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Love Is Blind – Our Latest And Greatest Electrified Artificial Reefs
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Love Is Blind – Our Latest And Greatest Electrified Artificial Reefs

Spencer Arnold
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These pictures are a part of my latest efforts to create a bio-engineered habitat that benefits the growth and fitness of corals planted onto the surfaces of the sculptures. Each of these sculpture is constructed from Iron Rebar using SMAW, deployed underwater in an area where few corals can grow, electrified to allow for the accretion of Calcium Carbonate to the metal, and then restored with opportunistic coral fragments. The coral fragments are found in the sands around the site and would most likely die were it not for the metal sculptures that provide the corals with the stability they need to thrive. 

More info: newheavenreefconservation.org

An Electric Lure Lights up the site

Love Is Blind - Our Latest And Greatest Electrified Artificial Reefs

Me and Bob deploying the Sloane Viperfish

Love Is Blind - Our Latest And Greatest Electrified Artificial Reefs

It accretes its first layers of Calcium Carbonate that make it look like it’s covered in snow

Love Is Blind - Our Latest And Greatest Electrified Artificial Reefs

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Bob, the electrical wizard who helps electrify my sculptures

Love Is Blind - Our Latest And Greatest Electrified Artificial Reefs

Electric Seahorse

Love Is Blind - Our Latest And Greatest Electrified Artificial Reefs

In the belly of the beast

Love Is Blind - Our Latest And Greatest Electrified Artificial Reefs

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Spencer Arnold

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I work as a reef conservation instructor, artificial reef sculptor and marine biologist for the non-for-profit Conservation Diver. I create, plant and maintain underwater artificial reefs and (try to) raise awareness for these threatened ecosystems.

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Spencer Arnold

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I work as a reef conservation instructor, artificial reef sculptor and marine biologist for the non-for-profit Conservation Diver. I create, plant and maintain underwater artificial reefs and (try to) raise awareness for these threatened ecosystems.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing sculpture work along with the wizardry of the underwater electrification, attracting & sustaining so much sea life! Stellar works guys!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing sculpture work along with the wizardry of the underwater electrification, attracting & sustaining so much sea life! Stellar works guys!

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