Two Dipsastraea speciosa corals we wish we’d bought when we saw them | Reef Builders
Do you ever regret not buying a coral? We were scrolling through our phone pictures recently when we were reminded of two “Favia” which were on sale when we …
Category: Coral
The Challenge With Grafted/Protein Infected Corals | Reef Builders
The reef aquarium hobby has always had some degree of obsession with any new or unique coral strains and varieties. It’s therefore no surprise that when reefers first started …
Bali Aquarium Becomes the first Licensed Ex-Situ Coral Farm in Indo | Reef Builders
Over 20 years after becoming the first in-situ (Ocean Farm), licensed coral farm in Indonesia, Bali Aquarium has done it again, becoming the first ex-situ (inland) licensed coral farm …
Montipora dilatata is a Unique Pacific Ocean Species | Reef Builders
The rarity of certain coral strains is completely relative but there’s ten times more species that reefers have never seen in the aquarium hobby that are completely absent from coral …
World’s First Grafted Anacropora Pops up for Reef Raft | Reef Builders
We’ve seen the ‘grafting’ phenomenon of different fluorescent proteins infecting a wide range of SPS corals including Acropora, Montipora, Stylocoeniella and even Turbinaria but the new grafted Anacropora from Reef Raft are the first …
The Funnest Part of Reefing with Happy Little Corals | Reef Builders
Setting up a reef tank can be a lot of work – getting the whole system right where you want it in terms of the placement, rock scape, lighting, flow, …
Thin Branching Red Montipora & Anacropora Comparison | Reef Builders
Thin branching Montipora are among some of the fastest growing small polyp stony corals in the world and many varieties and species have become quite prolific in the reef …
Acid Trip Cyphastrea Just Melted My Brain | Reef Builders
Ultra Coral Australia, the famous Australian coral business owned by master coral collector and farmer Nic Dos Santos, just showed us some pictures of a Cyphastrea coral that blew …
Crazy Cave Dwelling Leptoseris Survives in Almost Total Darkness | Reef Builders
On a recent dive on a deep reef in Indonesia, we noticed a very unique coral under a ledge. It was a very colorful specimen of Leptoseris foliosa with …
Montipora capitata, the Plating & Branching Bumpy Monti | Reef Builders
Montipora capitata is a distinctive species of coral which can have a very dynamic appearance depending on where it comes from. This wide ranging Montipora species is one of …