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When Jake went to Sanjay’s house
This is one of the great Reef Builders videos and for several reasons. One, it shows off Jake in his prime, secondly he was with his friend Sanjay Joshi at his house, and third, the video is about Sanjay’s super…
Off timing coral spawning spotted in South Sulawesi
How much do we really know about corals? The answer is: Not so much, actually. While the general rule for coral spawning is a few days after the full moon, 2 hours after sunset, just before the water temperature high…
When Jake first took on the Reef Builders Studio
It’s hard to believe it has been five years now since Managing Editor Jake Adams first introduced us to the Reef Builders Studio. To say he was excited, or like a kid in a candy store doesn’t even cover it,…
How To Set Up A Nano Reef Tank In One Day
We’re celebrating the life of Reef Builders’ late, great Managing Editor Jake Adams this week, as it is one year since he passed away in October 2022. Jake built the Reef Builders Studio so that he could create some great…
Substrate versus Bare Bottom Reef Aquariums
As with many aspects of reefkeeping, there is no perfect way. Even something as seemingly simple as whether to choose substrate or go bare bottom leads to a discussion. As someone who has run both types of systems and is…
Tomiyamichthys elliotensis is a new species of shrimpgoby from the Great Barrier Reef
A new species of symbiotic shrimpgoby has been described from one of the southernmost reefs of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef. Named the Lady Elliot Shrimp Goby, Tomiyamichthys elliotensis is the nineteenth species of Tomiyamichthys and it was found in a…
Hydros Controllers to Integrate Sicce SDC Wi-Fi Pumps
CoralVue’s Hydros aquarium controllers are constantly evolving, and this week they’ve announced that they are soon to integrate Sicce’s SDC Wi-Fi controllable return, wave, and skimmer pumps onto the platform. Sicce already has its own app called ContrAll, but when…
Mustard X Convict Tang is One of a Kind Hybrid
Tropical Marine Centre has received a very rare surgeonfish that they believe to be a cross between the Mustard tang, Acanthurus guttatus, and the Convict tang, Acanthurus triostegus. We’ve seen some Achilles X Goldrim tang hybrids lately and Jake Adams…
Photon Meridian is the latest LED Light Fixture from ReefBreeders
Lighting brand ReefBreeders is soon to launch a new Photon LED light fixture called Meridian. An evolution of the popular Photon V2 Pro, Meridian will be available in five sizes, 11”, 24”, 35”, 45”, and 63” which will be suitable…
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…
