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How to Select a Reef Salt
When someone finds out that I keep saltwater aquariums they often ask where I get the saltwater from. Obviously, since I do not live by the ocean it is not from there,…
West Coast Reefers – Do You Have An Emergency Power Plan for Hurricane Hilary?
Southern California is well known for having amazing weather year-round, so hearing there is a hurricane looming off the coast may come as a surprise. The last time a tropical storm hit the west coast was in 1939. NOAA is…
Flashback Friday: The Flashing Tilefish with Color-Changing Skin
This story comes up a lot in our Analytics as one of our most popular. It was written by Jake Adams, a fan and keeper of Tilefish, and the article has since been picked up many times by Google and…
ReefStock Chattanooga Postponed
With much sadness and regret, we inform you that ReefStock Chattanooga will now not go ahead on the planned dates in September 2023. Originally intended to debut on Labor Day weekend, September 2nd and 3rd at the Chattanooga Convention Center,…
NOAA’s Proposal to Ban Banggai Cardinals is Instantly Out of Date
Reef Builders has learned that this week NOAA has announced a proposed rule to ban the import and export of Banggai cardinalfish in the USA, following a 2021 petition from conservation groups. “Far too many of these gorgeous little fish…
emoceans aquarium is the reef tank we most want to emulate right now
If you are looking for an inspirational aquarium that is reflective of the times, look no further than the emoceans display tank. A spectacle of both inspiration and aspiration, images and video just jump out at you from your screen…
How to Overcome a Total Tank Wipeout
We hate to hear about it happening to someone. We hate to see it when someone posts about it happening to them. But more than anything we hate to experience it. Sadly, almost everyone I know who has been in…
Why Coral Videos Can Make You Happier
We all know that too much screen time is bad for us; there’s loads of information out there that supports stepping away from our screen and stepping out into nature. I’m a huge advocate of doing just that, but some…
How to Set Up a Nano Reef Tank
We’ve really been feeling it lately for nano tanks. We run much larger tanks for surgeonfish, but while we’re waiting for our Acros to grow in those we like to have some low-cost fun and set up nano tanks as…
The importance of pH in the reef tank
Over the years a number of different aspects of reefkeeping have either become a hot topic or have been forgotten by the hobby. When I was starting out one of the parameters that was focused on was pH, which stands…
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…
