Having to dive deeper and deeper to try to find something more interesting, on the way down on rare occasions I have come across a coral, that I never had seen before, in the 35-45 meter (~135 feet) zone. Coscinaraea…
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Video Tour of the First Reefapalooza Chicago
Reefapalooza made its first ever stop in Chicago this year after blessin’ the good reefers of SoCal, Orlando and the New York area for many, many years. We traveled down to the windy city to participate in the inaugural Reefapalooza…
Coral Snorkeling, Murex Bangka Back Reef
Coral Snorkeling Murex Bangka Back Reef When visiting Bangka island, you don’t have to go far to experience world-class coral snorkeling. The coral reef behind Murex Bangka Resort has an impressive diversity of marine life which is easy to spot…
Learn To Spot Meandering Coral
Meandering Coral Growth Form Meandering corals are next up on our list of coral growth forms. Meandering is just another word for brain corals as the long meandering walls and valleys looks like a brain! There are many different species…
Snorkeling Mbigo Mbigo Reef With Dive Munda Solomon Islands
Mbigo Mbigo Snorkeling Solomon Islands From the moment our head slipped beneath the waves, we knew we made the right choice to snorkel Mbigo Mbigo. Skip the scuba tank and instead experience Mbigo Mbigo from the surface! The scale of…
Acropora sukarnoi is Australia’s Own Elkhorn Coral
Russel Kelley, Jake Adams, Nic DosSantos and I just came back from a very productive expedition to the Great Barrier Reef, in a collaboration between Reef Builders and Ultra Corals Australia. Using a large ocean worthy cruise vessel and four…
Scuba Diving With Raiders Hotel & Dive Solomon Islands
Raiders Hotel & Dive Solomon Islands Shipwrecks and coral reefs, Raiders Hotel & Dive on Tulagi Island has something for every diver. The hotel is only a short boat ride, around 1hr from the capital Honiara, offering dive sites for…
Isopora cylindrica – a Solomon Island Specialty
Isopora cylindrica – Corals of the Solomon Islands A few days ago I landed in the Solomon Islands, and while this destination is a popular topic on the pages of Reef Builders, in fact, it is my very first time…
Comment to Win a Vectra S2 or M2 Pump from Ecotech Marine
We don’t do giveaways too often here on Reef Builders but when we do it’s for good a pretty reason. As you know we’ve been hard at work building up our ability to produce original and creative reef aquarium videos…
Is this the ‘True’ Montipora capricornis?
For so many years, we thought we saw Montipora capricornis everywhere. So many people were use that name for just any about any cup-shaped or plating Monti including M. foliosa, M. florida or M. aequituberculata was labelled a ‘Monti Cap’.…
