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LiveAquaria makes historic first aquarium offering of the line-spot triggerfish
Xanthichthys lineopunctatus is a triggerfish so rare that it doesn’t even have a real common name, but that hasn’t stopped LiveAquaria from scoring the first ever live specimen for the aquarium trade.…
Revisiting the refugium, or more accurately, the macroalgae scrubber
A lot of trends have come and gone in this hobby. As folks shake up their zeolite reactors and add a carbon source, the idea of a deep sand bed and refugium seems like a long forgotten memory. Much to…
ReefLEDLights builds a holy union of diodes and carbon fiber
The ReefSpectrum P47 ReedLEDLight is a stand out effort from a crowded field of crafted and small batch LED lights for aquarium lights. We’ve seen lots of DIY and small-batch produced LED lights for aquarium use; some of them barely…
Fish Frenzy refrigerated fish food treat (updated)
Fish Frenzy is a new fish food from AquaTech Co., the makers of AZOX Macro Coral Diet. While “whole foods” like copepods, zooplankton and phytoplankton have been available as refrigerated foods for a long time, the new Fish Frenzy is…
Toledo Zoo Aquarium Renovation – Update 11: Interactive Touchpools
With the Toledo Zoo’s Aquarium currently undergoing a $25.5 million renovation and the new Aquarium slated to open in 2015, curious Zoo visitors frequently ask what exhibits the new Aquarium will feature. In this installment, let’s continue our exploration of…
Digiman shares his new Pseudanthias rubrolineatus and Cirrhilabrus claire in a video update
Digiman is back with a new tank update showing a glimpse of his exquisite collection once again. Fans of rare fish who follow Reefbuilders often should be familiar with this Singaporean reefer. With an extensive know how of deepwater rare…
Crossover Diet by Neptune Systems to ship as samples in the AFS
The Crossover Diet is a little surprise from Neptune Systems which will be shipping as samples with all new orders of the spanking new Automatic Feeder System. A collaboration between Neptune System and Reed Mariculture, the Crossover Diet is both…
Green splash sandal corals begin to appear in manageable sizes
As an avid fungiid lover, we were absolutely thrilled to visit that ginormous green splash sandal coral at Global Oceanic Life after MACNA. At the same time we regretted that such an awesome coral was of such an unrealistic size…
Neptune Systems AFS Automatic Feeder System begins shipping
The Neptune Systems AFS has begun shipping just in time for the holiday gadget buying season. Designed to work with aquariums controllers right out of the box the Neptune Systems Automatic Feeding System (AFS) couples the benefit of adding an auto…
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…
