Fast Growing Corals To Quickly Fill Your Saltwater Aquarium

Fill Your Tank Quickly Does your tank look like a barren rock garden, peppered with bite-sized frags? Patience is the key to keeping a successful reef aquarium but waiting around for tiny frags to grow isn’t very rewarding especially for…

Five Full Tanks From Instagram With #ReefBuilders

Last week we featured five nano tanks using #reefbuilders, and couldn’t help but browse the # again only this time for full tanks. Running full-size tanks like these requires dedication, and we can only imagine the time and money spent…

Fish in a Box is Your Stop for Coral Frags in Brasília

Fish in a Box Brasília Fish in a Box is a local fish store we were recommended to visit in the city of Brasília, the capital city of Brazil. Don’t be deceived by this little store in a box, once…

Don’t Let Urchins Carry Corals Around Your Tank!

Various urchins are among our favorite invertebrates to introduce to our reef tanks as part of the so-called ‘Clean Up Crew’. Among these the mild-mannered and attractive tuxedo urchin, Mespilia globulus, is one of the best since it grazes all…

A Tour of Fishland Aquarium Store in São Paulo Brazil

Fishland São Paulo Brazil Fishland is one of São Paulo’s oldest Saltwater Aquarium store. With over twenty years of experience and fourteen years in their current location, Fishland is a beacon of knowledge and inspiration for the reefing community in…

Colossal Coral Colonies Found In Halmahera Indonesia

Colossal Coral Colonies Unless you have a 1000+ gallon aquarium and are growing a single species of coral it’s unlikely you would have seen corals get anywhere near this size. Even for wild colonies, the corals in Halmahera are left…

Reef Builders Travelogue, Bangka Island, Sulawesi Indonesia
Reef Builders Destination Bangka Island Here at Reef Builders, we are fortunate to dive some of the worlds most lush and vibrant coral reefs, so last year we decided it was time to invite our readers along for the journey.…
Special Considerations for Soft Coral Placement

In discussions of coral placement in reef aquaria, topics such as spacing between colonies, distance from the light source, level of water flow, sweeper tentacles, and coral chemical warfare (allelopathy) often predominate. But there are special considerations beyond these that…

An explosion of color in Aqua Medic USA’s Cubicus reef tank

Today’s featured reef is a gorgeous Aqua Medic Cubicus all in one aquarium, set up in the offices of Aqua Medic USA. This little tank is slightly tweaked from the stock Cubicus aquarium, with different lights and flow, and it…

A perfect pico reef tank at Elite Reef

With a small reef tank, pico reefs being the lower limit, the aquarist has to pay very careful attention to what animals are introduced, how quickly temperature and salinity can change, and especially, to monitor water chemistry which can rapidly change.…