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Uncle Joe

(61,597 posts) Thu May 8, 2025, 01:22 PM 19 hrs ago

San Diego Bay showing signs of improvement after reef balls installed

We first showed you these reef balls in 2021. They were installed in December of that year and they were made of oyster shells that came from the Carlsbad Aquafarm.

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San Diego Bay showing signs of improvement after reef balls installed (Original Post) Uncle Joe 19 hrs ago OP

Reef balls? Glad I'm not a reef. :-) Wonder Why 17 hrs ago #1

I helped to install one of these several years ago at a local dive spot. SeattleVet 17 hrs ago #2

Wonder Why

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1. Reef balls? Glad I'm not a reef. :-)

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Thu May 8, 2025, 03:13 PM

17 hrs ago

SeattleVet

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2. I helped to install one of these several years ago at a local dive spot.

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Thu May 8, 2025, 03:32 PM

17 hrs ago

These make great habitat. Our dive club waited until one of the lowest tides of the year so we could roll it out as far as possible before having to use the lift bags. Almost immediately started attracting various sealife residents. This was at the Edmonds Underwater Park north of Seattle.

(That was quite a while ago - I haven't been diving in well over a decade.)

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