The Reef Buyilders Studio is finally reaching a certain degree of completion to the point that we can start using ‘Big Boy’ reef gear. The first hot rod piece of reef aquarium equipment to get a proper showcase is the…
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Reefer Skimmer Review: Red Sea Still Knows How To Make Them Great
When checking out new gear at the reef shows and conferences, it’s very easy to become glazed over about so many very similar looking devices, especially protein skimmers. The Red Sea Reefer Skimmer is one such product that may look…
Red Sea’s New Nano Goby, Koumansetta hoesei
The Rainford’s goby, as well as the lesser known Hector’s goby, are pound for pound some of the most colorful, interesting and perfect little fish for the reef aquarium and last year we got a new species to induct into…
Euphyllia cristata, the Coral Everyone Forgets About
In the recent day, writing about Euphyllia and Fimbriaphyllia, a sudden question struck us, what about Euphyllia cristata, is it Fimbriaphyllia or Euphyllia? We always wanted to write about this coral, it’s one of our favorite in the Caryophylliidae, but we…
The Inspiring Reef Tank of Luis Rosa
There’s not too many reef tanks that we could describe as approaching perfection, but Luis Rosa’s 65 gallon is surely getting close. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder and Mr. Rosa’s combination of aquascape, healthy corals, new-school…
Getting the 400 Gallon Tank Placed at the Reef Builders Studio
There’s a reason I set up a token nano reef tank in the early days of the Reef Builders Studio, and that’s because it was a quick, couple hour affair which would give me happy corals in a tank before…
The Red Sea Reefer Peninsula Has Corals! [Video]
The second concept aquarium, and really the first true concept reef tank at the Reef Builders Studio is the Montipora dominated Red Sea Reefer Peninsula aquarium. A few weeks ago we shared with you the setup of this reef aquarium system…
WWF Introduces Free, Web-Based Tool To Help Scientists Study And Save Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are as vulnerable as they are beautiful; climate change is warming ocean waters and devastating reefs globally. A majority of the world’s coral reefs could experience severe bleaching and death by the end of this century, according to…
The ‘Instant Nano Reef’ is Doing Great after Three Months in the Studio
When the build out of the Reef Builders Studio first began, I thought it was fitting and necessary to go ahead and get one token reef tank in there as soon as possible. Since all the big aquariums were still…
TMC’s new REEF Easi-Dose Plus 3 and Easi-Stir
Tropical Marine Centre has been on a roll lately (no pun intended) and have a few new products for all your dosing needs. The new Tropical Marine Centre REEF Easi-Dose Plus 3 and Easi-Stir give you the ability to stirring…
