Holy Grail venusta X multifasciata Hybrid Angelfish Have Been Bred By KAMIHATA FISH IND. LTD.

KAMIHATA FISH IND. LTD. is the largest wholesaler of freshwater fish and plants, marine fish, goldfish, reptiles, and small animals in Japan. The larger KAMIHATA group includes Hikari, which is known globally for its high-quality food. Historically KAMIHATA FISH IND.…

Can Purple Non Sulfur Bacteria Replace Lanthanum Chloride? Data From ACI Aquaculture & Hydrospace LLC

Managing Phosphates in a Coral Wholesale Facility using Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria (Rhodopseudomonas palustris)  “PNS has been a huge Asset to the ACI Aquaculture soft coral receiving system.  Not only do the corals look healthier, but we have almost completely eliminated…

The DON/DIN Rabbit Hole – Urea Dosing And A New Approach To Nitrogen Management

Happy April Fools Reef Builders. No, this isn’t another instance of Peanut Butter curing brown jelly disease. Instead, I decided to do something different this year. Many people may not click on this article because they’ll likely see the goofy…

Hydrospace Releases “Deep Cycle” A Consortium of Real Reef Microbes

Intensive R&D and Transparency In 2022 Hydrospace went on an exhibition to French Polynesia where they collected sediment from a real reef. Since then Kenneth the owner of Hydrospace has been hard at work cultivating the microbes found on that…

An Interview With Coral Exporter Juno Siu From Monsoon Aquatics

Please introduce yourself to the reader, including your industry experience and favorite sea creature. My name is Juno; I’m an aquarist and salesperson at the Monsoon Aquatics Bundaberg branch. As an aquarist, I was able to learn all sorts of…

Aquaforest Life Source Has Been Tested: Good Biodiversity But High Trace Concentrations – Larger Sample Size Needed

Hobbyist Josh Vaisman recently sent in a sample of Aquaforest Life Source, the liquid mud product, to AquaBiomics and Triton to evaluate its microbiome and ionic composition. Below are some quotes from Mr. Vaisman explaining his sampling process and some…

Reef Builders Top 10 Products of 2024

It’s time again for Reef Builders’ Top 10 products of the year. Due to the studio fiasco and many other items we needed to clean house with, we decided not to conduct the Facebook poll this year to save time…

Reef Builders Black Friday Sale Compendium and Top 10 Picks

With Black Friday sales starting tonight, I thought it fitting to put together a list of as many sales as possible. If I did not mention your company, please feel free to shout yourself out in the comments, and I’ll…

Microscopy – Sample Prep and Tips

So, you finally got that scope, the pièce de resistance of your reefing gear. You put your beautiful eyes to the lens, eager to finally see what dinos are plaguing you. Maybe to check your phytoplankton culture. To just enjoy…

Hawaii’s Don’t Let it Loose Campaign Provides Amnesty for Unwanted Aquarium Creatures

Recent discoveries of illegal, non-native marine aquarium species spreading on Hawai‘i’s reefs have led to a new campaign to remind people, “Don’t Let it Loose.” The campaign aims to prevent the importation and possession of illegal and harmful marine aquarium…