Incredible Corals of Reefapalooza Orlando, 2019

[@TopShelfAquatics]

Hey Jake, Top Shelf Aquatics here! The piece you're referring to is our mother colony of Jason Fox Daisy Dukes that we have been farming in store for years. We enjoy displaying our colonies at shows so that customers can see what frags would look like when they mature and grow. To be clear, we had zero intent to sell that piece but when asked what we would let it go for, of course we will give you(and anyone really) a number. I'm sure it would be easier and cheaper to sell wild colonies but we've chosen to fully embrace aquaculture and become truly sustainable instead. When you're in town we would be happy to give you a behind-the-scenes tour of our aquaculture facilities.

[@qmck2146]

Man some hot corals , the hobby has changed a lot since the trade bans. Can’t wait to see more of the coral farm expedition and diving videos they are by far my favorite .

[@coraladdict5059]

Q Mck very good point. People forget the bans impact

[@jaimegarcia6008]

I loved the video ! Please do this format again ! A++

[@tristanhen2915]

Hasn’t even started and I’m enjoying it!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

That's great to hear!

[@jimmcfarland3990]

That willsoni is insane! But I love the croc island scolys! Gorgeous!

[@petesreef1891]

Thanks Jake for taking the time out to show us these beautiful corals, wish we had the same choice in the uk 👍👍👍

[@chrispond84ify]

Theres many of these in the UK right now, and previously imported legally, you just need to know the right people

[@petesreef1891]

Pondy I guess mate , bet they’ve got crazy prices too . Pond are you Christian off uk reefers ?

[@chrispond84ify]

@@petesreef1891 yup that's me

[@dramad2974]

My screen is now scorched😂😂, Thanks for sharing all that 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Jtone_philthy_aquatics]

Drama D hahahaha 🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🤙🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Lukieeeee]

Thank you for your bubbletip comment. It's getting annoying with the prices on some of them.

[@spoildbratz5467]

Yes indeed..i went to a west coast coral show here in cali lat saturday men the price of the bubble tip way top of the roof i was expecting to be a little cheaper but i guess not never going going back to that show

[@phishreef4338]

Those torches look insane 😮

[@braveheartreefer525]

Loving this format of video presentation much better than a voice over looking forward to seeing the next studio update

[@craigsreef239]

Really enjoyed the video, I prefer a longer and more in depth video, Being from the uk means I don't get to go to reefapluza, so I look forward to seeing these kinds of video, Keep up the good work

[@Jtone_philthy_aquatics]

Craig's reef do you guys have any events like that in the UK?

[@craigsreef239]

@@Jtone_philthy_aquatics no we don't have anything in the uk like that , It would be great to see something like that Start up

[@everimage]

Your videos are always solid.

[@ksamples149]

That large meaty coral you showed was also at reef dreams and wow it was awesome in person.

[@danielpietruczuk5811]

Beautiful corals, great video Jake. At least a small chance for us who cannot attend it to somehow "be" there :)

[@jaysreef5721]

Thanks for sharing man. Love drooling over amazing coral lol

[@kevanbygate9485]

Would love a video on native coral habitat, not so much sps but lps and zooanthids ( light levels and water flow )

[@joshs_random_location]

I don't have any questions, well not after your 4digit price tag. Another fantastic job at capturing footage for us 👍🐠

[@coraladdict5059]

What a killer spread of corals! I wish I could have made it there this year.

[@willwhite8693]

I appreciate you giving your opinion on some of the prices of some of these corals. Great review!

[@calebhamstra5275]

Will White yeah same thought here. Definitely keeping it real. The people’s reef builder.

[@charlesvaughn2533]

i love that song in the intro so much!!!!

[@JCSReefing]

1 question,,, how the heck do you remember all these names of species?? Lol, top notch as always and thanks for all you do! I learn more each and every vid! 👊

[@paplozirkel632]

@jake how is the Kalkwasserreactor going and could you make a video about the diffrences between kalkwasser and calciumreactor. I am not sure what I should get. Greetings from Germany.

[@retroreefs7986]

Love the new format!!!

[@thecollegereefer1834]

I got 3 head purple monsters and 1 polyp of utter chaos for $30 total reefapoloza is AWESOME

[@rashidmahmood24]

Some epic corals there.

[@PaMi1101]

I love your music ! 😍😘

[@christiancorals816]

Jake what music is that play on the titles of the start of the your videos i really love your videos massive thumbs up

[@ItsJayCross319]

bump for the name of the music

[@chrisblanco3307]

music naaame

[@sahin872]

@@chrisblanco3307 Don't Stop - Bassio :)

[@christiancorals816]

@@sahin872 thanks mate love this tune

[@TF-Times]

Love the new intro music btw.

[@georgevacherlon931]

Absolutely stunning prices

[@Harolddespui]

@Jake, what is the max PAR for Acan Lords? Not easy to find clear answers to this.

