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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…
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…
TOMLOV DM602 is the Perfect All-Around Microscope for Reefkeeping
Microscopes are cool and have lots of uses for reefkeeping: looking at the critters in the sand, looking at the details of a coral’s surface, trying to ID pests, and more. But picking a microscope can be daunting. There are…
MARTA Rail Cars to Become Artificial Reefs off the Coast of Georgia
Atlanta-based transport company MARTA is going to retire eight train cars and place them in the Atlantic Ocean. The cars will be submerged off the coast of Georgia near Savannah as part of a recently approved project. The hope is…
Forced Fusion of the Dallas Acropora
Experimenting and playing god with corals is something that will always grab my attention. So when I noticed Ben Duncan, the owner of Exotic Aquaculture, a boutique reef store In Melbourne, Australia doing some grafting with iconic staghorn Acropora I…
Automatic Top-Off Systems, Reservoirs, and Dehumidifiers
One of the crucial aspects of having a successful reef tank is having the tank be as stable as possible and this is especially true in terms of salinity. But when setting up a new system, one of the aspects…
How to keep your Reef Tank Cool in Summer Heatwaves and Hot Weather
Summertime, wildfires, and the return of El Nino mean it’s time to think not about how we heat our reef aquariums, but how we keep them cool. We need to keep our tanks at a steady 25C/77F with few exceptions,…
Reef Builders Studio Update Video
It’s been eight months now since Jake left us and in that time, most of the questions have been about the Studio. Is it still running, has it still got corals, and why don’t we see videos from there anymore?…
Lobophyllia robusta is the easiest “Symphyllia” available
We are often asked to recommend which LPS species are the most suitable, but when we gazed into our tank today the answer had been staring us right in the face. Lobos! Sold as Spiny brain corals, Lobed Brain corals,…
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…
