Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
The Experimental Reef Lab (ERL) at the University of Miami was designed and built by AOML and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Science (CIMAS) for the purpose of finely manipulating temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen to mirror projected ocean conditions. Using custom-built technology, conditions can be controlled with a precision up to an order of magnitude higher than other contemporary systems.
The lab has 16 completely independent aquarium systems which can each be programmed for changes in pH, oxygen, temperature, and light. One of the unique features of the lab is the fully automated logging and control system, facilitating real-time manipulation of dynamic levels for temperature, pH, oxygen, and/or light treatments.
The Experimental Reef Lab (ERL) at the University of Miami was designed and built by AOML and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Science (CIMAS) for the purpose of finely manipulating temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen to mirror projected ocean conditions. Using custom-built technology, conditions can be controlled with a precision up to an order of magnitude higher than other contemporary systems.
The lab has 16 completely independent aquarium systems which can each be programmed for changes in pH, oxygen, temperature, and light. One of the unique features of the lab is the fully automated logging and control system, facilitating real-time manipulation of dynamic levels for temperature, pH, oxygen, and/or light treatments.
