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Are Reef Tanks Stress-Reducing or Stress-Inducing?
Since we are in the midst of the holiday season, we are all familiar with how the family get-togethers, shopping, and hustle and bustle can be both stress-relieving in some ways and…
Saltwater Beginner Series: Can I convert my freshwater tank to a saltwater tank?
Yes, virtually any aquarium can be converted to saltwater, as long as it doesn’t contain any parts that might rust like iron or steel. Glass and acrylic aquariums are the best for saltwater conversion but if you run an aquarium…
Trimma nubarum is a New Species of Pygmygoby from the Red Sea
A new species of Trimma goby has been described from the Saudi Arabian coast of the Red Sea. Named the Rift Pygmygoby, Trimma nubarum was formerly identified as Trimma taylori, only closer inspection by Winterbottom, Bogorodsky, and Alpermann revealed that…
M-Rack offers Aquarium Accessories with a Universal Magnet Mount
ITC Reef Culture – the people who brought us PARwise and Reef Delete have been busy designing and building their take on magnet-mounted frag racks and other useful reef aquarium accessories. Called M-Rack, the new approach to mounting accessories is…
Is the Okinawa Chromis the Rarest Most Expensive Damselfish in the World?
High-end marine fish retailer Unique Fins has informed Reef Builders that it has imported (and sold,) a super rare Okinawa Chromis, Chromis okamurai, From Japan. Chromis okamurai was previously only known from a single specimen dredged in 1979 from the…
Interzoo 2024 Pet Trade Fair will be the Biggest-Ever
Encouraging news is coming out of Germany as Interzoo, the world’s biggest pet and aquatic trade show, has confirmed record exhibitor bookings for the biennial event in May 2024. Interzoo has had a rocky few years because of the global…
The Importance of Proper Fish Feeding
This may seem like a rather simple topic, and I used to think it was as well, but over time I have come to realize that feeding the fish, keeping them healthy and not polluting the tank is actually a…
Reef Factory Launch Dosing Pumps for Top-Off and Calcium Reactors
Reef Factory continues its rapid product roll-out with the launch of two new pumps – Dosing Pump ATO, and Dosing Pump CR. As the name suggests, Dosing Pump ATO is a complete Auto Top-Off device, comprising liquid level sensors to…
FAQs on Coral Sand
Coral sand is one of the first materials that new saltwater aquarium owners add to their tanks. Here we answer your most frequently asked questions on this popular reef aquarium substrate. Do I need to wash coral sand? If the…
Dice Pico 2 AIO is Maxspect’s Mini Bundle of Freshwater Fun
Equipment innovator Maxspect continues on its aquarium journey with the launch of a new little lifestyle aquarium called the Dice Pico 2 AIO. First impressions are that it is compact and cuboid in shape, but all other similarities with the…
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…
Breaking New Ground
Vibrant Corals and Fish Ushers in the First Legal CITES-Compliant Malaysian Coral Imports to the…
Tunze Launches English YouTube Channel
Known for its bulletproof pumps and German engineering, Tunze has also been big on YouTube…