[@freemansaquatics5326]

Random one for you Sir....have you ever considered doing a mangrove terrarium/tank it would look nice and bring in the outside to the studio while still staying on track with things....ya just might start a new trend good Sir ;)......the clotting is looing slick btw ill be buying one :)

[@dingchat555]

Before I set up my freshwater paludarium (which is the terrarium-aquarium hybrid you're probably thinking of!) I had wanted to set up a saltwater tank, which I had not done before, and grow a mini mangrove forest in it. But, I heard that mangroves grow exceptionally slowly. I still think your mangrove idea is awesome but I wonder if it's worth it. Who knows, maybe they don't grow as slowly as I thought!?

[@jochens5630]

As always Great Video

[@skicattx]

Great overview, thx!

[@blueridgeocean]

thanks Jake :)

[@blueridgeocean]

4 digits...…. :( 12:30

[@1reefluvr2]

Hitting the like button before I even watched it😁

[@retroreefs7986]

Not sure if anyone else commented but the real and pink bounce mushroom is called the Frankenstein Bounce

[@IkanHiasLaut]

Amazing reef show 2019

[@bandar1982]

As always great content :)

[@ryanrookey6537]

Do a video just for fish and inverts in this format please!!!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

I'll see what I can do

[@andreinij]

The green rhodactis with pink fringe are called "Frankenstein bounce"

[@travish9833]

7:44 I believe that is a Frankenstein bounce super cool super pretty 👍🏼

[@tiagosetas8131]

Good video,but we want videos of your beautiful studio tanks..curious to see the new fish in there

[@gtank171]

I agree with you the prices are a bit crazy for corals.

[@mattdiscus]

you guys still get BTA cheaper then us in Australia do.

[@bobbyiceman]

Way cheaper, and they get some amazing colours we cant find here.

[@AquariumsDownUnder]

Those croc island scollys come from where I live in australia but we don’t get the nicer ones here I think the collectors send the majority of the nice ones over to America because they can fetch top filler for them

[@luisnajera1791]

That's a Frankenstein bounce shroom with the pink skirt

[@hasmo0001]

those holy grail torches are fire 🔥 who carries them?

[@hunterh891]

No thank you, you make this hobby better for me i know, just the information

[@ひがし-y3n]

Super nice!

[@ryanlewis4919]

Who's still watching Jake's videos? I am

[@JLards]

hope you still upload a proper walk through. so may corals not shown in this format. Also the personal interviews with the store holders is lost :(

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Check out some other reeftubers for additional coverage of RAP Orlando

[@JLards]

@@ReefBuildersVideo I only want you Jake

[@reeferstatus2781]

Where are the sticks ?!

[@kishb4609]

could you try out the new polyplab phone filter? Eat Sleep Reef did a review and it seemed good for phone videos. maybe you could do a video on it as well?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

All the coral clips were shot with the polyplab filter

[@mikeaandewiel]

What light at 6.10?

[@zairefronts1]

Who was selling the gold galaxea frags?

[@greennixon00]

How much did they want for the pink Zola’s?

[@26Tackle.reviews]

think it stops new fishkeepers going into marine/reef tanks because the price can get silly! stunning as those high end corals are :)

[@t.c.baquariumfish3423]

GREAT VIDEO NICE TANK 👍

[@ghost61]

Jake are you going to reefapolloza chicago

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Not sure yet, but it/s a definite possibility.

[@jaspertorres6698]

Just five months ago I was able to buy a single head torch for less than 100$. Now people are asking for obscene amounts for the same kind.. more than 3x the amount.

[@travish9833]

Love you jake

[@alexbryant3413]

Jake, whats the name of the song you use here on the intro?

[@johnm7507]

Who’s selling the yellow galaxea?

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Supreme Reefs

[@rdeys]

Great content as usual jake. I agree some of the corals were very overpriced.

[@johnericbelen2683]

Is this not illegal?

[@moorrum6686]

John Eric Belen ?

[@thegolflife7565]

That’s called a “crock island scully”?

[@shikitorandall2173]

*croc short for crocodile. Us Aussies are terrible with shortening everything😂😂😂

[@rosshamblin5455]

These coral names and prices have gone too far

[@LobsterLube]

please go further into your hatred of coral please i am extremely curious on your thoughts and beliefs. thank you.

[@rosshamblin5455]

@@LobsterLube I have no hatred for coral, quite the opposite, I love corals, I love there natural forms and colours. I will admit I hate so called designer names people give to corals and then charge a stupid amount, because you can clearly see that this piece, is a super ultra neon australian gold diamond deep-water rare coral.

[@mikekupetsky6879]

Thank you for saying it. The whole latest name brand coral game is waaaaay out of hand

[@VIPReefAquariums]

To all the posters here pricing other people's corals saying they should be this much or that much why don't you grow your own first and then price them at whatever price you want? If you haven't gotten the news most shops have not received any Indo corals in more than a year and most of these have been propagated and carefully cared for them for a long time. My hat goes off to these coral sellers as they put in long hours and invest tons of money trying to acquire, maintain and grow the very best for most hobbyists to enjoy. Good video, but please show more vendors and more corals and maybe just maybe less of you. Just a voice over would have worked.

