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Mark’s Return from Backpacking and Raj’s Diamond-Encrusted Glove! That’s Reef Therapy Episode #70
There’s a new episode of Reef Therapy out, so make sure you watch, listen, stream, or download the latest episode to catch up on what Remy, Mark, and Raj have been up…
Try Acanthurus tristis – The Indian Mimic Surgeonfish
Having kept all the usual tangs in our home aquariums over the years we wanted something different for our latest tank, and settled on one of the Mimic tangs, Acanthurus tristis. Like its cousin Acanthurus pyroferus, which mimics either Halfblack…
Water changes: Are you Pro, or No?
We’re sitting here while mixing up a batch of saltwater for our new 120-gallon tank. Nothing terrible has happened, our last ICP test was okay… but we like to do regular partial water changes with our reef tanks, just as…
Top 10 Affordable and Unique Corals
Last week we were talking with Reef Builders host Remy about corals we recommend to people, and of course, the obvious beginner corals come up like Toadstools, Green Star Polyp, and Pulsing Xenia. But with 100+ genera of Indo-Pacific hard…
Ocean Sentinels Sculptures Celebrates Eight Heroes of The Great Barrier Reef
Award-winning sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has created a series of 8 sculptures based predominantly around Australians who work in the field of marine science and marine conservation. Named Ocean Sentinels, the underwater artworks are located on the MOUA site within…
Electricity, Safety, and Reef Tanks
I have been stung, cut, poisoned, and punctured by my tank’s inhabitants and the equipment on it. But the pain I’ve gotten in those instances pales in comparison to the countless times I have been shocked, or nearly electrocuted from…
Watch Reef Therapy Episode #69. It’s a good one!
The next time you have a spare 90 minutes to view, or even to listen to something, listen to this podcast. Mark van der Wal is still away on vacation but Remy and Raj managed to get Chris Meckley from…
Captive-bred Emperor Angelfish are Now Available
The Biota Group has announced that they are now selling captive-bred Emperor angels, Pomacanthus imperator. Bred by Mr. Wen-Ping Su of Bali Aquarich in Indonesia, the man who bought us fish such as the Yurple Tang has also unlocked the…
Pigment Abnormalities may be related to Significant Population Decline
Researchers have documented new records of marine fish pigmentation abnormalities, including an albino-melanistic fish, the first record of a leucistic Great Hammerhead Shark, the first record of leucistic Almaco Jacks, and the first melanistic Giant Manta ray in the North…
Man pours Bleach and Vinegar into Partner’s Fish Tank
A man has been charged with Cruelty to Animals after pouring both Bleach and Vinegar into a fish tank during a domestic dispute. Police responded to a home disturbance in Warren, Ohio, to find shirtless 60-year-old Cornell Evans outside a…
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…
