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Helfrich’s firefish discovered in the Philippines
The Helfrich’s firefish, Nemateleotris helfrichi has been discovered in the Philippines, extending the species range by more than 1000 km, or 600 miles. The recent finding is important not only from a fish ecology…
Aquaforest products now available through Deepwater Aquatics
For the first time Poland’s quality Aquaforest products will be available in the U.S. thanks to a exclusive distribution partnership with Deepwater Aquatics. The Aquaforest Company was established in 1995 in Poland and began with manufactured substrates and aquatic plants fertilizers…
How to grow the most colorful SPS corals
During the course of history men have always searched for the unobtainable. The knights of King Arthur searched for the Holy Grail, Captain Ahab obsessed about a white whale, in similar fashion we hobbyists have been searching for how to…
Please Watch this Important Video on Palytoxin!
Many of us are inspired to keep marine life for its exotic beauty or interesting behavior. But if we’re being perfectly honest, we have to admit there’s also something intriguing about keeping—and displaying to our friends and family—marine organisms that…
A visit to the okayama University of Science
In light of MACNA and the hectic schedule of traveling, we haven’t been able to finish up recounting our visit to Japan. Now that the dust has settled, we’re obligated to tie up the loose ends and finish up this short series.…
Friday Smorgasbord of various aquarium fish stories
It’s beena hot minute since we’ve had an installment of our Friday Smorgasbord of various stories from around the web. So today we’ve come up with a few articles all about fish, from the Reef Builders archives to keep you…
New insights on eradicating the dreaded Acro Eating Flatworm
Acropora Eating Flatworms aka AEFW aka Amakusaplana acroporae are the bane of SPS coral keepers, especially those of us with a penchant for Acropora species. Acro flatworms can turn an otherwise perfect reef system into an nightmare for the Acros in our…
Giesemann VerVve Pro and VerVve One fully revealed at MACNA
The VerVve One and VerVve Pro are Giesemann’s most mature LED light fixture that we’ve seen them release for the aquarium market. Two weeks ago in D.C. we got to see these new VerVve LED lights in person, and besides…
RVS Fishworld spearheads Filipino net training and licensing program
In late August of this year, RVS Fishworld together with the Philippine national fisheries department spearheaded the first ever net training program in Santa Ana in the North of the country. The net-training program was financed primarily by RVS with…
Marine Biosystems has two designs for ‘biopellet skimmers’
Marine Biosystems is an intriguing new upstart in the marine aquarium hobby which garnered a lot of attention for their unique ‘biopellet skimmers’. The 3D printed biopellet reactor is what first put Marine Biosystems on the map, but it is…
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…
