import from Japan
Singaporean retailer Iwarna Aquafarm is offering an interesting fish originating from the temperate shores of Japan. Pterogobius elapoides goes by several names including Serpentine Goby, Brown Barred Hover Goby, or simply Kinubari…
Levi’s Caribbean Biotope Aquarium
I’ve always personally wanted to set up an aquarium endemic to a certain area of the ocean. I recently moved across the country to Florida, and with the move, I happened to have an empty 75-gallon aquarium. I figured if…
Hydros Control X10 is a Dosing Pump and Aquarium Controller In One
CoralVue is soon to release its latest addition to the Hydros Aquarium Controller portfolio, the Control X10. Like others in the range, the X10 comes fitted with two Command Bus, two Drive Ports, and four Sense Ports to power 12V…
The History and Evolution of Live Rock
When Georg Smit and Alf Nilsen introduced live rock to American hobbyists in the 1980’s the keeping of saltwater animals changed forever. Up until this time, undergravel filters were the main means for biological filtration and most tanks were decorated…
Flamboyant Cuttlefish Survive Museum Hurricane Devastation
As we near peak Atlantic Hurricane season, one Florida public aquarium is only just starting to recover from the last one. The Baily-Matthews National Shell Museum in Sanibel Island, Florida, was devastated by Category 5 Hurricane Ian last September, which…
Flashback Friday: When Jake looked back at 10 years of EcoTech Marine
This week’s Friday Flashback is a double flashback, as this now 10-year-old post written by Reef Builders Managing Editor Jake Adams itself, looked back to what was then a 10-year-old EcoTech Marine. Who remembers the early (slightly noisy!) MP40s, the…
Rare Soft Coral Surfaces at QGI Aquatics
We have all seen our fair share of soft and azooxanthellate corals in the hobby, but this one is definitely different. Not much is known about Chromonephthea as they rarely make it into the hobby. The specimens pictured were imported…
Florida and Mariana are Two New DeskMate Models from Eshopps
Eshopps continues injecting fun into the nano reef hobby with the launch of two new DeskMate aquarium models. The 9-gallon Peninsula style Florida and 7-gallon mini Drop-off style Mariana share all the design features of the DeskMate 4.8 gallon AIO…
Why Successful Reefing Is All About Incrementalism
Over the course of the last forty years, many changes have taken place that have made the hobby better. Looking back, it is safe to say that while all of these changes seem large now, they were all done incrementally,…
Upgrades to TRITON’s ICP-OES-EOP Worldwide Labs bring 25X Greater Sensitivity
The global pioneers of ICP testing have made some changes to their ICP tests, to include new parameters as well as releasing new data on their latest machines. The new, upgraded TRITON ICP test now includes Fluoride, Chloride, and Salinity,…
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…
