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Acropora derawanensis is a true gem!
It’s been a long time since we talked about this very fine coral and recently, during a dive trip, I got lucky and came across one. It’s one of our all-time favorite…
KHManager is D-D’s KH Carer Collab
D-D The Aquarium Solution has teamed up with Kamoer to produce their own tailored version of the upcoming KH Carer alkalinity-controlling device for Europe. The KHManager is an app-controlled, stand-alone device, which automatically samples and tests your tank water, then…
The Polyp Pros Sumped Tank is slickest-looking frag tank we’ve seen
Acrylic tank manufacturers The Polyp Pros have added a new frag-ready tank to their range, this time with a sump and cabinet. For those who haven’t seen their products before The Polyp Pros offer super sexy acrylic frag tanks with…
Do blue LEDs narrow our reefkeeping choice?
I’m lucky enough to be able to dive some of the best reefs the ocean gods have given us, but there is not a single dive that I pass a coral or a fish, and wonder why they are not…
Atblue’s Arrowhead Soapfish is the cousin of Dr. Seuss
The Belonoperca genus of Soapfishes is most famously represented by Belonoperca pylei, the highly sought-after Dr.Seuss, but let us introduce you to its only other congener, the enigmatic Belonoperca chabanaudi, the Arrowhead Soapfish. As its outline suggests, the Arrowhead is…
Reef Builders Top 10 new products of 2022
Over 80 new products rolled across the Reef Builders news desk this year, ranging from pumps, lights, and skimmers, to tanks, controllers, fish food, and dosers. A global shortage of microchips was still being felt throughout the first three quarters…
Video: Solomon Coral Reef Paradise
It’s freezing outside for many people and while we’re in limbo between Christmas and New Year, we thought we would seek out some sunshine from one of Jake’s dive videos in the Solomon Islands. Watch our late Managing Editor seamlessly…
Hydro Wizard 63 xXx is a Triple Threat to Cavitation
The pump people at Panta Rhei have come up with a novel way to rethink their products to suit their customer’s requirements. For wave pumps, they have the Hydro Wizard 42, 63, and 75 models, delivering 11280lph, 51,000lph, and 159,000lph…
Millies and Spaths found hand in hand in Indonesia!
These two iconic Acropora are so closely related that for many years A. spathulata were thought to be thick versions of Acropora millepora on the top and exposed reef. Acropora spathulata was even called A. millepora by the most eminent…
Hoshitsutsu’s Grafted Montipora setosa is red as the Rising Sun
Up until now, we admit to losing interest in Montipora setosa, such is its abundance in the hobby, ease of keeping, and frequency in frag form. We used to get offered so much of it in our retail days that…
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…