[@bsmbB]

If you get a galaxy s10 you can white balance the pics and have no need for lenses

[@braveheartreefer525]

Hey Jake

[@Mike__B]

Glad someone said it, re: cost of things, dude gets shipment in, hits the lottery with one having an odd color morph, or maybe he's the first to get what's going to be a series of shipments, tries to cash in and gouge the shit out of anyone willing to pay the price.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Well from MY point of view, 'dude' is a noobie-expert who doesn't realize coral XYZ is actually common and slaps a name on it to sell to even less experienced buyers.

[@Mike__B]

@@ReefBuildersVideo Oh I know, I don't even look at the coral vendors (unless I know the guy) at any of these shows anymore I'd rather just see what new tech toys are coming out. Plus I feel like a rave considering how blue the vendors keep their corals under. I get something costing a lot because it is in fact a rare piece, or shipping from Australia with wholesaler costs makes it expensive but when you see every other vendor with the same color morph/coral in their bin you really have to question how rare it is. I've been in the hobby around 2 decades now and I've seen everything getting fancy names slapped on it since back when Steve Tyree was LE'ing labels on corals :D Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to crap on the stateside aquaculture side of the hobby, I get that it takes big resources and times to grow these things out, but the other side of it is people trying to make as much money as possible off any unusual color morphs that they happened to get in a random shipment or something.

[@medic5836]

I have never been to RAP. QUESTION. Are the prices jacked up due to people coming to spend money. You know like going on vacation. Things are priced high because they know you are on vacation.

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

It's just that the 'high profile' corals carry such eye catching price tags - I think next time I'll focus more on the 'normal' and affordable corals, and especially the sticks.

[@dubzeed]

Cant wait jake hurry up lol

[@chrispond84ify]

What u on about Ian?

[@ricosaquariums7992]

👊👍

[@blueringoctopuss]

I agree I’m sick of the pothead names potheads give corals. I’ve been in the business for 30 years. I really hate when I describe a coral by its scientific name and the person says some stupid thing like “Dude you have no idea what you have or what you’re talking about. That’s a Cylume Stick Dildo Bounce Acropora”.

[@coraladdict5059]

blueringoctopuss LOL

[@kingfishers79]

watching this makes me realise how much the availability and quality of coral in the UK sucks.

[@braveheartreefer525]

Hey guys

[@tomithy6047]

Where are you from Jake? The way you say pink ("peenk") is really foreign to me... Great vid as usual :)

[@justdabubbletip1452]

Everyone likes large vesicles

[@anchor4346]

Yep, Bounce... Mushroom with cancer..

[@randomdutchguy]

Wow bubbletips cost €10-&20 here... I got 2 for free with some live rock

[@tsurro8086]

Doesn’t WWC charge $1200 a table for these shows?? That’s what I heard, vendors have to charge outrageous prices just to break even!! While WWC makes a few hundred grand as the host! That’s not right!!!!

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Let the record show that WWC creates this show for ALL vendors and they definitely put their vendors above their own booth - they could easily have a ginormous booth up front and bring almost as many corals as everyone else. However they really use RAP as a time to let all coral vendors and farmers shine and they set up their own booth in a low key area almost in the back.

[@tsurro8086]

Reef Builders , probably true but u still didn’t address my complaint, or deny it, didn’t reef stock Denver charge around $800 a table?? I was told by a guy who used to live in Denver , moved, but thought it was way to expensive for a show!

[@floridafinestreef]

Wow you didn't have to bash us like that but I understand you don't know the history behind the item and what it took to culture them fyi we named bta to separate lineage not for sale. Anybody in this that knows any better no bta with yellow tips will not cost a $100 and I had the cheapest high end bta at 10" to think I was excited to see you smh

[@ReefBuildersVideo]

Hey now, it was very nice to see your nems but I didn't call out ANYONE, I was commenting on the general trend with BTAs.

[@floridafinestreef]

Well comments you said made us feel as if we were the example one we don't name corals the hobby does two we don't set prices once again the hobby does. Once a coral has been ran through a auction a few times and sell at a similar price every time you start to learn what it's worth you can't fault us for what the people in this hobby are willing to pay for something that's limited and appreciated. But anyways not trying to be a prick love y'all doing the amazing work just we could have talk more being that I was a fan!

[@lovermansmith9082]

Cool ! Better than showing a coral with stripper music

[@jasepoag8930]

I can't help but dislike the collector crowd. Basically it's tending to be that anything interesting gets slapped with a bombastic name and price tag. I pretty much refuse to spend over $100 on any frag, so my tank is stocked with common stuff, no-name nice looking wild imports, and cuttings of 'fancy' stuff from rich guys that don't care to make their $ back.

[@00_runner]

Tsa getting greedy AF lately

[@otownslinky]

Ok