Revisiting Lemon Tea Yi Kai’s best marine aquarium stories

Tea Yi Kai aka LemonLemon is one of the most prolific aquarium writers the web has ever seen, and we are fortunate that he decide to hang his hat within the ‘pages’ of Reef Builders. Being from Singapore and having…

Want to Set Up a Saltwater Aquarium? Get Started Here.

So, you’ve decided you’d like to set up a saltwater aquarium—a little slice of ocean right in your own living space. We’d like to congratulate you and bid you fond welcome to a very rewarding hobby! Now, where to begin?…

Phishy Business reef aquarium is an exemplary coral display

When you’re in the reef aquarium retail business setting up a display reef tank is not about breaking records or having the biggest, brightest hardest to grow and keep stony corals. So many fishstores set up unremarkable aquarium displays, it has…

Photosynthetic Gorgonians for the Home Aquaria

Of all the amazing corals that are available to the reef aquarium hobbyists nowadays, gorgonians are frequently overlooked when choosing corals for our aquariums. In the wild they are a vital part of the environment; they filter water, provide sanctuary…

Lionel reef from France has some serious character

Lionel’s Reef from France, might not have a comprehensible aquascape or deliberate artistic statement but it does have thing going for it, massive character.  There is just something very charming about this 430 gallon slice of of reef. The placement…

Mariusz’ sun coral reef is an azoox coral paradise

Mariusz Sun coral reef is one of those classic systems every serious reefer should know about. Mariusz sun coral reef is no longer in existence, and most of the photos are several years old, but reef is too worthy to…

Borut Asjan’s Reef features a dramatic aquascape in Slovania

This large reef aquarium belonging to Borut Asjan is located in a bar in Slovania and it has some serious aquascaping apeal. Overbearing, massive, and with sharp lines  the aquascape of this ambitious reef display has a very dramatic feel…

J’Field Yeo’s cube from Singapore is a cute collection of corals

This cube reef from Singapore comes awfully close to a flow destroying, detritus collecting rock wall but overall the system looks great and is more than worth checking out. At roughly 24 inches cubed (65cm^3) this square aquarium is far…

Tubastraea micrantha, the Black Sun, is the most majestic Azoox coral

Tubastraea micrantha, often referred to as the black sun coral is a really cool species of azoox LPS coral. Stunning bushy growth forms, black color, and large often fluorescent green polyps really make the black sun coral like something you wouldn’t see…

Gloupe’s reef is a French chef-d’oeuvre, a modern coral masterpiece

There are aquariums that look fantastic and stunning, and then there are reef aquariums that are so jaw dropping gorgeous that they have us gasping for air enchanted by its beauty. Gloupe’s Reef is most definitely, one hundred percent in…