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Sep-Art Artemia Cysts (brine shrimp eggs) from Ocean Nutrition get pricing for Europe

The Sep-Art Artemia Cysts magnetic brine shrimp eggs that were first revealed by Ocean Nutrition at InterZoo are just about ready to start shipping to hobbyists with an interest in feeding live baby brine…

Echinomorpha nishihirai is the latest wild chalice coral to be sighted

Echinomorpha nishihirai is a distinctive looking chalice coral which can be quite a showstopper. Often eclipsed by the much more readily available Echinophyllia, Oxypora and Mycedium chalice corals, Echinomorpha is distinguished by a prominent, large central corallite and very few, widely…

Scheduled Maintenance this weekend

We will be performing scheduled maintenance this Saturday, August 11 from 6-10pm central standard time. The Reef Builders network will not be accessible while we are doing this maintenance. As such you should plan accordingly this weekend. We don’t foresee…

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July 31st–Aug 6th Halophila’s Seagrass tank is a prime example of simple beauty XL Biopellets are jumbo ‘bio-bones’ that don’t need to be fluidized Friday Mega-Smorgasbord: Squid arms, robofish, shark feast, sea slugs, coral planting, living undersea, AEFW hit the…

At $199 Reef Breeders Value Fixtures are the cheapest multicolor fixtures on the market

Reef Breeders sells the sub standard Chinese OEM Lights we have become so accustomed to, but the unlike its competitors the price is much, much lower. The Reef Breeders Value Fixtures, like many of its competitors, are housed in a…

Atomic Reef takes fun, macho approach to reefing gear

Atomic Reef Systems is taking a fun route to producing aquarium equipment leading with a macho take on the acrylic gear we use to keep our reefs thriving. Handcrafted in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Atomic Reef has great names for its products such…

Rare video of a real life Centropyge debelius revealed in Japanese NPS tank

Centropyge debelius – One of a select few elite and highly sought after mega-rare angelfish that is just as beautiful as it is scarce. Not many Debelius angelfish have entered the trade and only a handful, in the recent years.…

Wyoming White and Maine Blizzard clownfish from Sea & Reef Aquaculture

It’s been a long time since we heard anything about the production of the Wyoming White clownfish and with the closing of C-Quest and unfortunate passing of Bill Addisson, it seemed like the strain might die out. The Maine Blizzard…

Halophila’s Seagrass tank is a prime example of simple beauty

This Halophila-dominated seagrass aquarium is built and designed to take care of itself. No protein skimmer, no calcium reactor, no sump, no biopellets, carbon or GFO. No automatic water changes or a super controller with email function. Heck this system…

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Friday Mega-Smorgasbord: Squid arms, robofish, shark feast, sea slugs, coral planting, living undersea, AEFW hit the high seas and gigantic clumps of whale poo

We have a great post lined up for this Friday with everything from amazing to just odd and something in between. We lead off this edition with a breaking story about deep sea squids that actually tear its arms free…