What's New At Reef Ball? Return To Reef Ball Artificial Reef Index Home Page Send Us A Reseach & Development Suggestion New Mold Designs The Reef Ball Group has improved the Reef, Ultra, Pallet & Bay Ball molds with built in top spacers and wider flanges for easier casting. All new molds produced in the US will reflect this design change. ADVA FLOW A new admiture for our concrete mix has been approved for easier casting and even lower pH. New Authorized Contractors in 1998 The Reef Ball Group is now looking for new Authorized Contractors to keep up the the terrific demand for Reef Ball projects. We've signed up 15 good contractors so far but we wish to fully cover the world. Do you know something about concrete & sales? ---Join our team and help the environment! Underwater Sculpture Parks Reef Ball now offers Underwater Sculpture Park quality certifications, teaching our methods of reef building to artisians that which to express themselves underwater. New Reef Ball Molds Coastal Reef Builders, Inc. has produced and is now testing new, easier to use Reef Ball molds and even as a size about 9 & 15 inches taller than a standard Reef Ball. The molds are different in that each mold panel is interchangable. Pictured is the mold for the new "Super Reef Ball" that is nine inches taller than a standard Reef Ball but it still uses just 1 yard of concrete. Two "Super Reef Balls" were deployed by Santa Rosa County's Artificial Reef Program along with a hundred regular Reef Balls. The "Super" sized molds are available now...the "Ultra" is being tested. Reef Ball Sea Walls Reef Balls are being tested for use as a sea wall. The units are turned sideways with the flat bottom facing the sea wall. Pilings are driven down between holes in the units specially placed to line up correctly. Not only will the units eliminate the need for rock pilings in front of the sea wall, but they will also serve as marine life habitat and reduce the energy of breaking waves on the wall. Reef Ball Buoys & Moorings Reef Balls have been developed which are placed in a concrete pad (to add weight) that can be used to attach buoys to mark reef locations. Combined with anchors, the units can be used as moorings. (However, the weight of these units prohibits floating deployments). Reef Balls for Mangrove Plantings One of the problems with mangrove restoration projects it to protect the baby mangroves from washing away in storms. Mangroves can be grown inside of the smaller Reef Balls and the roots will grow through the holes to create excellent habitat while keeping the mangroves stable until they take hold. Reef Balls for comprehesive coral reef restorations Reef Balls are being proposed for a wide scale effort (Over 300 square kilometers) to restore coral reefs. Watch the news this year as we build the world's largest artificial reef! This page has been accessed times since 4/19/97 Copyright ©1995, 1996, 1997 RBDG, Ltd. all rights reserved. See brochure page footer for information on patents, copyrights, trademarks and service marks referenced, but not indicated, on this page.
The Reef Ball Group has improved the Reef, Ultra, Pallet & Bay Ball molds with built in top spacers and wider flanges for easier casting. All new molds produced in the US will reflect this design change.
A new admiture for our concrete mix has been approved for easier casting and even lower pH.
The Reef Ball Group is now looking for new Authorized Contractors to keep up the the terrific demand for Reef Ball projects. We've signed up 15 good contractors so far but we wish to fully cover the world. Do you know something about concrete & sales? ---Join our team and help the environment!
Reef Ball now offers Underwater Sculpture Park quality certifications, teaching our methods of reef building to artisians that which to express themselves underwater.
Coastal Reef Builders, Inc. has produced and is now testing new, easier to use Reef Ball molds and even as a size about 9 & 15 inches taller than a standard Reef Ball. The molds are different in that each mold panel is interchangable. Pictured is the mold for the new "Super Reef Ball" that is nine inches taller than a standard Reef Ball but it still uses just 1 yard of concrete. Two "Super Reef Balls" were deployed by Santa Rosa County's Artificial Reef Program along with a hundred regular Reef Balls. The "Super" sized molds are available now...the "Ultra" is being tested.
Reef Balls are being tested for use as a sea wall. The units are turned sideways with the flat bottom facing the sea wall. Pilings are driven down between holes in the units specially placed to line up correctly. Not only will the units eliminate the need for rock pilings in front of the sea wall, but they will also serve as marine life habitat and reduce the energy of breaking waves on the wall.
Reef Balls have been developed which are placed in a concrete pad (to add weight) that can be used to attach buoys to mark reef locations. Combined with anchors, the units can be used as moorings. (However, the weight of these units prohibits floating deployments).
One of the problems with mangrove restoration projects it to protect the baby mangroves from washing away in storms. Mangroves can be grown inside of the smaller Reef Balls and the roots will grow through the holes to create excellent habitat while keeping the mangroves stable until they take hold.
Reef Balls are being proposed for a wide scale effort (Over 300 square kilometers) to restore coral reefs. Watch the news this year as we build the world's largest artificial reef!
Copyright ©1995, 1996, 1997 RBDG, Ltd. all rights reserved. See brochure page footer for information on patents, copyrights, trademarks and service marks referenced, but not indicated, on this page.