A “Fresh” Approach

In  three decades (gulp) in the marine hobby, I’ve kept everything from Acropora to Xenia, and a lot of stuff in between. Seems as though I alway find something new to try; another challenge to accept, a different system to…

Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference (BayMAC) in San Jose, CA next weekend

On Saturday June 13th, the second annual Bay Area Marine Aquarium Conference will take place in San Jose California. The event will go down from 10:30 am until 5 pm, it is  completely  free to the public and no club…

Get Your Hands Wet

Reef Builders is proud to welcome Scott Fellman as our newest contributor. While Ryan and Jake will continue to be our meatheads of products and industry news, Scott will more often be taking a step back to bring attention to…

Reef Events happening this weekend

Don’t have anything to do this weekend? You might be interested to know about the different reef events located across the United States. Reef Builders will be covering the 2009 Midwest Frag fest which is outside of Chicago in Rockford,…

This weekend, Reefstock in Denver and Midwest Marine Conference in Detroit

Listen up marine aquarists in Colorado and Michigan because there are some great marine aquarium events going down in your area this weekend. This Saturday March 14th in Denver, CO is  Reefstock at the Downtown Aquarium. Mile High Reefers can…

Reef Ramblings: Locomotion and Aquascaping

Introduction Fish Locomotion is a field of study that looks at how fish swim.  This may seem simple enough but there are many intricacies of muscle movement, fin shape, body design, habitat, prey selection, and inherent traits.  By investigating how…