Halmahera Indonesia We’ve just spent a week diving in the northern province of Maluku Indonesia around the island of Halmahera, and to say we found our Acropora dream reef is an understatement. We visited this region as part of the…
Coral Videos
WATCH: How To Grow Coral From Coral Spawning – SciFri and Georgia Aquarium
SciFri and scientist from the Georgia aquarium show us how they are raising Caribbean Acropora corals from gametes collected during spawning events. Once gametes are fertilized planula larvae are either release back onto the reef to settle and grow or brought…
This Beverly Hills Reef Tank is Nothing But The Best [Video]
Every once in a while we come across a reef tank that is fueled by unlimited resources. It’s been a long while since we’ve since an uncompromising reef aquarium setup but Reef 301 in Beverly Hills is one of those…
Unique Corals is the Ultimate ‘Man Cave’ of Aquarium Corals
In just five short years Unique Corals has become not just a big player in online coral sales, but an ambassador of reef aquarium culture. Online coral vendors are as common as Seven Elevens but UC takes it one step…
Tela Bay is what All Caribbean Reefs Used To Look Like[Video]
Picture every picture or video of a lush, thriving coral reef you’ve ever seen – virtually all of these are only in the Indian or Pacific Oceans because Caribbean coral reefs have degraded so much in the last couple of…
Casper’s Reef at Worldwide Corals [Video]
Of all the rare and singular exotic reef aquarium fish we’ve covered over the last ten years, the white tang known as Casper is probably the most iconic. This pure white specimen of the super common yellow tang has been…
Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program
Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program Last week I have the pleasure of visiting the Cozumel Coral Reef Restoration Program run by Germán Méndez. Over the past 40 years, parts of the reef in Cozumel have seen an 80% decline in coral…
WATCH: 3D Photogrammetry Maps of Coral Reefs
The hardest part about studying coral reefs in the wild is the limited amount of time scientist and scuba divers can spend underwater. A new project dubbed the 100 Island Challenge is finding ways around this time restrictive barrier, by photographing…
Video Recap of our best 2017 YouTube Highlights
While ramping up the filming last year for our YouTube channel a ton of video clips were produced. These included coral closeups, neat fish, incredible reef tanks, and plenty of underwater footage of natural reefs that I’ve just started wading through. …
Feeding WILD Corals on the Reefs of Papua New Guinea
It cannot be overstated enough that in addition to providing a good physical and chemical environment for our corals, the most important thing we can do to keep healthy corals is properly feeding them. When diving a wild coral reef…