• News
  • Gear
  • Saltwater Fish
  • Video
Reef Builders | The Reef and Marine Aquarium Blog
  • News
    • Breaking
    • Events
    • Industry
  • Gear
    • Additive
    • Auto Top off
    • Aquariums
    • Aquarium Controller
    • Biopellet Reactors
    • Calcium Reactors
    • Chaetomorpha Reactor
    • Clothing
    • Dosing pump
    • Frags
    • LED lights
    • Monitors
    • Pumps
    • Reviews
    • Skimmer
    • Sumps
    • Test kits
  • Coral
    • Azoox Corals
      • Balanophyllia
      • Dendronepthya
      • Dendrophyllia
      • Eguchipsammia
      • Flabellum
      • Lophelia
      • Rhizotrochus
      • Tubastrea
    • Coral Frags
    • Disc Corals
      • Diaseris
      • Fungia
      • Heliofungia
      • Herpolitha
    • Fluorescence
    • LPS Corals
      • Acanthastrea
      • Acanthophyllia
      • Alveopora
      • Australogyra
      • Australomussa
      • Australophyllia
      • Blastomussa
      • Bubble Coral
      • Caulastrea
      • Chalice Corals
      • Cynarina
      • Duncanopsammia
      • Elegance coral
      • Euphyllia
      • Favia
      • Favites
      • Galaxea
      • Goniopora
      • Homophyllia
      • Indophyllia
      • Lobophyllia
      • Micromussa
      • Scolymia
      • Symphyllia
      • Trachyphyllia
      • Turbinaria
    • SPS Corals
      • Acropora
      • Astreopora
      • Cyphastrea
      • Gardinoseris
      • Leptoseris
      • Lithophyllon
      • Millepora/Fire Coral
      • Montipora
      • Palauastrea
      • Pavona
      • Pocillopora
      • Porites
      • Psammocora
      • Seriatopora
      • Stylocoeniella
      • Stylophora
    • Soft Corals
      • Dendronepthya
      • Leather Corals
      • Nephthea
      • Sinularia
      • Stereonephthya
      • Xenia
    • Mushroom Anemones
      • Amplexidiscus
      • bounce shroom
      • Discosoma
      • Flower anemones
      • Mini Maxi
      • Rhodactis
  • Fish
    • Angelfish
      • Aberrant angelfish
      • Apolemichthys
      • Centropyge
      • Chaetodontoplus
      • Holacanthus
      • Hybrid Angelfish
      • Paracentropyge
      • Pomacanthus
      • Pygoplites
    • Anthias
      • Odonthanthias
      • pseudanthias
      • Plectranthias
    • Banggai Cardinalfish
    • Basslets
    • Batfish
    • blenny
    • Butterflyfish
    • Captive bred
    • Clownfish
    • Damselfish
      • Chromis
    • Dottybacks
      • pseudochromis
    • dragonet
    • Gobies
      • dartfish
      • eviota
      • Firefish
      • navigobius
      • Trimma sp.
      • yasha
    • Groupers
    • Jawfish
    • Pufferfish
    • Scorpionfish
    • Surgeonfish
      • Regal Blue Tang
      • Scopas
      • yellow tang
    • Triggerfish
    • Wrasses
      • Fairy Wrasses
      • Flasher Wrasses
      • Hogfish
      • Leopard Wrasses
      • Pencil wrasse
      • Possum Wrasses
  • Video
    • Coral Videos
    • Fish Videos
    • More Videos
    • Time Lapse
    • Product Videos
    • Reef Tanks
  • Places
    • Africa
      • Mozambique
      • Red Sea
      • South Africa
    • Australia
    • Canada
    • Caribbean
      • belize
      • Curacao
      • dominican republic
      • dominica
    • Fiji
    • Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
      • Maldives
      • Mauritius
    • Indonesia
      • Bali
      • Cenderawasih bay
      • Java
      • Komodo/Flores
      • Raja Ampat
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatra
      • Sumbawa
      • West Papua
    • Japan
    • Marianas Trench
    • Marshall islands
    • Mexico
    • Micronesia
    • Palau
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Philippines
      • Lubang Island
    • solomon islands
    • Taiwan
    • Tonga
    • United States
      • California
      • Florida
      • Hawaii
    • Vanuatu
    • Vietnam
  • More
    • Anemones
      • Carpet Anemones
      • Corynactis
      • Flower anemones
      • Halcurias
      • Mimic Anemones
    • Awesome Fish Spotlight
    • Coral pests
    • Deep Water
      • Okeanos
    • Featured Reefs
    • Giant Clams
      • hippopus
      • Tridacna costata
      • Tridacna crocea
      • Tridacna derasa
      • Tridacna maxima
      • Tridacna gigas
      • Tridacna mbalavuana
      • Tridacna ningaloo
      • Tridacna noae
      • Tridacna squamosa
    • Local Fish Stores
      • Aquatic Art
      • Elite Reef
      • House of Fins
      • neptune’s tropical fish
      • Old Town Aquarium
    • Morning Coffee
    • New Species
    • Nano Aquarium
    • Public Aquariums
      • Aquarium of The Pacific
      • Birch Aquarium
      • Curacao Sea Aquarium
      • Dallas World Aquarium
      • Denver Aquarium
      • Henry Doorly Zoo
      • Horniman Museum
      • Long Island Aquarium
      • Monterey Bay Aquarium
      • S.E.A. aquarium
      • Steinhart Aquarium
      • Ushaka Aquariums
      • Waikiki Aquarium
    • Science
      • Friday Smorgasbord
      • Coral Bleaching
      • coral restoration
      • Coral Spawning
      • Ocean Acidification
    • Vintage
  • Home
  • Advertise
  • Tips
