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Today is World Aquarium Day 2023
February 20, 2023, is World Aquarium Day, an initiative created by world-renowned aquascaper Oliver Knott to celebrate and honor “the best hobby in the World.” We’re biased but we’d be inclined to…
The Mother of all Cynarina lacrymalis found on the Great Barrier Reef
Ania Nerowski, our own Australian-based coral nerd, has reported to us a fantastic coral that showed up in Australia. Cynarina lacrymalis, the Button Coral, is normally a solitary, monocentric, one polyp, one mouth coral. Double or triple heads sometimes show…
14 things you didn’t know about UV sterilizers
With so many anecdotes and half-truths about what UV can and can’t do for our aquariums, we got in touch with a guy who designs and builds commercial UV sterilizers for a living. Michael Barrett is Head of Technical Development…
Woman charged $200 extra rent for pet goldfish
A woman from St Louis has revealed her landlord charged her an extra $200 one-off fee for having a goldfish in her apartment, as well as a $15 monthly rental increase for owning a pet. Nicole, who now lives in…
Windsor Adams Joins Reef Builders Leadership Team
Reef Builders is thrilled to announce shareholder Windsor Adams to our new leadership team. Windsor will be an integral part of our journey forward and will continue her role as Social Media Director. Reef Builders, like our community of professional…
Coradion calendula is a new species of Butterflyfish from Australia
A new species of Butterflyfish has been described from Northern Australia. Coradion calendula was described based on 44 specimens collected from Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and North Queensland. It takes the number of Coradion species up to four, with…
Reef Factory to launch new S and L-sized Smart Rollers
When Reef Factory released The Smart Roller M we predicted that, like the lights, a smaller S and a larger L model would follow. Today Reef Factory has confirmed that with the release of two new Smart Roller sizes on…
David Saxby – the Exclusive Interview
Reef Builders is pleased to bring you an exclusive Reef Therapy interview with famous reefkeeper David Saxby. An aquarist of seventy years, David was a reefkeeping pioneer whose tank rose to global fame for its large size, fish and corals,…
How do I know if my tank’s too clean?
Stand in your LFS and about one in ten reefers will say their tank is too clean. Compared to temperate and cold waters, the tropical waters that our corals inhabit are nutrient-poor, hence the symbiosis between photosynthetic corals and zooxanthellae,…
Reef Builders announces new ownership
Reef Builders® is pleased to announce Raj Shingadia as its new owner. Shingadia, who holds a bachelors of science and bachelors of arts from the University of Georgia, is the co-owner of MRC. He brings 20 years-plus of industry experience…
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…
