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The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog provide us with the inside scoop on the saltwater aquarium industry. Ryan Gripp founded Reef Builders. Established in 2006, Reef Builders covers the aquatics industry for keeping saltwater tanks.
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5h ago
On March 11th, 2021 the very first “Reef Therapy” session was posted. A long-haired Jake Adams sat in front of the Innovative Marine aquariums at the Reef Builders Studio and Mark van der Wal, was at his computer with a sofa in the background. Jake’s vast knowledge paired with Mark’s practical experience was a winning combination.…
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1d ago
Reef Builders, the world’s largest saltwater aquarium blog, has an exciting opportunity for passionate, experienced reefkeepers who want to share their thoughts, advice, and expertise with others in the global community. Whether saltwater fish, corals, or other marine invertebrates are your thing, if you can write in an engaging way that informs, educates, and entertains,…
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2d ago
A new species of tiny goby has been described from the Louisiade Archipelago of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea. Named the Louisiade Sand-goby, Hazeus paucisquamatus is described based on four specimens, two males and two females, ranging in size from 21-25mm in length, with no size difference between the sexes. The new species occurs…
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3d ago
Several non-native aquarium coral species have been found repeatedly on one Hawaiian island. The corals were first found off Anini Beach on the north shore of Kauai Island by Reef Guardians Robin Mazor and Tom Woods in 2021, but they’ve been found another six times since then in the same place, raising concerns that they…
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3d ago
When I was a brand new hobbyist, one of the facets of keeping fish I enjoyed most was research. Like most scientifically inclined people, learning about livestock was (and is) something I spent immense amounts of my free time doing. As I made stocking plans for my first couple of tanks, I found that some…
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4d ago
It’s been another eventful week! Salem stayed at the house for a long weekend and we toured some home aquariums and several local fish stores. Needless to say, we’ve got some new content to explore. I’m most excited about all the coral we snagged! Let’s take a moment to appreciate, This Week In Reefing. We love a…
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6d ago
Last week, I went to Saint Louis (Remy’s stomping grounds) to make content and speak at the Reefing USA coral show. Before coming, Remy had the great idea of testing all the vendor’s systems at the show to analyze potential differences in water chemistry. After many hours of testing, we have done just that. This…
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6d ago
Rare and Deepwater fish vendor Unique Fins is holding a single specimen of the Anthiadinae species Odontanthias rhodopeplus, that it claims is probably the rarest fish to be imported in the 2020s so far. With no english common names, Boro-sakuradai, as it’s called in Japanese, inhabits rocky reefs 300 metres (984 feet,) deep, 240 metres…
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1w ago
I want to take a moment to highlight one of the unsung fishy heroes of the nano reefing world, the humble Yellow Goby. Also known as the Yellow Clown Goby or Okinawa Goby, Gobiodon okinawae is a small, bright yellow goby that lives in the branches of Acropora in the wild, but makes a hardy,…
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1w ago
If you’ve ever ventured down the Zoanthus/Palythoa rabbit hole, you know there are HUNDREDS of color morphs and variations. You also know how crazy some of the names are. Tis the season for brackets so we thought we’d pit 64 of the hottest zoas/palys up against each other in the Reef Royale Bracket Challenge! Reef Builders is…
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