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Hands-on with the Instant Ocean 2.5 gallon jug & salt kit
On a recent visit to the LFS, we couldn’t help but notice the giant boxed Instant Ocean jug and the 25 gallons of salt mix that comes prepackaged with it. Instant Ocean…
My Reef Creations I-Series sumps offer industrial build and design
My Reef Creations is the leader in the design and fabrication of commercial aquarium equipment, and the new I-series sump with ATO/Dosing box is just the latest feather in their cap. Like the previously covered commercial skimmers and pimp quarantine…
Incredible Gold Euphyllia is in a league of its own
This spectacular gold Euphyllia that Cherry Corals shared with us has so many odd things going for it, we don’t even know where to start. Simply put, this Gold Euphyllia has the brilliant yellow color of a gold torch coral, E.…
Keeping butterflyfish in reefs: What to look out for and what to avoid
Butterflyfish are the quintessential reef inhabitant. Take a look at any coral reef picture, video, documentary, poster, you name it. There’s a high chance a colourful butterfly is flitting around there somewhere. The same is not to be said in…
What to Consider When Keeping Toxic Marine Fish
Toxic marine fishes kept in aquariums present certain husbandry challenges that hobbyists should be aware of if they plan to purchase one. I’m not referring to fishes that possess venomous spines or deliver a venomous bite, such as lionfishes, rabbitfishes,…
Using the HD Dropcam Pro to spy on three aquariums at once
Web cameras for home monitoring are nothing new but recently, the feature set and ease of use of the Dropcam series of IP cameras have made it incredibly simple to install and apply. We recently picked up the new Dropcam…
Not True To Name – a variation of the red tailed flasher wrasse, Paracheilinus rubricaudalis, found on the GBR
The Flasher Wrasses, like their cousins the Fairy Wrasses, epitomize what a great, reef-safe marine fish really is. One of the newest species on the block, Paracheilinus rubricaudalis or the Redtailed Flasher Wrasse described by Randall and Allen in 2003,…
Patagurus rex hermit crab prefers to forego the snail shell
Patagurus rex is a newly described hermit crab from French Polynesia which has forgotten how to equip itself with a shell. Collected at a depth of 400m (1312 feet) at Moorea of the Society Islands, the unusual P. rex didn’t read…
Hammer corals come in a dizzying array of colors, including the two-toned anomaly
We’ve seen the two-toned colour anomaly affecting certain corals such as AquaticArt’s Seriatopora guttatus, but this chromatic phenomenon does not seem to be restricted amongst SPS corals. Most recently we stumbled upon a unique two-toned branching hammer coral, Euphyllia parancora, at Iwarna Aquafarm…
Vital Wave Violet and Cyan are worthy color-boosting LED spotlights
The Vital Wave LED spotlights from EcoLamps include three different colors, two of which really hit the sweet spot for highlighting the colors of aquarium corals. Manufacturers of LED spotlights have been experimenting with LEDs across the spectrum, often times…
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…
