Coral Rx’s ‘Don’t Risk it, Dip it’ video amuses and informs

Reef Builders sponsor Coral Rx has just released a very amusing video about their coral dipping product. The majority of the video is narrated with voice actors that have a distinctly southern draw, making for very entertaining watching. The video…

Coral RX: The cure all dip for corals and the Montipora Eating Nudibranch?

Coral RX, which is a dip used to treat common problems associated with corals, including flatworms and other unwanted critters that are usually connected with the coral in some fashion or another. Coral RX claims however claims to remove Montipora…

Why Coral Collectors Trim Corals and Why You Should Trim Them Too. 

Have you wondered why some corals look the way they do when you buy them at your aquarium store? Some with a flat base cut, some with grinding marks on them, and other man-made alterations. You might have seen this…

What is Coral Polycropping?

In this new series, I will discuss strategies you can use with current technology to help mitigate the risk of coral disease in your reef tank. In this first installment, I will cover the benefits of polycropping. Polycropping vs Monocropping…

Raja in Pajamas is the Hottest Coral in the World Right Now

With the dark-rimmed yellow mouths and green base of a Raja Rampage, and the blue streaks of a Jelly Bean Chalice, the second we saw this coral we knew we had to find out more. Blaine Shivley from Top Shelf…

Coral City Camera is an Underwater Live Stream You Can Watch All Day

The Coral City Camera is an underwater camera fixed to one spot and live streams from an urban reef in Miami, Florida. The backdrop is one of boulders with a couple of Pseudodiploria strigosa Brain corals, some sponges, and an…

Calling all Citizen Scientists: Help Researchers Listen for the Sounds of a Healthy Coral Reef

Researchers are calling for people to listen to underwater recordings to tell if there are healthy coral reefs present there, or not.  Scientists have hundreds of hours of audio recordings taken from Marine Protected Areas around the world to monitor…

The Five Best SPS Corals For Beginners

Small Polyp Stony Corals are some of the most popular aquarium corals, and the most populous on natural reefs, famed for their spiky branches, flat tables, or swirling plates. Not all SPS corals are the same, however, or as easy…

Reef Renewal Foundation Bonaire Successfully Fertilize 1.3m Coral Embryos

A reef restoration organization has collected and successfully facilitated the fertilization of over 1.3 million Grooved brain coral embryos. The mass spawning event happened just after dusk on Monday night on Buddy’s Reef, Bonaire, with Grooved brain corals, Diploria labyrinthiformis,…

A Day in the Life of a Coral Farmer

Going out for a drink and meeting people who ask what you do for a living is always amusing when you tell them you farm corals. It’s not often you can delve into the inner workings, hardships, and triumphs of…