Stable water parameters are the key to aquarium success, which includes stable water temperature. If you start to notice your tank temperature consistently creeping above 78°F or 25.5°C during the summer months it’s probably time you invest in a chiller.…
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RCT Hawaii is Back in Action, with Captive Raised Convict Tangs
Frank Baensch of Reef Culture Technologies is back to raising fish and their latest target is the Hawaiian convict tang. You could be forgiven for not immediately recalling who and what RCT Hawaii is but let us refresh your memory. …
Sedna, An Epic Expedition To The Arctic Ocean
The Sedna Epic Expedition 2016 will begin in just four weeks time. Lead by geologist, geophysicist, conservationist and polar snorkeler Susan R. Eaton, this ambitious 11-day expedition will study the impacts of global warming and ocean change in the polar waters around Baffin Island,…
Plectranthias winniensis & P. helenae captive raised by RCT Hawaii
Plectranthias winniensis and P. helenae are two species of this adorable group of basslets that grace the pages of Reef Builders today for very good reason. Reef Culture Technologies Hawaii has been trailblazing the captive rearing of various marine fish…
New Ocean Revive Arctic LED is almost disposable cheap at $175 for 120 watts
There’s such a flood of cheap Chinese LED lights for the marine aquarium available on the market these days, we find it hard to write about any one of them. But the new Ocean Revive Arctic LED is so cheap it…
Yellow Fin Anthias successfully reared from wild collected eggs by RCT Hawaii
If you are a fan of Odontanthias, those large colorful anthias that love living in the deep, then here’s a little bitty to convince your significant other that you need more than one. Marine fish culturists extraordinaire Frank Baensch recently became…
Friday Smorgasbord: Shark family trees, undiscovered oceans, saving sea life, and Antarctic life
Great white sharks and the ancient megashark, Carcharocles megalodon, were often linked as cousins and kin of sorts. Not a big leap in imagination to link the modern terror of the sea to the 50-ft. prehistoric monster, but it seems that…
Ancient predatory fish discovered in Arctic
A new species of carnivorous fish dating back over 375 million years was recently found in the Canadian Arctic. The fossils discovered show a large river-dwelling fish that preyed whatever passed in front of it.
Arctic Breeze by Aqua Medic coming just in time for summer
The Arctic Breeze cooling fans from Aqua Medic have hit the U.S. just in time for summer. Evaporative cooling is one of the most efficient ways to keep your aquarium temperature down especially with the hot summer months coming up when…
Giant invertebrates are the masters of Antarctica’s marine environments
Giant amphipods, isopods, seapigs and scaleworms are some of the lower creatures who have enjoyed an evolutionary field day in the isolated frigid waters of Antarctica. Newly released images from the British Antarctic Survey reveal many ginormous species of invertebrates…
