CoralVue, a small company that produces lighting and aquarium products has picked up an executive to add to their team. Chris Conti which hails from IceCap has now been brought on board to serve as VP Sales and Service. Chris…
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Coral Colorblind: This is what you call an orange hammer coral
Coral Colorblind is a new installment here on Reef Builders where we attempt to sort out what it means when a coral is labeled with a certain color. There are way too many unscrupulous coral sellers who are being dishonest…
Freezing Temps Convert ORA into Sea Turtle Warming Center Again
For a second winter in a row, freezing overnight temperatures in Florida put marinelife at risk. In a recurrence of the cold snap in January 2010, Florida ornamental marine fish and coral farmer ORA jumped into action last week to…
Julian Sprung’s “Refugium” is an oasis of coral and reef life
[youtube width=”670″ height=”400″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYN705Qu6_U[/youtube] If our previous video of Julian Sprung’s peninsular reef tank wasn’t evidence enough that he is an aquarist who reefs to his own wave, then this second video of his refugium coral tank ought to reinforce that…
ORA Mandarins Foolin’ Around Like Teenagers
[youtube width=”640″ height=”385″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnrQMJV7bg8[/youtube] The pair of ORA Spotted Mandarins (Synchiropus picturatus) I received earlier this year has been caught going through the motions, but as of yet, they have not consummated their relationship. Typical teenagers…as you can clearly see in…
“Bubble gum” coral possibly new species from Coral Triangle
Scientists recently revealed their findings after an expedition to the Coral Triangle – “a region where currents from the Pacific and Indian Oceans bring together different species from Asia and Australia to mix within Indonesia’s Sulawesi Sea”. As many as…
Unusual dottyback shows inverse coloration of Pictichromis caitlinae
We have here a few images documenting what appears to be a Pictichromis diadema with an unusual magenta coloration. Whereas P. diadema has a patch of magenta solely on the topside of it’s head and anterior part of the body…
Coral Morphologic projected ‘Artificial Reef’ on prominent buildings of Miami Beach
[vimeo width=”680″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/17663424[/vimeo] You may know Coral Morphologic as the guys from Florida with all the crazy zoanthids and St. Thomas mushrooms but Core-More has always had a strong artistic penchant for everything they do. The latest project by Coral…
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park turns 50
The first underwater park in the United States celebrates its 50th birthday this weekend. John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park, located in Key Largo about 60 miles south of Miami, includes nature trails, exhibits, guided canoe and kayak tours though…
Huge Japanese reef tank is loaded with giant corals
Information on this giant Japanese reef tank is scant yet we do know that this is one big honkin’ reef tank. Measuring in at 14,000 liters or about 3700 gallons, the reefscape of this tank is dominated by many large…