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Getting Started
Reef Builders | The Reef and Marine Aquarium Blog
  • News
    • Breaking
    • Events
    • Industry
  • Gear
    • Additive
    • Auto Top off
    • Aquariums
    • Aquarium Controller
    • Biopellet Reactors
    • Calcium Reactors
    • Chaetomorpha Reactor
    • Clothing
    • Dosing pump
    • Frags
    • LED lights
    • Monitors
    • Pumps
    • Reviews
    • Skimmer
    • Sumps
    • Test kits
  • Coral
    • Azoox Corals
      • Balanophyllia
      • Dendronepthya
      • Dendrophyllia
      • Eguchipsammia
      • Flabellum
      • Lophelia
      • Rhizotrochus
      • Tubastrea
    • Coral Frags
    • Disc Corals
      • Diaseris
      • Fungia
      • Heliofungia
      • Herpolitha
    • Fluorescence
    • LPS Corals
      • Acanthastrea
      • Acanthophyllia
      • Alveopora
      • Australogyra
      • Australomussa
      • Australophyllia
      • Blastomussa
      • Bubble Coral
      • Caulastrea
      • Chalice Corals
      • Cynarina
      • Duncanopsammia
      • Elegance coral
      • Euphyllia
      • Favia
      • Favites
      • Galaxea
      • Goniopora
      • Homophyllia
      • Indophyllia
      • Lobophyllia
      • Micromussa
      • Scolymia
      • Symphyllia
      • Trachyphyllia
      • Turbinaria
    • SPS Corals
      • Acropora
      • Astreopora
      • Cyphastrea
      • Gardinoseris
      • Leptoseris
      • Lithophyllon
      • Millepora/Fire Coral
      • Montipora
      • Palauastrea
      • Pavona
      • Pocillopora
      • Porites
      • Psammocora
      • Seriatopora
      • Stylocoeniella
      • Stylophora
    • Soft Corals
      • Dendronepthya
      • Leather Corals
      • Nephthea
      • Sinularia
      • Stereonephthya
      • Xenia
    • Mushroom Anemones
      • Amplexidiscus
      • bounce shroom
      • Discosoma
      • Flower anemones
      • Mini Maxi
      • Rhodactis
  • Fish
    • Angelfish
      • Aberrant angelfish
      • Apolemichthys
      • Centropyge
      • Chaetodontoplus
      • Holacanthus
      • Hybrid Angelfish
      • Paracentropyge
      • Pomacanthus
      • Pygoplites
    • Anthias
      • Odonthanthias
      • pseudanthias
      • Plectranthias
    • Banggai Cardinalfish
    • Basslets
    • Batfish
    • blenny
    • Butterflyfish
    • Captive bred
    • Clownfish
    • Damselfish
      • Chromis
    • Dottybacks
      • pseudochromis
    • dragonet
    • Gobies
      • dartfish
      • eviota
      • Firefish
      • navigobius
      • Trimma sp.
      • yasha
    • Groupers
    • Jawfish
    • Pufferfish
    • Scorpionfish
    • Surgeonfish
      • Regal Blue Tang
      • Scopas
      • yellow tang
    • Triggerfish
    • Wrasses
      • Fairy Wrasses
      • Flasher Wrasses
      • Hogfish
      • Leopard Wrasses
      • Pencil wrasse
      • Possum Wrasses
  • Video
    • Coral Videos
    • Fish Videos
    • More Videos
    • Time Lapse
    • Product Videos
    • Reef Tanks
  • Places
    • Africa
      • Mozambique
      • Red Sea
      • South Africa
    • Australia
    • Canada
    • Caribbean
      • belize
      • Curacao
      • dominican republic
      • dominica
    • Fiji
    • Indian Ocean
      • Madagascar
      • Maldives
      • Mauritius
    • Indonesia
      • Bali
      • Cenderawasih bay
      • Java
      • Komodo/Flores
      • Raja Ampat
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatra
      • Sumbawa
      • West Papua
    • Japan
    • Marianas Trench
    • Marshall islands
    • Mexico
    • Micronesia
    • Palau
    • Papua New Guinea
    • Philippines
      • Lubang Island
    • solomon islands
    • Taiwan
    • Tonga
    • United States
      • California
      • Florida
      • Hawaii
    • Vanuatu
    • Vietnam
  • More
    • Anemones
      • Carpet Anemones
      • Corynactis
      • Flower anemones
      • Halcurias
      • Mimic Anemones
    • Awesome Fish Spotlight
    • Coral pests
    • Deep Water
      • Okeanos
    • Featured Reefs
    • Giant Clams
      • hippopus
      • Tridacna costata
      • Tridacna crocea
      • Tridacna derasa
      • Tridacna maxima
      • Tridacna gigas
      • Tridacna mbalavuana
      • Tridacna ningaloo
      • Tridacna noae
      • Tridacna squamosa
    • Local Fish Stores
      • Aquatic Art
      • Elite Reef
      • House of Fins
      • neptune’s tropical fish
      • Old Town Aquarium
    • Morning Coffee
    • New Species
    • Nano Aquarium
    • Public Aquariums
      • Aquarium of The Pacific
      • Birch Aquarium
      • Curacao Sea Aquarium
      • Dallas World Aquarium
      • Denver Aquarium
      • Henry Doorly Zoo
      • Horniman Museum
      • Long Island Aquarium
      • Monterey Bay Aquarium
      • S.E.A. aquarium
      • Steinhart Aquarium
      • Ushaka Aquariums
      • Waikiki Aquarium
    • Science
      • Friday Smorgasbord
      • Coral Bleaching
      • coral restoration
      • Coral Spawning
      • Ocean Acidification
    • Vintage
EcoWatch slow motion ocean
News
Friday Smorgasbord: “Where has April Gone?” edition
Brian Blank Apr 27, 2018

