If you haven’t heard already Reef Builders had a new place to hang out and chat. No you won’t be needing your keyboard either. Using the Teamspeak engine you can now login and talk to other aquarists of all things…
Think your old? Think again.
A clam dredged up off the coast of Iceland is thought to have been the longest-lived animal discovered. Scientists said the mollusc, an ocean quahog clam, was aged between 405 and 410 years and could offer insights into the secrets…
Reef Building at its finest
Steve, who is in the process of building a 180 gallon saltwater aquarium grabbed this tank that needs a lot of work. His plan and equipment goes like this: 65 gallon acrylic (49x18x17) sump/refugium. 36″ high stand. Will be built…
Race To Save Coral And Fish In Red Sea
A giant artificial coral reef is being built in the Red Sea in a move to protect natural reefs from destruction – without banning scuba divers. An estimated 50% to 70% of the Red Sea’s reefs have already been destroyed…
Fish Tycoon Game for Nintendo Ds
Seems fish are all the rage lately, the game’s publisher Last Day of work hopes to captalize or fullfill the nerds among us that crave to raise, breed, and sell fish. Seems pretty cool to us, and it must be…
Glocal Warming isn’t an option for the reefs of Maldives
The Maldives are a nation of 1,200 islands in the Indian Ocean. Coral supports the country’s two main industries: tourism and fishing. Abdul Azeez, a scientist working at the Banyan Tree Maldives, which is fancy 5 star resort. Azeez started…
3reef.com hacked, upgrading software
Today 3reef.com was hacked by an uknown group or person. A message posted up on 3reef.com read: “Hi 3reefers – Apparently 3reef was hacked over the weekend. The ISP has required that all the software be upgraded to prevent this…
Global Warming, Acid Attack, Oceans in Trouble
The increasing acidity of the world’s oceans will endanger one-third of all marine life, according to a new report released by ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies. As oceans soak up more and more carbon dioxide, they become…
Moonlight encourages corals to spawn?
This isn’t the first time we’ve heard about corals digging the whole moonlight experience. Corals sense different lighting habits and tend to respond more favorably to blue lighting, think: actnics and moonlights. Researchers led by Oren Levy of the Center…
T. Rex of a lobster escapes pot
Here is another story of how a Lobster got saved from boiling water and being bathed in butter. This story is a smidge different, seems that the lobster is big and all but in order for a couple to save…
