Bulk Reef Supply has created some co-branded merchandise, with 100% of the net proceeds from July being donated to The Florida Aquarium. Called Super Chili, the adapted Mr. Chili BRS mascot will become the part-time coral conservation mascot for The…
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Ocean Sentinels Sculptures Celebrates Eight Heroes of The Great Barrier Reef
Award-winning sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has created a series of 8 sculptures based predominantly around Australians who work in the field of marine science and marine conservation. Named Ocean Sentinels, the underwater artworks are located on the MOUA site within…
TOMLOV DM602 is the Perfect All-Around Microscope for Reefkeeping
Microscopes are cool and have lots of uses for reefkeeping: looking at the critters in the sand, looking at the details of a coral’s surface, trying to ID pests, and more. But picking a microscope can be daunting. There are…
Reefkeeping in the Victorian Era
As the saltwater aquarium hobby celebrates over half a century of maturation, we often talk about the many reefkeeping pioneers. In his 1972 book “Tropical Fish, Freshwater, and Marine Aquaria,” Reginald Dutta talked about equipment such as an Ozonizer, an…
Richard Ross joins the all-star lineup of new Reef Builders contributors
Reef Builders is beyond excited to announce the addition of Richard Ross to our featured contributors! Richard is known for his “Skeptical Reefkeeping” article series, his one-of-a-kind presentations, his coral spawning and cephalopod research, the Reef Beef Podcast, and for managing…
Grafted Pikachu Acropora anthocercis is a rare sight
It’s the spawning season, and like every year, we spend many nights for months, doing night dives, and observing different spawning species. With coral spawning, there are many missed nights, where nothing is happening. Going from coral to coral, checking…
Captive Bred Nano Euphyllia Polyps are Adorable
There’s no question that Euphyllia (Fimbriaphyllia) have become some of the most popular aquarium corals of all time coming in a wide range of colors and tentacle shapes. Like many other collectors we have a couple dozen varieties spread across…
First tank-bred ‘designer spliced’ Acropora for sale
Grafted or spliced coral varieties have become highly sort after in the Marine Aquarium hobby and to secure ownership of these unique frags carries a heavy price tag. Following two years of extensive work the team at the Coral Spawning…
Juwel’s SmartCam lets you livestream your reef underwater
Tank manufacturing giant Juwel has released a new underwater camera for aquariums. Named SmartCam, it’s a small, waterproof camera that you place in your tank enabling photos, video, live and recorded footage that’s viewable on your phone or tablet from…
Dendrogyra cylindrus Declared Extinct in Florida
The coral reefs of Florida have seen a long steady decline for more than 100 years and a lot of research and effort has been done to try understand the root causes of this degradation and how it can be…
