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How to Control Reef Tank Temperature and Excess Humidity
In terms of simple things about the hobby, at first glance, it would appear that understanding temperature would be at the top of the list. It is simple, in that since the…
Flashback Friday – Jake Adams’ First-Ever Reef Builders Post!
As we sit here this Friday the 25th of August 2023, Reef Builders has accumulated exactly 14,898 posts, 6862 of which were penned by the late, great Jake Adams. So we thought it would be fun to dig deep into…
Study Reveals How Corals Gain N and P in Darwin’s Paradox
An article published in the Journal Nature has found that photosynthetic corals not only host their symbiotic algae, they feed directly on it too, and importantly, it is how they uptake Nitrogen and Phosphorus. The paper titled “Reef-building corals farm…
Warming Oceans Impact Reef Fish Learning and Memory
A study conducted by James Cook University has found that a species of reef fish has impaired learning and memory when exposed to warmer-than-usual water temperatures. Spiny Chromis, Acanthochromis polyacanthus, are common on inshore and offshore coral reefs in Indo-Australian…
Premium Aquatics adds new Tonga Branch Morroca Reef Rock to the range
It’s no secret that Reef Builders team members past and present are big fans of Tropic Eden Morroca Branch Reef Rock. We’ve featured it in the Reef Builders Studio, we think it looks as good if not better than the…
Five Things That Can Get You Down About Reefkeeping
We’re never going to throw the towel in with this hobby, but we admit that sometimes, some things do inevitably get us down. Here are just a few of the things that are getting to us this week. “Silent” equipment…
$17.5 million mansion with 15,000-gallon aquarium goes up for sale near Manhattan
A 16,000-square-foot dream home complete with a huge custom aquarium has been put up for sale in Rumson, New Jersey. Owned by real estate developer Sal Cannizzaro, the 15,000-gallon tank was custom-built in the house’s recreation room and stocked with…
How to Select a Reef Salt
When someone finds out that I keep saltwater aquariums they often ask where I get the saltwater from. Obviously, since I do not live by the ocean it is not from there, so they are surprised when I tell them…
West Coast Reefers – Do You Have An Emergency Power Plan for Hurricane Hilary?
Southern California is well known for having amazing weather year-round, so hearing there is a hurricane looming off the coast may come as a surprise. The last time a tropical storm hit the west coast was in 1939. NOAA is…
Flashback Friday: The Flashing Tilefish with Color-Changing Skin
This story comes up a lot in our Analytics as one of our most popular. It was written by Jake Adams, a fan and keeper of Tilefish, and the article has since been picked up many times by Google and…
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…
