The reef aquarium hobby has grown so much, and become so successful at growing corals, that we’ve become far removed from what natural corals and reefs look like. One the one hand it’s nice to be self-sufficient from wild harvests…
Unboxing Surprise Coral Frags from World Wide Corals [Video]
Even when you order your own corals online, the anticipation of opening up a box of frags feels like Christmas morning. So we decided to take it one step further by arranging for a surprise box of frags to be…
Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program
Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program Last week I have the pleasure of visiting the Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program run by Germán Méndez. Over the past 40 years, parts of the reef in Cozumel have seen an 80% decline in coral…
Jake & Jay Discuss Reef Tank Equipment Maintenance (Video)
Everybody knows about reef aquarium maintenance right? We clean the skimmer, wipe down the glass, change the water, test the water, dose the chemicals and feed the tank etc. But we almost never really talk about reef aquarium equipment maintenance but this…
Life On Earth Would Suck Without Coral Reefs
If you’re reading Reef Builders on the regular, there’s a good chance that you wake up thinking about live corals, how to grow them better, make them more colorful, and the frags you’ll get or share with reefing friends. But…
Jake’s Reef Tank Video by Mile High Reefers, Part 2
If you enjoyed part 1 of Mile High Reefer’s video of my 60 gallon reef tank which covered mostly the equipment, then you’ll be very interested to see what animals I keep in this aquarium. The second part of the…
WATCH: 3D Photogrammetry Maps of Coral Reefs
The hardest part about studying coral reefs in the wild is the limited amount of time scientist and scuba divers can spend underwater. A new project dubbed the 100 Island Challenge is finding ways around this time restrictive barrier, by photographing…
There’s A Whole Lot Going On At Biota Palau (Video)
Several years in and Biota Palau, together with its distribution arm Biota Aquariums, is quickly becoming one of the most progressive aquaculture enterprises in the aquarium hobby. Bringing us desirable captive bred fish such as Coral Beauty angelfish, mandarin dragonets,…
Video Recap of our best 2017 YouTube Highlights
While ramping up the filming last year for our YouTube channel a ton of video clips were produced. These included coral closeups, neat fish, incredible reef tanks, and plenty of underwater footage of natural reefs that I’ve just started wading through. …
Mile High Reefer’s Video of Jake’s Reef Tank, Part 1
We’re always so preoccupied with seeking out new tanks, reef gear and reef life to tell you about that we rarely have the time, or inclination, to look inward. To remedy this I invited Scott Anderson of Mile High Reefers to…
