Being a self-proclaimed fish nerd my interest gets piqued anytime one of those ‘rare to the hobby’ fish becomes available, even if it is a type I am not normally excited about. But when a particularly enticing specimen comes available, well forget…
ESV B-Ionic Transition Elements Plus
ESV is one of the most trusted brands in aquarium additive and elemental dosing, and they’ve got a new product coming out to further refine our aquarium water chemistry management. B-Ionic Transition Elements Plus is a new additive coming soon…
Is the Internet a Viable Resource for Marine Aquarium Research?
Virtually since the advent of the internet, there’s been a tendency in our hobby to rate the reliability and trustworthiness of online content beneath that of print-format materials—books, magazines, and so forth. But is this assessment really fair? The general…
Sensational new ‘Mandarin’ cat shark collected in Philippines (updated)
The Mandarin Cat Shark is an exciting new species of shark which has just been discovered collected in the northern Philippines. The incredible pattern of the ‘cat shark’ has an uncanny resemblance to the beloved Mandarin goby, and we’ve never seen a shark…
MindStream MACNA workshop powerpoint now available online
The MindStream is clearly one of the most revolutionary aquarium devices ever conceived. The only thing you need to know to run a MindStream is that you put it in your tank, replace the disc once a month, and you have real time…
Neptune WaV pump, hands on and first impressions
The WaV pump was first announced by Neptune Systems just over a year ago. After a lengthy period of development incubation, Neptune has finally started to ship this interesting new pump. Despite the wait, the WaV has some fairly exciting and…
Top 5 reasons why we love MACNA
The Marine Aquarium Conference of North America is a yearly event buzzing with a cornucopia of reef related awesomeness. For some, it’s an annual tradition, for others, a pilgrimage. Regardless, MACNA presents its attendees with an exuberant atmosphere of fun and…
Deeper look at some recent deep water acros
Let’s face it, as SPS lovers most of us we started out loving the polyp waving, the bushy, skeleton burying acros like the ORA Chips or the many varieties Acropora millepora. But over the years we’ve been privileged to see…
Cool video shows the whole process of exporting fish from Mauritius
We like to promote the marine aquarium industry, and particularly the export of tropical marine fish, as a force for sustainable harvest of marine fish, sometimes undertaken by tight knit families living in coastal island communities. Nowhere is all of…
Reef Builders Instagram Eye Candy
In case you haven’t heard, Instagram is an easy way to share pictures and videos and Reef Builders has been at it for a while now. We’ve built up a whole lotta great pictures and videos on the Reef Builders…
