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ATM Hot Salt Reef touts less moisture and more seawater per bucket
ATM Hot Salt Reef has been out for over a year and is leveraging an intriguing hook to lure in new customers — a dryer salt with less moisture and impurities. There…
Do you even Chromis viridis? How well do you know your damsels?
Chromis viridis is an evergreen staple of the reef aquarium paradigm. Its ubiquity in the field is reflected almost equally in the trade, and the species plays host to a veritable plethora of hobbyists both novice and pro. The specific…
Chronic Stress in Captive Tangs
Tangs and surgeonfish are a diverse, beautiful, and often highly personable group of fish. It is no wonder that so many of us want to keep these fish in our systems. Inexperienced keepers do the right thing by going to…
Nemo Marine underwater drill might be a must-have for the hands-on reefer
Nemo power Tools is a new company that has literally made a big splash with a couple of underwater tools that are unlike anything on the market today. Nemo makes an underwater drill and an underwater angle-grinder, but for the…
OceanSwipe360 robotic glass cleaner will kickstart in the fall
OceanSwipe 360 is a creative robotic glass cleaner that goes all out when it comes to cleaning the glass of a home aquarium. With a specially designed track that allows the OceanSwipe360 to precisely position itself throughout the aquarium, and…
Calling all MACNA attendees. We want you to clip all the fins!
This is a public service announcement for all Fairy Wrasse aficionados. As you may have known, we are embarking on a cursory phylogenetic review of the genus Cirrhilabrus in all its intimate and baroque detail. As fun as it is…
3.1 Fairy Wrasses: The rubrimarginatus group
The rubrimarginatus group is home to some of the most well-known (and well-loved) of the Fairy Wrasses. The group can be divided rather equally into two clades, each with their own separate diagnostic features. The males attain fairly large sizes,…
Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine transitioning to bimonthly format
Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine is shifting from a monthly publication to a bimonthly format beginning with the upcoming September issue, now becoming the September/October 2015 issue. One good bit of news however, is if you sign up by today (July…
NOVA’s Lethal Seas program is a simple lesson in Carbonic chemistry
On a very basic level, some reefers kind of understand the interplay of carbon dioxide, carbonate, carbonic acid. However we’re not quite as sure that saltwater aquarists really understand how these chemicals affect pH and alkalinity, and especially how it…
A new range extension for Chaetodon burgessi in the Coral Sea
The family Chaetodontidae is well represented by ten genera. Of which, the most populous Chaetodon is home to several subgenera, one of which is the eternally fascinating Roaops. This small subgenus comprises of five handsome species, including the dapper, monochromatic Chaetodon…
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…
