In a perfect world, every fish, invertebrate, or alga introduced to a marine aquarium would be allowed to live out its entire lifespan there. But as we all know, there are many contingencies that can make it necessary for hobbyists…
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Ecotech Elements Frag Plugs show up in Ecotech Store
The Ecotech Store started out as a halfway house of spare parts for Ecotech Marine parts but if you haven’t seen it lately, it’s packing quite a stock. The most notable new additions to the Ecotech Store include the Ecotech Elements…
Observations on the yellow hawkfish, Paracirrhites xanthus
What more can be said about Paracirrhites xanthus, the yellow hawkfish? Reef Builders showcased a beautiful yellow hawkfish specimen a few years ago, and although still very rare, one has turned up in my care in a private collection in London,…
Some idiot planted Xenia on a Venezuelan reef to awful effect
We reefers have long considered Xenia species to be a particularly weedy species in our aquariums. There once was a time when any Xenia was worth its weight in gold but now you’d be lucky to get $10 a pound, and…
Mame Nano Overflow review
This is a guest contribution from Briana Brasch, owner/operator of Applied Reefing in Denver Colorado. I have always been a fan of rimless aquariums for my nano reef systems but such tanks present a bit of a challenge: how do…
A. nigropunctatus: The Pet-Like Dogface Puffer
Hobbyists with sizeable tanks who are looking for a truly pet-like fish won’t be disappointed in the aptly named dogface puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus). Looking rather like a pudgy beagle with fins instead of paws, A. nigropunctatus is loaded with piscine…
It’s Back! Let the 2013 LED Showdown Begin
It’s back! It’s January and that means it’s time for our annual jaunt down LED memory lane with the 2013 Reef Builders LED Showdown — so let the haters hate and the photon geeks rejoice. We’ve have a lot of…
We are getting creamed in the aquascaping department
I love aquariums so much, it doesn’t matter what kind of tank it is, as long as someone’s put some Love into it, it shows. As hard as we work and fiddle with and try to perfect our reef aquariums,…
The two year progress video of Schwing’s Reef
There’s something about progression videos and pictures that we really love. It’s easy for any armchair blogger to say device X does such and such, but there’s nothing, there’s no replacement for actual, great documentation of coral growth and reef…
A system for automatically feeding fresh and live food to aquarium fish
The concept of this autofeeder was born from the desire to keep food cold, as it was fed out all day to several exhibits without having to set up a full blown refrigerated feeder like the type pioneered by master…
