The ReefMind Blog
Notes from the reef community
Updates, stories, and reefkeeping notes from the people building ReefMind — how tank-specific AI, controller integrations, and Captain Chris come together, and where the community is taking it next.
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Your Livestock list just made camera ID sharper
Camera summaries now use the animals you actually keep, plus 54 check-ins this week, the new ReefMind.ai look, and Reef-A-Palooza California on Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
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Your camera summaries can now use your tank’s Livestock list
The fish and invertebrates you record for a tank can now help that tank’s camera summaries describe what is in the frame — as context, never as proof, and still honest when a photo is unclear.
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Your reef has a story. Dosing Intelligence now tells it.
Clear guidance on what is happening, why it matters, what to do next, what not to change, and what to watch — grounded in the selected tank’s schedules, trends, amounts, sources, and response.
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Eight ReefMind updates now live
Daily Captain Chris diagnoses, Livestock for everyone, better photo controls, a Coral Analyzer baseline, aquavitro Sentia Dose, Additional Collectors, Gemini 3.7, and accurate vinegar and sodium hydroxide labels.
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89 merges, 70 releases, and one huge ReefMind week
Stronger photo intelligence, more useful tank guidance, Livestock, dashboard customization, new hardware support, Reef-A-Palooza California — and the reefers making it all possible.
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ReefMind is getting more careful about what the data can actually prove
How ReefMind.ai and Captain Chris now separate measurements from inferences, ask for confirmation when evidence is limited, and keep reefkeeping guidance grounded.
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ReefMind in July 2026: what we measured and what it means for your tank
July’s real counts and what they mean for your reef: 629,891 tank readings across 337 reporting tanks, 4,930 image analyses, 805 weekly summaries — and an honest account of where our measurements have gaps.
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The new Settings and customizable dashboard widgets are live
Settings is now a set of focused panels for tanks, controllers, dosing equipment, notifications, and the Captain Chris Tank Profile — and the dashboard Rearrange button lets you drag your widgets into the order you want at Compact, Standard, or Full width.
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Thank you for building ReefMind with us
Thank you for believing in ReefMind and for building it with us.
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Five Months In: Look What We’re Building Together
ReefMind is only five months old, yet our community of reefers has already reshaped what reefkeeping can be — four controller ecosystems, dosing intelligence, live-camera Visual AI, and Captain Chris as your ongoing tank advisor.
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