Where has April gone and why is it still snowing in places with May right on our doorstep? *Sigh* Anywho, we have another edition of our Friday Smorgasbord with some interesting posts about our oceans…

Brian Blank Apr 27, 2018 0
News
Cold East Coast weather making sharkcicles, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy responds
Brian Blank Jan 3, 2018

The cold weather that hit the U.S. last week is making an impact on creatures sharks as well. In a Facebook post, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy shared some images of a pair of threshe…

Brian Blank Jan 3, 2018 0
News
Giant isopod captured swimming deep in the Gulf of Mexico
Brian Blank Dec 8, 2017

It has been a few years since we’ve brought you any “Monster Isopod” stories, but when we saw this video, we knew we had to share. You’ll feel this is either strangely beautifu…

Brian Blank Dec 8, 2017 0
Friday Smorgasbord: Drones, maps, and carp tacos oh my!
Brian Blank Jan 6, 2017

Happy New Year! Here’s our first edition of the Friday Smorgi for 2017 and we’re hoping you enjoy reading along. We have a few interesting stories including an underwater drone for fishing…

Brian Blank Jan 6, 2017 0
Deep Water
Prognathodes basabei, or orange margin butterfly, now officially described
Brian Blank Sep 6, 2016

Although known to exist for over 20 years and even referenced quite a few times here at Reef Builders, a new species of deep-water butterflyfish from the mesophotic reefs of the Papahanaumokuakea Mari…

Brian Blank Sep 6, 2016 0
News
Follow along on this incredible expedition of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Brian Blank May 27, 2016

Research divers get to see amazing sights below the surface, but there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make it all possible. Thanks to Richard Pyle, we are able to follow along on an exciti…

Brian Blank May 27, 2016 0
News
Newly discovered glowing jellyfish is eerily stunning
Brian Blank May 5, 2016

NOAA’s Okeanos Explorer is exploring the Mariana Trench and has uncovered some pretty amazing new creatures including this eerily stunning jellyfish that could easily be inspiration for a scifi film. …

Brian Blank May 5, 2016 0
Deep Water
Casper the friendly cephalopod?
Brian Blank Mar 7, 2016

A curiously cute new octopus was recently discovered whtn NOAA’s exploration ship Okeanos Explorer took a dive off the Hawaiian Archipelago. This charming and ethereal cephalopod was captured on video…

Brian Blank Mar 7, 2016 0
Marquee
Clownfish could be declared an endangered Species
Ryan Gripp Sep 8, 2014

That’s according to a new report from National Marine Fisheries Service that Clownfish (Percula) may warrant protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because of threats from global warmi…

Ryan Gripp Sep 8, 2014 0
News
New endangered coral ruling threatens your right to grow corals
Jake Adams Sep 5, 2014

In 2012, the NOAA made it known that they were considering listing 66 stony coral species as threatened. After receiving extensive public comments to the tune of 42,000 letters and emails along with a…

Jake Adams Sep 5, 2014 0

Posts navigation

1 2 3 →
Sponsors
Follow Us
  • 63.2K Likes LIKE
  • 48.5K Subscribers SUBSCRIBE
  • Home
  • Advertise
  • Tips
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Getting Started

2018 Reef Builders, Inc.

  • Lost Password Back ⟶
  • Login
  • Register
Lost Password?
Registration is disabled.