The last decade of keeping saltwater aquariums has been very exciting and 2017 as a year was no exception. For ten years the Reef Builders team has striven to bring you interesting and original stories that help our readers learn…
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The Unique Eyes of Incredibly Diverse Eviota Gobies
Live eye-color patterns of various species of Eviota: 1) E. algida (M.V. Erdmann); 2) E. tetha (M.V. Erdmann); 3) E. teresae (R. Whitworth); 4) E. bilunula (R. Whitworth); 5) E. cometa (R. Whitworth); 6) E. fallax (G.R. Allen); 7) E.…
MicMol adds Aqua Mini and Aqua Pro G3 LED models
We touched on MicMol when they first introduced the MicMol Aqua Mini and Aqua Pro LED lights in 2013 and they’ve been through a few changes with the latest versions, the MicMol Aqua Mini G3 and MicMol Aqua Pro G3…
Textured nitrile gloves are a must have for serious reefers
Textured nitrile gloves are a must have for any reefer, particularly if you are a serious fragger or for just doing maintenance around the tank. There are a few vendors our there selling textured disposable gloves are pH neutral and…
These Awesome ‘Micromussa’ Are Not Like The Others
For several years we’ve enjoyed a really cool coral that comes mostly from Western Australia which is both beautiful and intriguing. While these do look distinct from ‘typical’ Micromussa that we’re used to, I just assumed it was a different species,…
Top 5 New Species of Wrasses of 2017
Two thousand seventeen was a super busy year for us to keep up with all the new species being described from tropical coral reefs. There was a multitude of novel creatures getting formal classification from tropical coral reefs that included…
Making The Hobby Fun (And Keeping it that way)
I admit it, I am still a big kid at heart. And this time of year I often show this side of my personality in many ways. I still find fun, in just about everything this time of year. I…
Getting a closer look at the GBR’s mysterious “Blue Hole”
The mystical “blue hole” discovered this fall on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is breathtaking, but National Geographic recently explored the depths, capturing this breathtaking feature on video. Besides just being beautiful, scientists look to these formations as a great resource…
Five Reef Critters That Come ONLY From Western Australia
Australia is home to so much exotic marine life which differs wildly from coast to coast, including the southern seas which are filled with alien cold water fish. However while most of Australian aquarium animals comes from the Great Barrier…
Maxspect Recurve LED Review Video
Since the beginning or (reefing) time, coral growers have been brought up to use powerful main lights with accessory lighting to introduce actinic blue light – think a metal halide with VHO actinics on the sides. This notion has changed…
