Tigriopus californicus – if you’ve been reefing for even a short time this is probably the only species of copepod that you know by name. First introduced to the aquarium hobby by Reef Nutrition’s Tigger pods, this species has become…
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Reef Builders Travelogue, Bunaken National Park, Sulawesi Indonesia
Reef Builders Destination Sulawesi Indonesia 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.…
Maintaining A Super Easy Nano Reef Tank (Video)
The first thing most non-aquarist think when you tell them you have a saltwater aquarium is that it must take so much time, be very expensive, and very hard to maintain. That may have been true way back in the…
Commerson Frogfish- Hide and seek champion of the reef
Not your ordinary fish The Commerson Frogfish (Antennarius commerson) or Giant Frogfish is a large species that can reach up to one foot in length. This frogfish species has a wide range, it can be found in the tropical Pacific…
Taking Control Of Calcium, Alkalinity and Magnesium
One of the things that fascinates me and probably helps fuel my passion for the hobby is that I have been able to watch and learn through the years as we have gotten better at just about every aspect of…
This Eastern Indonesian Reef Is Dominated By Shrooms
It was one of these mornings when the sea is like glass. A few days before, a collector mentioned to me about a reef, which was covered by ‘thin mushroom anemones’ aka Discosoma sp. No need to talk further, I…
Blue Skeleton Majestic Angelfish Is Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen!
Every now and then a very special reef fish that we’ll never forget pops up on our rare fish radar, and the ‘Blue Skeleton’ Majestic Angelfish is such an example. This sensational specimen of Pomacanthus navarchus made its way to East…
Ricordea yuma Are Still Some Of The Showiest Shrooms In The Hobby
As the reef aquarium hobby has become gripped by the current craze for mushroom anemones or corallimorphs, we’ve seen all different types of these polyps become exalted and highly sought after. Better known as ‘Shrooms’, the Discosoma and Rhodactis have been appearing…
ATI Essentials System now available in US
ATI Essentials have been getting favorable attention for a few years over in Europe, but many on this side of the Atlantic have been left waiting. Now that might change as Marine Depot announced it will start carrying ATI Reef…
Glamorca Gyre Pump Review Collab With Mile High Reefers
Gyre pump technology radically changed the form factor of controllable water pumps that can create this highly efficient continuous motion in reef tanks. The Glamorca GP03 gyre pump is one of Maxspects licensed product partners and it packs much of…
