Unboxing Our Coral Lab, See How We Frag & Farm Living Reefs by Reef Aquaria Design

Welcome to our Coral Lab. Today, we’ll take you behind the scenes to see how we run a thriving reef aquarium facility—where corals are grown, trimmed, and cared for, and where we prepare beautiful aquariums for our clients.

You’ll see how fast-growing corals sometimes overgrow and compete for space, and how our team carefully trims them back to keep the reef healthy. We’ll also show you a variety of colorful corals—plates, branches, and soft corals—that fill up our systems.

And of course, you’ll meet some of our aquacultured fish, like the bright Blue Tangs (Dory fish), Yellow Tangs, and Banggai Cardinals, all raised and ready to move into client aquariums.

Watch as we:
00:00 – Intro and updates
00:14 – Coral overgrowth in the 1680-gallon reef system and our client's tank
02:14 – Our coral lab #3 tour (started ~4 years ago)
06:24 – Closing thoughts: why coral overgrowth is a good problem


Notes for corals and fish in the video
🪸 Corals
SPS (Small Polyp Stony Corals):
Green Bird’s Nest (Seriatopora)
Acropora (general species)
Montipora (Sunburst, Seasons Greetings, Grafted Montipora)
Hawkins (Acropora turaki, often called “Hawkins Blue”)
Frogskin (Acropora sp.)
Green Slimer (Acropora yongei)

LPS & Soft Corals:
Zoanthids
Soft coral propagation (Kenya Tree, Leathers, Xenia, etc.)
Rare soft corals (special/collector types)
Jake Adams’ Green Montipora (a unique lineage piece)

🐠 Fish
Blue Tang (Paracanthurus hepatus, a.k.a. “Dory fish”)
Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon kauderni)
Bi-Color Anthias (Pseudanthias bicolor)


We Are Hiring!
Join the Reef Aquaria Design team and work hands-on with some of the most unique custom aquariums in the industry. Send us your resume: https://form.jotform.com/243175224681153

Our Services Featured:
Custom Aquarium Design & Installation
Professional Aquarium Maintenance & Service


Ready to Build Your Stress Relief Aquarium or Need any Tank Maintenance Service?
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